"rabc" wrote in message
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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


When poppy seed is ripe a row of tiny holes around the rim of the pod open
up. When the wind blows the plant waves about and the seed sprays out of
these holes like a salt shaker. Look at the pods daily until the holes open
up and then the seed is ripe for collection. Details vary depending on
species.

HTH
R.