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Re: Poppies (p. somniferum)

I live in Western Mass, zone 5, and my poppies reseed themselves every
year, needing no help from me to propagate. I'm wondering if the seeds
meant for consumption are still viable. Could they have been treated with
heat, not properly stored, etc?

>> On Fri 18 Sep, Lee anne Hayes wrote:
>> > 
>> > I was interested to see your post today regarding poppies.
>> > I hope you can help and give me some instruction.
>> > 
>> > I recently went to the health food store and bought a
>> > lot of poppy seeds, called papaver somniferum.  (Bread
>> > Box poppies)  I was so proud of myself to find them at
>> > such a reasonable price.  The nurseries sell poppy seed
>> > packets for about $ 1.79 for a tiny amount.  I paid $ .44
>> > for about 1/4 cup!!
>> > I live in Eastern Washington, USA, Zone 4/5 - gets down to
>> > -20F here in the winter, sometimes colder.  I think I heard
>> > that they should be planted in the fall.  When they
>> > come up in the spring, do I need to do anything else?
>> > 
>> > As I have never grown them before, I would love to hear
>> > from you as to what you do.  How deep to plant, etc. 
>> > 
>> >....
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