Californian Poppy [Eschscholzia Californica] | 200+ Fresh Seeds Golden Same Day Dispatch

Dear Etsy Fans, Please find for sale 200+ fresh Californian Poppy [Eschscholzia Californica] | seeds also known as the Golden Poppy. California poppies bring a vivid splash of colour to the garden in summer with their cheery, funnel-shaped flowers open whenever the sun shines. PLEASE NOTE: All orders received before 8pm (Mon-Fri) will be dispatched same day SAVE PACKAGING MATERIALS - SEE OTHER INTERESTING & UNUSUAL SEEDS & PLANTS in MY SHOP Californian poppies are technically perennials & will set seed, but most UK gardeners grow them as annuals. UK. They are very are easy to grow from seed & are useful for growing in hot, dry spots where the soil is poor - they do well in coastal, exposed & gravel gardens. Their flowers lack nectar but are rich in pollen & attract a wide range of bees. Growing Guide California poppies are easy to grow from seed & are best sown direct where they are to flower, as they are not keen on having their roots disturbed. Sow in autumn for earlier flowers the following year, or sow successionally from mid-April to June for a long flowering period. Once sown, you will probably find that California poppies self seed. Make a drill by pressing a stick into moist soil. Rows need to be about 15cm apart, in a sunny site. Take pinches of seed & scatter thinly along the drill or you will waste seed & spend more time thinning out. Use a trowel or your fingers to cover seeds very lightly with soil. Label the rows & water using a watering can with a rose attachment. Thin seedlings out once they’re about 4cm tall & again at 8cm, so that they’re spaced about 15cm apart. Olly’s General Guide to Seed Sowing! I love sowing seeds & it runs in the family - dad, granddad & finally my great-granddad for whom the hobby helped him get over his experiences in the Great War. I still get a big kick when I see the first seedling poking through from a new plant that I have never sown before or been successful at. However, even the most experienced gardeners draw blanks from time to time. Whilst I sow all the seeds that I sell so I know that they are viable, some are trickier than others & problems can arise so here are some tips to make blanks few & far between: 1) Don’t Rush! Tempting though it is when that packet arrives in the post to simply bung the seeds in some compost! 2) Google & YouTube are your friends! Take some time so see the methods other people use to germinate the seed. 3) Think Nature! What conditions do seeds face? For example a seed from a tropical plant will fall to the warm, wet & dark jungle floor. A seed from the mountains of Europe will fall to the floor in Autumn, then have to endure months of freezing temperatures before germinating in the spring. So as growers, what we are trying to do is to simulate the conditions that the seeds will naturally experience & there are plenty of tricks that can be done to short cut the processes somewhat. 4) Good compost pays dividends . The best investment you can make is to purchase