Have these seeds been treated in anyway that would prevent them from germinating? (Are they viable?) *I wish to grow strictly for ornamental purposes.
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They are not P. Somniferum, but they do grow!The reason all of the reviews have gone negative, even for culinary purposes, is due to the fact that these aren't even edible poppy seeds. The only strain of papaver seeds that are considered truly edible are p. somniferum seeds. All other strains are deemed "unfit" for human consumption by most authorities.
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I'm sorry, I don't know if you can grow them. I use them in my recipes, I know they taste better than most.
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I'm no true expert, but they are not for planting. These are baking poppy seeds. If you want to grow them you need to get California poppy seeds. Have a wonderful day:)
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I wouldn't know for sure as I haven't tried. Seems likely to me that they would be viable.
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Honestly, I wouldn't know. None of the seeds germinated. Looking to try them again this year.
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They never grew! Waste of your money buying seeds. Go to a nursery, and get the plants. They are kinda expensive, however the spread nicely and are very tolerant... Doing that next year.. No more seeds...
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This is my second season using the seeds I ordered from the same source as you have. I had no problem getting the first batch to come up in Spring of 2014 and I just used the last of the seeds for new baby Comphrey's two weeks ago and they still came up under a grow light using regular seed sprouter soil. Sorry to hear that yours are not performing for you. But I was quite impressed with the company and will be ordering varieties from the same company for next Spring.
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I planted them in a planter and they never grew. I may have gotten a bad batch of seeds but they didn't work by planting them in a planter.
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I'm friends with an avid gardener; he's had different experiences; sometimes, stored hybrid seeds germinate, sometimes not-usually not-there are somany variables with the climate you live in. Contact the company for these organic seeds -I wonder if they'd be more potent; sometimes Ifigure whatever the hybrid seeds are treated with might affect their longevity. Good luck. :)
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Hi, mine are thriving and all I do is once a month change the water and rinse the roots, they need light but not full sunlight. They seem to do great with just a little plant fetilizer in their water, just a little tho. Maybe once a month or so. If you forget, it doesnt seem to bother them. Enjoy them, I do, they are so pretty when they get tall and bush out.
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Yes they are to be stored/kept in the fridge to keep fresh as possible as it is the EFA's in the seed that can spoil. If you kept them out I would not use the best before as a guide. Hope that helps.
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Chris...I never received the seeds so I would not recommend that you buy them from the vendor (SeedsDirect). Good luck finding another source. Peppers in general are fairly slow to germinate (bottom heat helps) and as plants, the more heat the better (full sun). Fertilize well and don't overwater and you will be richly rewarded. Good luck.
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I don't know because mine never germinated and I followed the sketchy directions. I am a master grower in a different plant arena so I'm no stranger to starting seeds. These were a complete failure for me.
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I planted 5 seeds and so far one has poked up through the soil. I live in So Calif and have kept them wet. The best way to grow these plants is to buy comfrey roots, but nobody wants to ship comfrey roots to Ca. :(
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I grew them in mid to late summer and it appears they did not survive the Minnesota winter as there is no life at this time. Not sure if they are supposed to grow until June. I also bought one in August that was mature with flowers and planted it. I wondered if it di not have enough time to root out in only 4 weeks.
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I ordered these a couple months ago and they actually look like 4 sticks with each in plastic bag and a little soil. I planted them according to directions given. I put each in a separate 10 inch pot and set them in the sun and they are doing fine. They started sprouting leaves about a week or two after they were planted. Not all of them developed leaves at the same time. Mine have not bloomed but I am sure they will. My sister ordered them about 3 months ago and one of hers has had a little bloom. They do not like to be watered too much so read the instructions. Yes, they are the actual colors that are listed so I marked my pots when I planted them so I can see which ones mature the fastest. I ordered these a couple months ago and they actually look like 4 sticks with each in plastic bag and a little soil. I planted them according to directions given. I put each in a separate 10 inch pot and set them in the sun and they are doing fine. They started sprouting leaves about a week or two after they were planted. Not all of them developed leaves at the same time. Mine have not bloomed but I am sure they will. My sister ordered them about 3 months ago and one of hers has had a little bloom. They do not like to be watered too much so read the instructions. Yes, they are the actual... » Read More I ordered these a couple months ago and they actually look like 4 sticks with each in plastic bag and a little soil. I planted them according to directions given. I put each in a separate 10 inch pot and set them in the sun and they are doing fine. They started sprouting leaves about a week or two after they were planted. Not all of them developed leaves at the same time. Mine have not bloomed but I am sure they will. My sister ordered them about 3 months ago and one of hers has had a little bloom. They do not like to be watered too much so read the instructions. Yes, they are the actual colors that are listed so I marked my pots when I planted them so I can see which ones mature the fastest. « Show Less
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I got my seeds from amazon. Planted them in a hanging basket, and nothing came up. So I wrote to Renee's Garden, the lady who provided the seeds. These seeds need to be planted when the temperatures do not go below 50 at night. Renee sent me a new packet of seeds and I planted them in a hanging basket. The temps are warmer now, and they really began to pop up when we got into the 90's. They like moist, humid weather and warm, warm, warm. Mine have not bloomed yet, but they are coming along. If you wish me to contact you when they bloom, just let me know.
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No you probably wouldnt put them directly in the pot. Maybe extra large seeds could be done that way but normally you will want to start them in small bio degradable starter pots or jiffy pellets or similar.
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Yes, but it's best plant them in pot at outdoor under shade area. I try indoor, it get very low seed germination rate. Plant them in the pot with plastic bag cover the entire pot. Hope this help.
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I don't know whether or not you can plant these now, but some of mine still sprouted last week since I planted them at May. For my opinion, they are pretty hardy. Maybe you can try to plant them if you live in a sunny and warm area.