On 2009-07-30 09:05:06 +0100, "Ragnar" said:


"rabc" wrote in message
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Have noticed some poppies growing on a building site and am thinking
about taking some seed from them so need a bit of advice, have been
told the best thing to do is remove the flower containing the seed put
in a bag and give a good shake thus removing all the seed into the
bag.......is this correct and if so when should i think about removing
the flower and doing it.....cheers



The seed must be ripe. There will be nothing left of the flower petals. If
you gently shake the seed POD you should hear the seeds rattling about
inside. Then you can put it into your paper bag to avoid losing any seeds.
R.

But they may not come 'true', depending on what they are. We had some
very flamboyant poppies which seeded everywhere and came out as pale
mauve single flowers.
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