Does anybody have any experince with oriental poppies.I planted 1 plant this fall fromWhites flower farm.Also have seeds to plant this spring.Can I start the seeds indoors?
Oriental Poppy
Jan 10, 2004
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I grow a number of different oriental poppies - what did you want to know? Seeds can be started indoors - need bottom heat of 65-68F, should germinate in about 2 weeks.
pam - gardengal
Indoor sowing is easy, they sprout about 1-4 weeks for me with fresh seeds. Give them lots of root space and they're easier to transplant outdoors later. They also tend to be leggy and fragile when young so protect from damp-off and fungus gnats. I've found gnat larvae gnawing at young seedlings.
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