30-07-2009, 11:45 PM
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Originally Posted by K
sutartsorric writes
On 30 July, 09:19, Sacha wrote:
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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Sachawww.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon
If the seed heads look a really dry grey colour, and there is a tiny
gap between the sides and top of the seed head, they should be ready.
If you are careful, you should be able to remove the flattish top of
the head and tip the remaining part upside down into your bag. There
will be hundreds in each head, so you should not need too many.
I find that the range of sizes and shapes of wild poppy flowers are
wonderful, but they will not seed themselves very easily if your
ground is anything but dry and sunny.
Germination is triggered by light, so don['t cover them with soil. And
they need bare soil.
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Cheers for the advice, with this terrible summer we are having what month can i expect the petals to be gone and the seed pods ripe....Cheers
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