my first indoor poppy grow

cindysid

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I've just started poppies for the first time myself. I have them growing under a small T5 since they are just germinating. They are under 24 hrs light right now. I was planning on putting them in my flower room under 12/12 when they get big enough to control their moisture level, but I guess I need to put them on 12/12 now. Good to know.
 

harris hawk

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I've just started poppies for the first time myself. I have them growing under a small T5 since they are just germinating. They are under 24 hrs light right now. I was planning on putting them in my flower room under 12/12 when they get big enough to control their moisture level, but I guess I need to put them on 12/12 now. Good to know.
keep informed - don't know if you need 12/12 cycle flower light - 18/6 and veg light (they have their own time clock - think about it they grow in the spring were days are long
 

cindysid

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keep informed - don't know if you need 12/12 cycle flower light - 18/6 and veg light (they have their own time clock - think about it they grow in the spring were days are long
Now I'm a little confused. I will have to do more research. I am also attempting to grow a couple of coca plants. They seem too yellow and I can't figure out why. Can't find much info on coca culture online. If anyone has experience, please pm me.
 

farmerfischer

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Now I'm a little confused. I will have to do more research. I am also attempting to grow a couple of coca plants. They seem too yellow and I can't figure out why. Can't find much info on coca culture online. If anyone has experience, please pm me.
12/12 is early spring ,,raise your time in increments until you reach 16/8 . which is like early mid summer to the plant. This is the time they bloom... I've been growing poppies outside for year's. This is like my fourth go at indoor poppies..
 

farmerfischer

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Here's a shot of my poppies. The ones one the right side of the pot( taller ones) are tazzies and pepper box. The left side are hens and chicks and pompom peony. The lights are on 14.5/ 9.5 . the tazzies are setting buds. Soon they'll bolt and hook then bloom. About a week and a half they'll be blooming.0226171359a.jpg0226171359a.jpg0225171650a.jpg
 

harris hawk

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keep informed - don't know if you need 12/12 cycle flower light - 18/6 and veg light (they have their own time clock - think about it they grow in the spring were days are long
they look very delicate but they are not - just remember laws are very hard on poppy cultivation - Be careful !! coco seeds - bet them were hard to obtain ?
 

farmerfischer

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@harris hawk I don't collect the opium off the pods. I clip the pods off and I grind them and make a glass of tea ( for sever back pain) I only use like four or five large pods per cup.. I don't sell them or share.. I'm not making morphine hcl. Or diacital morphine( heroin) so I don't need huge plots of poppies..
I enjoy the beauty of the different flowers and plants . the dried pods are great for my women's crafts, and I get the acational tea for pain relief.. I don't condon braking the law, however I don't like to take pharmaceuticals so I use what mother nature provided us and not the MAN.
 

harris hawk

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@harris hawk I don't collect the opium off the pods. I clip the pods off and I grind them and make a glass of tea ( for sever back pain) I only use like four or five large pods per cup.. I don't sell them or share.. I'm not making morphine hcl. Or diacital morphine( heroin) so I don't need huge plots of poppies..
I enjoy the beauty of the different flowers and plants . the dried pods are great for my women's crafts, and I get the acational tea for pain relief.. I don't condon braking the law, however I don't like to take pharmaceuticals so I use what mother nature provided us and not the MAN.
I agree it's a beautiful plant !!!
 

cindysid

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I grow a lot of medicinal plants, some of which aren't legal, cacti, kratom, and the like. I use cannabis daily, have rarely used the kratom, and have never tried the cacti. I just enjoy growing them,...forbidden fruit perhaps! My poppies are up and I tried transplanting a few. They seem to be ok. Time will tell. I've never been much into opiates, pharmaceutical or otherwise, but such beautiful flowers!
 

cindysid

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How big does the final pot need to be for the best growth and bloom? Would 1 gallon (6.5") be big enough, or should I go for something more shallow? I have the long planters like you have, just not sure if I have room in the grow room.
 

farmerfischer

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How big does the final pot need to be for the best growth and bloom? Would 1 gallon (6.5") be big enough, or should I go for something more shallow? I have the long planters like you have, just not sure if I have room in the grow room.
Poppies roots go deep so any deep planter will work.. The 1 gallon is fine for one or two plants.. Poppies like competition so I would leave a couple in there.
 
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