Poppy plants are annual and perennial flowers you can easily grow. Learn from Phylis Graham as she talks about raising and seeding her own poppies.

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Gord Nickel: I am here with Phyllis Grahamfrom White Gate Farms. Phyllis you have an amazing popular little patio, I guess you can call it. You know there are hard to grow I mean they are really are amazing. Phyllis Graham: Actually they saw them self. Gord Nickel: They really may. Phyllis Graham: This is all I mean it they cross of each other so they produce different colors every year. I originally put this seed out when I have an assisted bed in here, early spring daphadils and stuff like that and you have the foliage yellow and you have to let it mature, well I do not want to have the eye sores Gord Nickel: Yes. Phyllis Graham: So what, I did is like I saw the seed over the top of the bud before they came up early in the winter time. Actually I saw it in the snow and that is the good time to saw seed grass sitter anything. Gord Nickel: Yes. Phyllis Graham: Is you saw in the start you can see where the seed in falls. Gord Nickel: You know. Phyllis Graham: And what is neat is the snow actually breaks the seed coat down and germination happens and we have that all moisture. That is for hardy seed. Gord Nickel: Yes. Phyllis Graham: Like you know grass or a poppies. Gord Nickel: What is up looks some of your poppies now I have never actually heard people using poppies as a companion plant with for narcissism. But I mean it, it work that wonderful. It is looks great. Phyllis Graham: Yes, thank you. When it covered them up and the poppies the root systems are compatible with the narcissist because they go straight down and there are annual. So you can just pull and out the end of the season. Gord Nickel: Great, now you got quite a different types here are there certain once that are used for certain things or Phyllis Graham: Well, this variety here the one that used for poppies seed bread. Gord Nickel: Okay Phyllis Graham: So, and generally the big double that they call on column penny flower or something. Those are actually opium poppies. Gord Nickel: Oh, okay. Phyllis Graham: There is one way the white blooms that is actually the one that it is strongest for the opium. Gord Nickel: Okay, now forward to make poppies seed bread with this Phyllis Graham: Yes. Gord Nickel: Of what stage do I have to harvest here Phyllis Graham: Oh, you wait until the seed heads mature. And what had they do is they actually open up little holes in the top and you can shake them like a rattle and then the seed falls out. Gord Nickel: Great I have to try that. Not that I am a great cooker Phyllis Graham: Oh well, I am sure you are! Gord Nickel: No, yes I am not really. Phyllis Graham: One thing I want to show you. You see how they self set here and there are very small because they are very close together. Where is the one set more room on to grow there bigger plants. So, you know if there sound we are openly then you will have bigger plants. Gord Nickel: So you can see thinly. Phyllis Graham: Yes exactly Gord Nickel: Like vegetables Phyllis Graham: Exactly yes, same thing with a little bachelor buttons, I saw some are that seed too. It was stunning displayed the first year. Gord Nickel: Works that really well. Phyllis Graham: I am glad you like it. Gord Nickel: Once again, thanks for letting us come over. Phyllis Graham: You are welcome.