Poppies

mellokitty

mellokitty

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sooooo jealous!! my poppies are only sprouts yet, including my himalaya blue which seems not to be doing *anything* even though i bought it as an established start .... ?
 
cannabis420420

cannabis420420

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mellokitty said:
sooooo jealous!! my poppies are only sprouts yet, including my himalaya blue which seems not to be doing *anything* even though i bought it as an established start .... ?
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thank you for stopping by :D .in the beginning they are a little bit hard to get started :D once they get going there's no stopping them just need a little bit of time and care to flourish :D
 
canndo

canndo

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So I am trying to figure out how I can start these things indoors and transplant. I know they hate that, I also know that it is getting to the season where the dirt dries so quickly I have to water from the top in order to keep them alive but that watering contributes to stem rot and kills the things, also I am putting straw around my garden and the tiny seedlings will get lost and die under the straw. I tried sprouts on a bed of STG. I am wondering ifI can do that again and cut squares from the sprouted STG to put into the dirt. What do you all think?
 
cannabis420420

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canndo said:
So I am trying to figure out how I can start these things indoors and transplant. I know they hate that, I also know that it is getting to the season where the dirt dries so quickly I have to water from the top in order to keep them alive but that watering contributes to stem rot and kills the things, also I am putting straw around my garden and the tiny seedlings will get lost and die under the straw. I tried sprouts on a bed of STG. I am wondering ifI can do that again and cut squares from the sprouted STG to put into the dirt. What do you all think?
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i know they they don't like rock wool to get started in lol but you could try SURE TO GROW BLOCKS :D just make sure the soil is really good kick it up to ventilate the soil and plant them &wait about 5-7 days you should see little sprouts popping up :D and by no time they get huge :D best of luck buddy :D
 
plantvision

plantvision

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canndo said:
So I am trying to figure out how I can start these things indoors and transplant. I know they hate that, I also know that it is getting to the season where the dirt dries so quickly I have to water from the top in order to keep them alive but that watering contributes to stem rot and kills the things, also I am putting straw around my garden and the tiny seedlings will get lost and die under the straw. I tried sprouts on a bed of STG. I am wondering ifI can do that again and cut squares from the sprouted STG to put into the dirt. What do you all think?
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What I used this year is 1 1/2" peat pots, you can fit 98 into a 11 x 22 std flat, but finding out those are a little small and tend to dry out to quick.

Prior years I used the 2" peat pots, I add potting soil, moisten the soil, then sprinkle seeds on the whole flat of pots, very very lightly add some soil and water, like a dusting of potting soil and just enough water to wet the top.

Keep moist, do not let dry out at all. After they are up for about 4 to 5 days thin by using a small scissor down to 1 or 2 per peat pot.

Wait about 2 to 3 more days, but the best indication is you do not want to see roots coming out of the peat pot.

Transplant peat pot and all and do not let dry out for the next week to 10 days, after that they are pretty much indestructable, unless it gets really dry and hot.

Good Luck
 
plantvision

plantvision

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Cannibis420 you have done a super great job on this thread. It does not matter what time of day I post, within minutes sometimes seconds you respond.

What a truley great thread and have really enjoyed it and look forward to enjoying it more.

Again GREAT WORK.

plantvision..

bummed I cant rep you anymore though
 
cannabis420420

cannabis420420

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plantvision said:
Cannibis420 you have done a super great job on this thread. It does not matter what time of day I post, within minutes sometimes seconds you respond.

What a truley great thread and have really enjoyed it and look forward to enjoying it more.

Again GREAT WORK.

plantvision
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thank you very much buddy :D i got so many seeds from pods its insane lol and about 2 plants left :D one more bloomed over night i think its white flower can't wait to collect those seeds 2 :D i am going to have a nice collection of seeds by the end of the summer LOL
 
plantvision

plantvision

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Yeah it is insane how many seeds you can collect from a dozen pods. I still buy some to keep my genetics clean though.

But in case the world goes to hell, I will have seeds for the rest of my lifetime X 20.

I have always left the pods till they get brown and dry, you lose a few seeds but then you know that all seeds are viable.
 
cannabis420420

cannabis420420

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damn tried to take the pic of the poppy its still kind of dark outside and the flash fucked up the photo's lol :) will take a little bit later on today
 
plantvision

plantvision

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What a great surprise, came back from the 4th and my poppy patch finally has taken off. They still do not look super healthy, but at least there blooming.

I have about 20 blooming right now with more on the way. All very small and stunted, mainly all under 18 inches in hieght.

About a quarter of the ones blooming have diseased split pods from too much rain. But they will be okay for harvest, just not as pretty as the others.
 
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