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oriental poppies
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Posted by slimjin New Hampshire (My Page) on Mon, Jul 3, 06 at 20:41
| These are one of my favs. I'm wondering what to do with it after the flower has gone and there is a beautiful pod on the stalk. Do I cut it down or let the pod dry. If it is full of seeds, can I use them for new plantings? Thanks for any help |
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RE: oriental poppies
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| Cut the stalk with the pod on it. Hang in a bunch, upside down, in a dry dark place, such as a garage. It takes a few weeks to dry. The mother plant will start to look dry and ratty as it dies back in the summer... don't worry. You didn't kill it. |
RE: oriental poppies
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| If you want to save the seeds, wait for the pods to open at the top, cut them off leaving a stem, put them in a vase without water for a couple of days. Then, dump the seeds into a shallow flat pan and allow the to dry real good. Then store them in seed envelopes. Leasa |
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