Red Poppy Seeds - Heirloom Poppy Flower Seeds
Plant Basics:
Height: 12-30in
Germination: 14-21 days
Days to Maturity: 50-70
Sun: Full sun / Part Shade
Planting Depth: 1/8in
Spacing: 6in
Red Poppy is a must-have for any wildflower meadow or garden. It's easy-to-grow and produces bright 2-4in blooms throughout the summer. Poppies are a very versatile flower, great in a meadow or garden, but compact enough for planters, baskets, and window boxes. Excellent at attracting pollinators.
Growing Instructions:
1) Direct sow:
In early spring after soil can be worked or in late fall.
Sow 2-3 seeds at 1/8in depth, space groups of seeds 6 inches apart.
Keep soil evenly moist but not overly wet.
Thin to desired spacing.
2) Or, because poppy seeds have a wildflower growth habit:
Broadcast seeds across desired planting area.
Optional- Blend 1 part poppy seed to 5 parts sand to increase visibility and making sowing more even.
Lightly rake in seeds and tamp.
Keep soil moist.
3) Transplant:
Start seeds indoors in spring around 6-8 weeks before last frost date.
Plant 1/8 inch deep in starting mix or peat moss in a container or tray.
Cover the container with lid or loosely with plastic to retain moisture.
Place in a warm spot. (Placing heating mats under plants helps speed up germination time.)
After seeds germinate, remove plastic covering and continue to keep soil moist but not overly wet.
Grow lights are a good addition at this point, especially if seedlings do not receive a lot of direct sunlight. Keep plants as close to grow lights as possible but not closer than 2-3 inches.
Move plants to larger containers after they've grown 2 sets of true leaves.
At this point, I like to use a tabletop fan pointed at the plants help prepare them for outdoor conditions.
About 1-2 weeks before you plan to transplant outdoors, start to harden the plants off by placing them outside. Start in the shade for an hour or two and extend the time each day, gradually exposing them to more sunlight, until they can be left outside for several hours in direct sunlight.
Transplant after threat of frost has passed and soil temp is around 60-65 degrees.
Space plants around 6 in apart.
All of our seeds are:
•GMO Free
•Open Pollinator
•American grown
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