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Poppy issue Polly the Parrot 07-10-2008
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Posted by terryc on July 12, 2008, 1:02 am
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 On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 01:20:19 +0000, 0tterbot wrote:

> most poppies (Papaver L.) don't flower in winter.

I'm sure Bunnings follows the old adage that flowering plants sell better
than non-flowering plants.

> last possibility i can think of is perhaps not enough sun through the
> day, then they get blasted in the afternoon; but you haven't indicated
> this as part of the problem.

The wind is Sydney has been off snow for days. If stuff isn't protected it
will be wind blown and almost snap frozen.




Posted by terryc on July 12, 2008, 9:08 am
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 On Sat, 12 Jul 2008 20:30:48 +1000, SG1 wrote:

> Harvested my first cut of silverbeet from Bunnings. Grown in lovely black
> clay (Darling Downs) with blood & bone, chook excreta & trace elements. Will
> be adding the sheep droppings in spring to other areas to aid bulking up.

Make sure you let thefaster growing plants go to see and harvest the seed
heads. Then you just ned to spread the seed next year.


Posted by John Savage on July 22, 2008, 10:32 am
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>Bought some poppies (Papaver L.) in Bunnings.
>
>Planted facing westerly sun, carp fertiliser (smelly brown stuff mixed
>with water).

>Trouble is, either the flowers are very small, or they only half open,
>or the stems snap, and the stems are very short.

I believe they need full *morning* sun.

My Mum has been growing poppies for decades. The last two years
have been disappointing--the "Iceland Poppy" seedlings sold to
her by her local nursery turned out as you describe. They grew
into nothing like Iceland poppies. The plants were tiny, stunted,
half of them died, and the few buds that did open were all tiny
and all orange-coloured!

>Any ideas to improve the situation?

Perhaps buy seeds and raise your own seedlings. Plant late autumn.
They don't get frosted.

If you can get some seeds of the Flanders Poppy, those plants grow
vigorously and can be divided so you'll have them ever after. Just
be aware the Flanders Poppy flowers are uniformly blood-red.
--
John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)

Posted by Polly the Parrot on July 25, 2008, 6:37 am
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On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:32:56 +0000 (UTC) John Savage

> I believe they need full *morning* sun.

Gave them a good drink (and it promptly started raining) also Yates
said they need fertilising, so gave them some fish liquid smelly stuff -
cats came from miles around.

Now some good buds ready to flower, but unfortunately only in afternoon
sun, little there is of it in Sydney at present.

Posted by 0tterbot on July 25, 2008, 11:31 pm
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> On Tue, 22 Jul 2008 14:32:56 +0000 (UTC) John Savage
>
>> I believe they need full *morning* sun.
>
> Gave them a good drink (and it promptly started raining) also Yates
> said they need fertilising,

they only say that so you'll buy yates fertiliser ;-). bit of blood & bone
or manure or whatnot is fine. if they've now had two(!) doses of strong
fertiliser in rapid succession, you risk killing them.

so gave them some fish liquid smelly stuff -
> cats came from miles around.
>
> Now some good buds ready to flower, but unfortunately only in afternoon
> sun, little there is of it in Sydney at present.

really, hold onto your hat until spring. it's all fine!
kylie




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