Poppy Mix Seeds

• Scatter seeds lightly on the soil surface - don't cover them. Poppies need light to germinate.
• Mix seeds with a little dry sand first for more even spreading. We suggest Ugaoo's Potting Mix for better results.
• Best time to sow: October to November, at the start of the cool season.
• During this time, mist gently with water so seeds don't wash away. Keep the surface moist.

• Seeds sprout in 10–14 days.
• Keep the soil surface moist; mist gently every day.
• Once sprouts appear, thin to 20–25 cm apart. Poppies don't like being crowded.

NA - Poppies dislike transplanting. Always sow directly where they are to grow.

• Needs 5–6 hours of direct sun daily.
• Water when the topsoil feels dry. Don't overwater - poppies prefer slightly dry conditions.
• Use a pot with drainage holes.
• Thin plants to 20–25 cm apart once sprouted. Poppies don't like crowding.
• Feed lightly with cow manure every 25 days. Use neem cake and neem oil spray to keep pests away.

• Poppies are annuals and complete their lifecycle in one cool season.
• Once flowering stops and temperatures rise, the plant declines naturally.
• Collect dry seed pods and save seeds for next year.
• Sow fresh seeds the following October.

• Flowers bloom in 60–80 days.
• Cut flowers in the morning just as buds begin to open, for the longest vase life.
• Deadhead spent flowers regularly - it encourages the plant to keep producing new blooms.
• Allow some seed pods to dry on the plant to collect seeds for next season.