Still too early for poppy sowing/fall

[CoyoteMesc]

Hey guys,
as most of you may be in the same boat
I have a lot of seeds this year
The temps have come down a bit here and Im getting anxious for a fall crop. I know its still probably a little too early for outdoor sowing. SO Im thinking about peet pellets indoors to start them and then take the 'peet patches' outdoors when they are about 1.5-2 inches tall. I do not, however, want them started too early nor too late. Timing is more than likely crucial as poppies will just wilt and lay over dead if i start em too early indoors. They will die soon after planting outdoors if planted too early, due to the heat. Too late they will most likely die from the winter here, never the less even if they could survive the winter it would be next year and I want a fall harvest
So, do you guys think its about time to start them indoor pellets?

[Hippie3]

i think you could go outdoors, personally.

[CoyoteMesc]

cool, I got enough its worth a shot.
ill get the ol bed back in order

I like your new avatar Hippie, I also liked the galaxy one too
what happen to it, did you tired of it?

[Ras Asad]

hey CM.... are you talking about planting some now? and puttin them outside? cuz Ive got some beautiful iranian landrace white poppies and they dfont seem to like being grown in here..lol.. Im not to educated when it comes to planting poppies. Thanks bro, Bless

[CoyoteMesc]

yes and yes,
its about the time of year for a fall crop.
Indoors is poop for poppies ime's
but i know you can start em indoors and thats what i was going to do, still may with a few.
But yeah, outside they go

[Hippie3]

Originally Posted by CoyoteMesc

...
I like your new avatar Hippie, I also liked the galaxy one too
what happen to it, did you tired of it?

that one was cool, but i like this better-
the black flag of anarchism seems apropos
as election season nears.

[MurCurY]

so with a "fall crop". When exactly would you harvest the pods? Are you starting from seed broadcast?

[Hippie3]

harvest after 1st hard freeze

[Ras Asad]

crazy!!
Im gon try it.

[CoyoteMesc]

yeah some seed, just casted about in an area.
But also some started in peat pellets.
About 4-8 seeds or so to a pellet, maybe a wee bit more. Then after they spout and stand up a couple inches I will take those outdoors and very easy, place in some loose soil and watch em grow.
This will hopefully help with overall size of the finished pods since thinning is way to complicated and too much work imho.

[MurCurY]

how long do they need from seed to harvest/frost?

[CoyoteMesc]

Originally Posted by Ras Asad

crazy!!
Im gon try it.

yeah, just make sure they get sun all day. I feel that many of mine suffered in the spring do to lack of light in the mornings. The champs of the batch (still small compared to Arizona Selects..lol) got full sun from sunrise to sunset and were the largest. Poor babies that only got sun later in the day turned out small and or died completed just before flowering.
This may have been just coincidence or my misfortune but I do feel it was lack of enough sun.

[CoyoteMesc]

Originally Posted by MurCurY

how long do they need from seed to harvest/frost?

that will depend on many factors as all plants. Mine took about a couple months in the spring, some took three to four months...those were the larger ones and the late bloomers as i called em.

Keep in mind, i had a wacko winter storm come in here and stunted the pods also. They probably would have finished sooner if it weren't for that.

[norcal21]

hi coyote and ras...thanks here though i also have poppies that i could not get to grow indoors and im in the south US so we have sun most all year it doesnt start getting cold until near the ending of winter....so i think im with ras on this im going to give it a go aswell.

take care
norcal21

[rockawayrooms]

I started my outdoor crop just last week,and things are looking good so far!!!!

[CoyoteMesc]

G-luck norcal,
there is some great info. in the vaults under Poppies, Opium, etc.. If you get some spare time I'd thumb through that if you can. Keep us posted

Good to hear Rockaway,
I gotta get my shit in gear, its cold here today.
We got a some cold weather already creeping in. So this is my wake up call to get it done right away...

[jimbojones]

Ah! Winter is upon us. Perhaps this time I will have the forsight to plant ahead. This is the time to scatter the seeds of fortune and sleep in the PNW am I right?

Now I am off to the Vaults!!!!

[Hippie3]

right
poppies can take the cold,
takes a good hard freeze lasting a couple days to kill them.

[rocketman]

For the amount of seeds i cast peat pellets would not work. I am curious to see if when you do both broadcasting and indoor peat to start if there is a difference.