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Opium poppies
Ron wrote:
They need frost to break dormancy, and like to gorw on cultivated ground. Best sown in the autumn (when poppies the seedheads ripen naturally) for growing the next year. Snip Oh right, thanks. I sowed them in spring. Perhaps they will come up next year if I dig over where I planted them. I believe they can remain dormant for up to fifty years so you might have a long wait! Ron They *CAN* they rarely ever do.. At least not all of them. They do also, IIRC need a little light to germinate, hence the dormancy thing. EG they lie buried for up to 50 years but dormancy is broken when they are brought to the surface. // Jim |
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