Growing Poppies

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Grow Poppy Seeds in 5 Stages

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  omniferum-poppies/

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Part1. GERMINATION

• Yes, Poppy Seeds Do Need Light To Germinate!
• They Hate Being Transplanted
• And Prefer Cool Temps.
• The Best Times To Start Growing Poppies And Plant
  Seeds Is Either Early Fall, Early Spring, Or Both
  (Depending On How Mild Your Winters Are).

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Part 2. INDOORS OR OUTDOORS?

• I try not to encourage starting indoors unless u
  absolutely have no other choice, because it can
  take them an additional 2 weeks for them to
  Acclimate to the Outdoor environment, at which
  point their Growth will be stunted.
• BUT IF YOU MUST, USE PEAT PELLETS, AS THEY DON'T
  TRANSPLANT WELL.

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Part 3. TEMPERATURE

• They Prefer Temperatures To Be Between 35? And
  65? Degrees (F) For Germination. But Can
  Withstand Warmer Temps When Mature.
• If You're Too Late Or Too Hot To Plant In Your
  Area, we Have Tricks That Work in our Tutorial
  where you can use ICE, SALT, and/or PERLITE to
  promote cool Temps.

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Part 4. FERTILIZER SOIL

• Poppies are NITROGEN Dominant throughout their
  ENTIRE Life Cycle. A proper N-P-K mix of 6-3-3
  is suggested.
• Sow Seeds wherever their permanent home will be.
  THEY HATE TRANSPLANTING!
• PLANT IN LOOSE, WELL-DRAINED SOIL. Avoid Manure
  or Compost.
• Beware of Birds and Slugs - as Birds will have up
  to TWO Weeks (germination period) to eat the
  seeds before they sprout, and tiny little Slugs
  will eat fresh Sprouts.

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Part 5. HARVESTING STORING SEEDS

• If harvested directly from pod, u need to dry
  them first until their Moisture level is around
  18 - Then they'll be ready for storage.
• Use Paper Bag - at room Temp, they can be viable
  for up to 3 years. You can also refrigerate them
  for up to 5-10 years.

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  omniferum-poppies/