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  • My Poppy Plant vs the Gardener

    Hey everyone

    Not really much point to my story, just wanted to share this with you.

    I planted some Californian Poppy seeds back in the summer, but none of them grew at all. Very disappointing. But I noticed that down by the fence, near where I was doing my planting, a poppy plant had grown. One plant in the barren strip of land. The escapee, the survivor.

    Over the weeks the number of heads had increased and a nice collection of seed heads grew just waiting to be collected. Was sure what I was doing, but spoke to my mum this weekend, who advised me.

    When I got home from visiting mum, I found the gardener had been round and taken the solitary plant away from me. I was shocked. There was still a flower on it, but he had still taken. Just 24 hours before I was going to dry them out in a paper bag and collect the seeds, the whole plant was taken from me.

    As I said earlier, not much point, but wanted to share this with you all. I have still got most of the pack of seeds from the summer, so I am not short of them, I just wanted to try to collect them. I want to get into collecting seeds to grow the following year on my allotment.

    Oh well, never mind. Always next year.
    BW
    James

    I like to try, might not get far, but I like to try.

  • #2
    Why not try Oriental (opium) poppies they grow very well in this country & produce lots of seed.
    I have had many grow in my lottie & garden at home, they will generally self seed if you let the seed heads ripen or you could collect the seeds & sow elsewhere.
    The painkilling fields: England's opium poppies that tackle the NHS morphine crisis | Mail Online
    The opium fields of England... heroin-producing poppies grown to make NHS pain-relief drugs | Mail Online
    Opium poppy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Last edited by bubblewrap; 11-08-2008, 07:59 AM.
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    • #3
      Sack the gardener!
      Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.

      www.vegheaven.blogspot.com Updated March 9th - Spring

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      • #4
        Originally posted by Flummery View Post
        Sack the gardener!
        I wish I could, but he comes with the flat.
        Might build a little fence, and a keep out sign, around any plants should this happen again. He he he
        BW
        James

        I like to try, might not get far, but I like to try.

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Jameslovell View Post
          I wish I could, but he comes with the flat.
          He he he
          Where does he sleep.....???
          Blogging at..... www.thecynicalgardener.wordpress.com

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          • #6
            I think he sleeps in the wall. Oh that's scary.
            Maybe he sleeps in the (flower) bed.
            BW
            James

            I like to try, might not get far, but I like to try.

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