"Polly the Parrot" wrote in message
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Bought some poppies in Bunnings.

Planted facing westerly sun, carp fertiliser (smelly brown stuff mixed
with water).

Trouble is, either the flowers are very small, or they only half open,
or the stems snap, and the stems are very short.

Any ideas to improve the situation?

It sounds like they are windblown. Is the location very exposed?

David

On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:29:40 +1000 "David Hare-Scott"
wrote:

Any ideas to improve the situation?

It sounds like they are windblown. Is the location very exposed?

Gets the westerly winds (I should have mentioned I am in Sydney) but
these are not an everyday occurrence.

I remember my mother growing these - beautiful robust plants with big
poppies on long stems.

I am really disappointed - maybe the pants from Bunnings were in some
way stunted?

On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 20:45:42 +1000, Polly the Parrot
wrote:

On Fri, 11 Jul 2008 12:29:40 +1000 "David Hare-Scott"
wrote:

Any ideas to improve the situation?

It sounds like they are windblown. Is the location very exposed?

Gets the westerly winds (I should have mentioned I am in Sydney) but
these are not an everyday occurrence.

I remember my mother growing these - beautiful robust plants with big
poppies on long stems.

I am really disappointed - maybe the pants from Bunnings were in some
way stunted?

Probably someone has sucked all the opium out...... g

On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:44:42 +0800 wrote:

I am really disappointed - maybe the pants from Bunnings were in some
way stunted?

Probably someone has sucked all the opium out...... g

Don't you just hate that!

Polly the Parrot wrote:
On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:44:42 +0800 wrote:

I am really disappointed - maybe the pants from Bunnings were in some
way stunted?
Probably someone has sucked all the opium out...... g

Don't you just hate that!

Dam' stoned birds all over the place!

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Trish {|:-} Newcastle, NSW, Australia