Poppy seeds

[Annie456]

Hi folks,
DH bought me a packet of RHS poppy seeds for my birthday last year (he bought me other things too - ha ha!) Anyway, there are absolutely no instructions as to WHEN to plant them so I wondered if there were any poppy experts here?! I don't live in the uk at the mo and only come back once a month so need to make sure I don't miss my window!

[Aquelven]

I would wait a bit, till the soil starts to warm up a bit.
Poppies are hardy but nothing will germinate in this wet cold.

[CuttedUpPear]

Chuck them onto finely raked ground in April/May.

[ComeIntoTheGardenMaud]

Are they annual poppies or perennials? If annuals (which is more likely) then, yes, chuck them onto the earth later in the spring.

[OnTheBottomWithAWomansWeekly]

Spread them out well, and put them on poor earth - they don't like being treated well!

My mum had some seedlings, she nurtured, fed and watered them, and got a grand total of two flowers.

She gave me some, I fecked them into a crappy bit of the flowerbed, ignored them, and got a huge display which has self seeded for the last two years.

She's !

[ComeIntoTheGardenMaud]

May I just say, OTBWAWW, how much I love your MN name?

[Annie456]

Fab, will wait a little while then. Thanks!