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Author Garden: poppies? plants 'n pots Garden Pro! Member # 1672 posted                       I mentioned on another thread that I had gotten some blue Tibeton poppy seeds today. The packet says when indoor sowing to: 1) place the pot in a polythene bag in warmth for 2 weeks and then 2) transfer to the main compartment of a refrigerator , where germination should begin after 2 more weeks has anyone done/heard of this? It also says "and yes, you really must remove those flowers in the first year to allow the plant to build up strength" Do I REALLY HAVE TO? I don't know if I have the willpower to do that if they even get that far!!! blue poppy * * * * Lynne's knitting journal "I'm spayed, declawed, and housebound - how's YOUR day going???" Plants: 17066 | From: Rockland County, NY | Registered: Nov 2003  |  Seeded: 67.84.51.43 rue anemone Super Gardener Member # 1744 posted                       How exciting!! Isn`t it fun to try new plants! GOOD LUCK! Can`t wait to see pictures, how`s that for positive attitude. I have never grown these, our summers are to hot. I know nothing about this plant, but my book says that taking those blooms off makes the plant live longer. That is an interesting way of germinating them, I`ve heard of cooling the seeds before planting but not after. LOL! * * * * Plants: 679 | From: IN | Registered: Dec 2003  |  Seeded: 67.29.219.53 papito Super Gardener Member # 1346 posted                       How to grow Blue Tibetan Poppy: http://www.alchemy-works.com/meconopsis_grandis.html * * * * Amor est vitae essentia. Love is the essence of life. Plants: 932 | From: Northern California, Zone 9b | Registered: Jul 2003  |  Seeded: 198.81.26.17 plants 'n pots Garden Pro! Member # 1672 posted                       Thanks papito!!! That was very helpful! * * * * Lynne's knitting journal "I'm spayed, declawed, and housebound - how's YOUR day going???" Plants: 17066 | From: Rockland County, NY | Registered: Nov 2003  |  Seeded: 67.84.51.43 Barb H. Dream Gardener Member # 1787 posted                       Lynne, Will these work as a annual or perrenial for you in your neck of the woods? We get a LOT of hot above 90 degree temps here in PA...so they probably wouldn't work for me as a perrenial? They are VERY pretty and look cottagey, which I love. * * * * Plants: 458 | From: Pennsylvania, USA | Registered: Jan 2004  |  Seeded: 69.139.4.81 plants 'n pots Garden Pro! Member # 1672 posted                       Barb~ I don't think they will be perennial, but if I am lucky enough to get some flowers this year, I'm hoping to have lots of seeds for next year, etc. I think we are in the same zone - 6? * * * * Lynne's knitting journal "I'm spayed, declawed, and housebound - how's YOUR day going???" Plants: 17066 | From: Rockland County, NY | Registered: Nov 2003  |  Seeded: 67.84.51.43

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