 |
07-14-2009, 03:33 PM
| #1 | ||
| Banned Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 548
Thanks: 261
Thanked 683 Times in 306 Posts
  |
Well, since no one else is growing any. I figured I'd post this in a thread of it's own for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy June 14  June 24  June 29  July 2   July 7  July 10  July 11  July 12    July 14       These were started indoors from seed at the beginning of may. Originally I started about 20 and ended up with about 5. They really like it when you bury the stem in seedling stage, unlike Cannabis.In fact if you don't keep the stem buried in seedling stage your poppies will shrivel and die. Just waiting for the ring at the base beneath the pod to turn black. Optimal harvesting time is within a week of the flower petals falling off. There are 5 in total in a large clay pot roughly 10 gallon pot. Bottom 2/3 is filled with rock and brick top 1/3 is my usual soil. I've also used aerated compost tea with liquifed bone meal. Poppies respond well to chilled roots with excellent drainage. Last edited by BCGuerillaGrowa; 07-14-2009 at 03:44 PM.. | ||
|
| The Following 23 Users Say Thank You to BCGuerillaGrowa For This Useful Post: | $now (08-03-2009), Allglad (07-14-2009), bioswizard (07-19-2009), bluecheese (07-14-2009), Bluefloyd (08-04-2009), CamperDon (07-15-2009), Futuregrower (07-16-2009), giantwang (07-14-2009), greenfern (07-24-2009), hunter2021 (07-16-2009), incognito weedo (07-15-2009), ItalRas (07-19-2009), Japhy_Ryder (07-17-2009), Kap'n (08-06-2009), Lusitano (07-16-2009), seedsplitter59 (08-14-2009), squirrel_master (07-17-2009), Sso (07-14-2009), st_n_y cat (07-15-2009), thisbudzforyou (07-15-2009), Timecow (07-20-2009), Treadwell (07-14-2009), Zait (07-17-2009) |
|
07-14-2009, 03:42 PM
| #2 | ||
| Senior Gardener  Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: the 45th parallel
Posts: 804
Thanks: 997
Thanked 1,026 Times in 510 Posts
| Keep posting. Im interested in the outcome of these. Sure there has got to be one or two other gardening enthusiasts that wouldnt mind seeing how these turn out. I wouldnt mind edging my veggie garden with somthing like it next spring. Got any good links on specifics in growing poppy?
__________________ If a pot plant grows in the woods, and no one is around to smell it, does it make a scent? 2009 OUTDOOR - failed lunar grow BREEDING AUTOS - hempy style | ||
|
|
|
07-14-2009, 03:43 PM
| #3 | ||
| Senior Gardener  Join Date: May 2009 Location: Wonderland
Posts: 1,184
Thanks: 879
Thanked 1,161 Times in 635 Posts
| Nice. Where ya get them from?
__________________ If I am unsure what to do or just want to refresh my knowledege, I try to look at my copy of the Growers Bible by Jorge Cervantes, or look at a partial copy of it online at link I just provided. | ||
|
| The Following User Says Thank You to Allglad For This Useful Post: | thisbudzforyou (07-15-2009) |
|
07-14-2009, 03:46 PM
| #4 | ||
| Banned Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 548
Thanks: 261
Thanked 683 Times in 306 Posts
| Started them from seed indoors under fluorescent. Purchased from West Coast seeds. I'll be sure to keep you posted right through to harvest. Stay tuned.  | ||
|
|
| The Following User Says Thank You to BCGuerillaGrowa For This Useful Post: | thisbudzforyou (07-14-2009) |
|
07-14-2009, 03:50 PM
| #5 | ||
| Senior Gardener  Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hookahville
Posts: 942
Thanks: 1,201
Thanked 1,444 Times in 605 Posts
| Have you ever tried the "hens and chicks" variety? I grew them a few years ago and they produce alot of the opium latex, more than others I have grown. Nice looking plant tho, I miss growing them.
__________________ Current Grow, 1 White Widow in a Hugo block, 1000 w HPS> http://www.gardenscure.com/420/hydro...ml#post1263150 | ||
|
|
|
07-14-2009, 04:09 PM
| #6 | ||
| Banned Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 548
Thanks: 261
Thanked 683 Times in 306 Posts
| Can't say I have TBFY . I've only ever grown giganthemums. This is the second year I've grown them. I hear white varieties like Persian or China are the most potent. Giganthemum is a heavy yielding but not as potent. It's more just for the heck of it anyways. Be honest I'd love to grow all the poppy varieties together. Danish Flag looks really cool. | ||
|
|
| The Following User Says Thank You to BCGuerillaGrowa For This Useful Post: | thisbudzforyou (07-14-2009) |
|
07-14-2009, 04:20 PM
| #7 | ||
| Senior Gardener Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Hookahville
Posts: 942
Thanks: 1,201
Thanked 1,444 Times in 605 Posts
| Well, since you seem to enjoy them, maybe you would enjoy this other forum I frequent... Somni-Forum
__________________ Current Grow, 1 White Widow in a Hugo block, 1000 w HPS> http://www.gardenscure.com/420/hydro...ml#post1263150 | ||
|
|
| The Following 3 Users Say Thank You to thisbudzforyou For This Useful Post: |
|
07-14-2009, 05:02 PM
| #8 | ||
| Banned Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 548
Thanks: 261
Thanked 683 Times in 306 Posts
| Thank TBFY I think I have seen that link in the past. Cool. I do enjoy growing them and can appreciate the uses of poppies but I'm still a weed man first and foremost. Apparently admin isn't accepting any new registrations over there at the moment.  Thanks anyways.Last edited by BCGuerillaGrowa; 07-14-2009 at 05:14 PM.. | ||
|
|
| The Following User Says Thank You to BCGuerillaGrowa For This Useful Post: | thisbudzforyou (07-15-2009) |
|
07-15-2009, 07:29 PM
| #9 | ||
| Banned Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 548
Thanks: 261
Thanked 683 Times in 306 Posts
|
I'll be slicing four of these tomorrow morning , all except for the last straggler.. shown with a 1979 Canadian Penny for scale       | ||
|
|
July 15 | The Following 6 Users Say Thank You to BCGuerillaGrowa For This Useful Post: | $now (08-03-2009), giantwang (07-15-2009), Japhy_Ryder (07-17-2009), thisbudzforyou (07-15-2009), toasted1 (07-15-2009), Treadwell (07-15-2009) |
|
07-15-2009, 07:41 PM
| #10 | ||
| Senior Gardener Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: the 45th parallel
Posts: 804
Thanks: 997
Thanked 1,026 Times in 510 Posts
| Make sure to let us know how the harvest goes for you. Im curious to see what comes from 4 or 5 of those things, as a matter of planning on my part.
__________________ If a pot plant grows in the woods, and no one is around to smell it, does it make a scent? 2009 OUTDOOR - failed lunar grow BREEDING AUTOS - hempy style | ||
|
|
 |
« Previous Thread
|
Next Thread »
| Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
Linear Mode
| |
Similar Threads | ||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| Opium Poppies | thewickedmethod | Flowers & Herbs | 20 | 09-09-2009 08:43 PM |
| UN Warns of Huge Crop of Afghan Opium Poppies - New York Times | kcir | Latest News | 0 | 02-05-2008 06:10 PM |
| papaver somniforum | esotericman | Flowers & Herbs | 7 | 01-05-2007 12:00 PM |
| New To Site? | Need Help? |
All times are GMT -7. The time now is 07:49 PM.
