"Ron Clark" wrote in message
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On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 13:02:51 -0000, Fenton@O'Shea wrote:

Any advice please on when I should sow poppy seeds,what type of soil do
they
prefer?

I have always wondered what it is that makes one particular species of poppy
produce that very expensive resin. Has anybody experimented with any of the
common or garden species/varieties to find out if they might actually be
worth their weight in gold?

Franz