Persian White Poppies (DWC, and Soil)

just curious to see how this has been going for you all??

I've been trying to grow some for about 3 months. They just keep dying! I have 500 seeds left from ethnobotanicals and I HAVE to get it right!

Here's what I've been doing so far - I have an 8" terra cotta pot, filled with "moisture control" potting soil. I sprinkle seeds onto the soil, put a very thin layer of soil over the top of them, water them, and keep them in my window. There, the temp is about 65-70 degrees, and gets about 2-4 hours of direct sunlight in the morning. The remainder of the day they still get plenty of light, just not direct sunlight. After about 2 weeks, I get a little sprout, they grow to about an inch or 2, then they wilt and die! I water them about every other day,and I never pour water directly on them, I usually put the seeds in the middle of the pot, and water all around them. I'm assuming that the soil is like a sponge, and absorbs all the water up like it should.

The last batch I tried to grow, I put in my closet with a grow light on 24 hours a day. Same thing happened... I don't get it, I can grow cactuses in the middle of January but cant even get a fuckin weed to grow! PISSIN ME OFF!!!

I keep them covered with a clear dome for the first couple weeks after they germinate. The roots are very shallow and the top of the soil is the first to dry so possibly the roots are drying out. Also for germination I keep them in a dark location until they sprout and after sprouting they will grow an inch in a couple days.

Anyways here are some pictures of whats happeing now. The first few are the soil. They are about 4 inches tall. They hydro I kinda forgot about to tell you the truth they werent even under a light but they were in a room that kinda got some sunlight. And the last is of one of my girls. Standing at 6'4"

pretty cool i guess... not my thing though ....interesting to see how something thats not cannabis grows

Good shit man, mine are getting there. They are about 4 or 5 inches right now. Running out of space though. I have a few flowering White Widows taking most of the 4000 watts in the flowering room.
Should I put in the veg room? 24/0 is the lighing.
If I keep the Poppies under 12/12 they won't produce pods right?

Those are the coca plants?

No those are poppies Imwaiting for the coca seeds hopefully next week if they dont get stopped in customs

2cimdma said:

No those are poppies Imwaiting for the coca seeds hopefully next week if they dont get stopped in customs

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Can't you get in trouble if they get stopped? Like, attempting to import a controlled substance or something?

Yea I could but I do the same with my weed seeds. I just dont have them go to my home. They get delievered to a friend and never with a signiture required.

rckstr said:

Can't you get in trouble if they get stopped? Like, attempting to import a controlled substance or something?

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things sent to you are technically not your doing, you didn't physically send it to yourself. therefore it could only be used as circumstantial evidence in any case against you. you aren't breaking the law because you didn't DO anything. but once you take possesion, that's another matter...

also, customs will usually send you a letter/postcard asking the contents of the package and it's usage...

I received a post card. I told them it was an herbal vaporizer, which it was, 'the hotbox', lol. however, I did lie a bit as to its usage...for me...I told em it was for my Aromatherapy business. I received my package a week later...they released it to me, np.

I had been tracking the package with the tracking software, so I knew it was in customs...and I knew the contents of that particular package.
on the other hand, if I knew the package contained an illegal or controlled substance/item...I'd have just said, 'that must be a mistake, I'm not expecting any packages. therefore, I don't know the contents.'
then you're covered, you 'refused' the packaged. and denied knowledge of it.
they'll just return it to the sender. they don't destroy it. unless, maybe, it's a bomb...or a rocket launcher(RPG), LOL.

2cimdma said:

No those are poppies Imwaiting for the coca seeds hopefully next week if they dont get stopped in customs

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Are you crazy? Coca seeds... This isn't Columbia.. Just kidding. Dont' even get me started on this one. Thats all I need, Cocaine.
I could be wrong, but don't they grow rather large and in the tropics? I think you might have to use a green house for this one. But all the luck to ya. If it works hit me up, Ill be glad to give it a go.

crap, I just receive my poppy seeds, and some morning glory and kanna seeds too...also the salvia arrived fine...and now you're talkin coke plants...I can't keep up! LOL
gonna plant the poppy's indoors and the morning glory outdoors...not sure abolut the kanna seeds...

2cimdma said:

No those are poppies Imwaiting for the coca seeds hopefully next week if they dont get stopped in customs

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How big should the poppies be before you can flower them? I got a bunch growing and the biggest is about 4 inches tall.

They will get big leaves about 10" long and then it will strat to flower its self eventually. Once it does that put it under 18/6 or 20/4. Ill take a picture of one of my outside one ans show you

Cool dude i was just wondering on this exact same grow the other day. poppys indoors.

2cimdma said:

They will get big leaves about 10" long and then it will strat to flower its self eventually. Once it does that put it under 18/6 or 20/4. Ill take a picture of one of my outside one ans show you

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hey buddy thanks again for starting this thread. it's something I'd probably never have thought of doing. I'm gonna use these as a supplement to my weed grow. as I've recently decided adding companion plants to my MJ since there seems to be plenty of 'unused' light and I have plenty of space, too.

I've got 25 plants, 6 strains, cannabis, growing now. they've been vegging for about 5 wks. but two, Lowryder#2, will be harvested in a few weeks, then I'll have even more space. I'll begin flowering on March 1st, so my seeds, poppy, have arrived just in time.
I got the 'supermix pack', 1500 seeds. it includes all the strains mentioned in your thread and also these strains, I think not mentioned before; Turkish Blue, Venus, Lilac, Danish Flag, and Indian White. unfortunately they're all mixed in a single baggie, lol. there are basically three color seeds, black, white and cream/tan. I'm just gonna sow a bunch of em and hope they'll be easy to identify once they begin flowering.

What do you think? will they be easily identifiable? also, as some strains of my weed will be ready in as few as six weeks, while others may take as long as 12, can you say again how long before a poppy, usually, matures, begins to flower? I'll have to keep the lights at 12/12 for that long and I'm wondering if I may need to use a 'poppy' flowering area or if the weed will be done and I can switch to 18/6 by then.

well, thanks again.

interesting shyt man u got a a new squatter on ur grow!

I was just wondering if if anyone has ever grown Persian Blue poppies. I have some seeds that I'm getting ready to start and was looking for some info.

Lil Czr said:

I was just wondering if if anyone has ever grown Persian Blue poppies. I have some seeds that I'm getting ready to start and was looking for some info.

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IDK crap about poppies, but it seems to me, all the previous info applies to all poppy strains...they all grow under the same conditions, imo.

True, but some have a higher production of the latex resins than others and was wondering the quantity and quality of this particular strain.

Wow... That very same day you told me to start them in a jiffy dome I went out and bought one. The next day I put it together, filled it with water, and let it sit and soak it all up. The following day, I loaded it with seeds, and put it somewhere dark. Now today I look at it, and they're doing awesome!! Fucking amazing....

So, they're going to need to be replanted and artificial light soon. This will be a 100% indoor project, and I personally haven't ever grown anything indoors before, so what's next? I think I have a couple days before they need anything, but whats the best setup to have? Any fertilizers? What light schedule would you recommend? Ok, last question I swear - how many individual plants can I put in an 8" terra cotta pot, or would you recommend I build more like a "bed" out of 4X4's? Thanks! You're really helpful!