poppy pod storage?

[twoguysupnorth]

hey i just ordered some pods in anticapation of mine getting ripe,lol. i didnt notice but some said this yrs crop and other said nothing so i am guessing they were last yrs. will this have a noticable effect on the strength of the pods? i only ordered a few so no biggie but obviously i am hoping for the best. thanks for any info. btw just got my first flower on my first pod .

[jwmyspace2000]

its so hard to measure potency,you know. if both the pods are dry they should be about the same. alot of experienced people say that pods can be stored up to ten years without much lose of potency but never go on assumptions,not much facts when your talking about potency.

[partially_veiled]

Hey twoguys. My standard practice with pods, no matter if it's with 25 or 400, is to process them all at once. By this I mean quartering them with a good, sharp knife, then either chopping up the pod material a little finer or pulling it apart some with your hands before tossing it in a good grinder (coffee grinder works fine, but of course you can only do a small amount at a time so doing a lot of pods can be a bit tedious) and pulverizing everything as well as you can manage. Basically I process all of my pods in this way, and mix the results together in an large, air tight jar. I also make sure I mix everything VERY well. Honestly, it won't hurt to mix it up a bit in a blender/food processor or even just in a huge bowl with a spatula, or something like that. The more thoroughly your powder is mixed, the more consistent your dosing will be (obviously). So when it comes to dosing the best bet is then to start very small and dose by weight, titrating your dose until you hit the spot that's just right for you. From then on out your powder should be more or less consistent, and dosing becomes much easier/safer. There's many ways of doing it, I just find this particularly efficient and convenient.

I have had ZERO problems with storing large amounts of processed pod in air tight jars in this fashion, but then again none of my stuff has ever lasted that long...certainly not over 1 year. At this point though, I only really buy pods twice a year and so they are stored for roughly 6 months in this fashion with no noticeable loss of potency. I tend to think it would last much, much longer than this...so both of your samples are probably more or less as "fresh" as the day they were chopped. Whatever you decide good luck man and be careful with this one, less is more!!

Oh yeah BTW, I am a religious chomper of the pods (take mine in yogurt, and have done so for years, probably wouldn't do it any other way...) so if you're planning to make tea then maybe you don't want such a fine powder. IDK, I only did tea a few times and I was reallllly unimpressed, not to mention turned off by the flavor. I was most likely doing it wrong however, since so many people here have success with that method. I'd still say you want your pods to be mixed as thoroughly as possible though...there's not a HUGE variance from pod to pod, but this method of dosing is still safer in my mind. G'luck!

[twoguysupnorth]

thanks guys, good to know that they can/should last for a while. thats what i had planned on doing is just eating some the way i have read around here and i love yogurt and its actually part of my new diet,lol. i will probably also try an alcohol extraction as well.

[rocketman]

kept in a cool dark place the pods will keep their potency 2 years at least...this is from experience.

processing them all at once is okay, but less risk involved with removing what you need from a box rather than having pre ground pods in a container. pre ground pods show intent, and with the pods we must keep intent on our side.

[twoguysupnorth]

that makes sence too. here are some crappy pics of my first flowers. they dont last long, maybe a couple of days. in the one pic you can see the different stages, before, during and after flower.

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[M&M420]

Well I ordered a pack of the zhir strain because I've heard that they are the easiest to grow but was wondering if anyone has had any experience with these.I started them in peat pods yesterday and am making sure that they get plenty of water.Are they sensitive to too much water?

[Looky]

Originally Posted by meanman420

Well I ordered a pack of the zhir strain because I've heard that they are the easiest to grow but was wondering if anyone has had any experience with these.I started them in peat pods yesterday and am making sure that they get plenty of water.Are they sensitive to too much water?

You'd be better off starting a new thread "Poppy questions???".

[M&M420]

you probably right just didn't want to start a new thread for simple question.Im just going to leave it here and if I dont get an answer than I'm no too worried about it.

[Hippie3]

well too much water is always a bad idea, smothers the roots, causing damping off , rot and molds.

[Hippie3]

Originally Posted by twoguysupnorth

that makes sence too. here are some crappy pics of my first flowers. they dont last long, maybe a couple of days. in the one pic you can see the different stages, before, during and after flower.

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pretty, i love poppies

[twoguysupnorth]

thanks hip. meanman it is probably too late to get any flowers this yr depending on where you are. maybe if you are in the southern hemisphere? mine were started in peat pots too and i watered them only when they were starting to get dry. this is my first time too so i dont really know much.

[Godflesh]

Sum o my babies.

[twoguysupnorth]

very nice, is that one of those peonie poppies? looks like spacing them out some more would help with size of plants i had. those leaves are humongous,lol.

[Godflesh]

Yep, they are peonies. This is the first year of these for me. I personally like the flowers better, not sure on the harvest size of the pods though. We will see!

As far as spacing, I just scatter seeds, then pull the smallest plants, leaving 3-4 in a clump. Has worked well for me. Although, their are alot of variables in the overall size of the plants.

[twoguysupnorth]

cool, and nice garden too BTW. let us know how the peony's (i think i spelled it right this time) turn out.

[Godflesh]

Originally Posted by twoguysupnorth

cool, and nice garden too BTW. let us know how the peony's (i think i spelled it right this time) turn out.

Thanks and will do!