Tips for growing opium poppies indoors using lights??

Rascality Afoot said:

Cool! I love this topic.

The biggest thing is that they flower in spring so veg on 12/12 and then gradually extend the light cycle.

Plant into the pot they will finish in. Poppies hate transplanting, seriously. Don't do it.

Give them a tonne of light! Lots of flouros or better an HID.

The roots run sideways more than down, so use large pots with the bottom half gravel for drainage. They love good drainage.

Remember that the latex is in the whole plant. In places where it is legal to process poppies you could extract the whole plant by first drying it, curing it, and then useing COLD ICE WATER (NOT hot water) to draw out alkaloids. Poppies have a bunch of fats in it that will taint your end product if you use hot water. Cook down this cold water tea and you are left with a very potent product. Don't lance them! This is very inefficient.

Root gnats love poppies so beneficial microbes in the soil are a good idea.

Aphids and mites love juicy poppies, so neem regularly. Even right up to finish. Cold water extraction will not dissolve neem.

Remember, in most countries Babylon sees opium as a precursor to heroin, not a wonderful home remedy. If you are caught cultivating they will throw the book at you.

Also important, get a proper opium pipe and lamp. This is a kind of vaporization that is very efficient and elegant. Meth type pipes work ok, but who wants one of those lying around their house? Opium pipes can be commissioned by local glassblowers. Many of them would gladly make one in exchange for some of this rare nectar.

Hope this helps! This wonderful substance was demonized in order to marginalize early Asian immigrants to north america, and is actually fairly mild. Don't over do it! An over-dose can make you very sick, or even require a hospital trip. In an opium pipe, you will be asleep long before you can OD! Someday hopefully people can just grow this themselves instead of paying big pharm for dangerous and highly addictive chemicals.

Oh, I should mention, if you smoke opium once a day in the evening, you are not addicted. If you smoke once in the morning and once in the evening you are not addicted. If you smoke three times a day under any circumstances you have formed a habit. This is old school opium wisdom from the old heads in the Thai hilltribes. Respek

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Rascality Afoot said:

Cool! I love this topic.

The biggest thing is that they flower in spring so veg on 12/12 and then gradually extend the light cycle.

Plant into the pot they will finish in. Poppies hate transplanting, seriously. Don't do it.

Give them a tonne of light! Lots of flouros or better an HID.

The roots run sideways more than down, so use large pots with the bottom half gravel for drainage. They love good drainage.

Remember that the latex is in the whole plant. In places where it is legal to process poppies you could extract the whole plant by first drying it, curing it, and then useing COLD ICE WATER (NOT hot water) to draw out alkaloids. Poppies have a bunch of fats in it that will taint your end product if you use hot water. Cook down this cold water tea and you are left with a very potent product. Don't lance them! This is very inefficient.

Root gnats love poppies so beneficial microbes in the soil are a good idea.

Aphids and mites love juicy poppies, so neem regularly. Even right up to finish. Cold water extraction will not dissolve neem.

Remember, in most countries Babylon sees opium as a precursor to heroin, not a wonderful home remedy. If you are caught cultivating they will throw the book at you.

Also important, get a proper opium pipe and lamp. This is a kind of vaporization that is very efficient and elegant. Meth type pipes work ok, but who wants one of those lying around their house? Opium pipes can be commissioned by local glassblowers. Many of them would gladly make one in exchange for some of this rare nectar.

Hope this helps! This wonderful substance was demonized in order to marginalize early Asian immigrants to north america, and is actually fairly mild. Don't over do it! An over-dose can make you very sick, or even require a hospital trip. In an opium pipe, you will be asleep long before you can OD! Someday hopefully people can just grow this themselves instead of paying big pharm for dangerous and highly addictive chemicals.

Oh, I should mention, if you smoke opium once a day in the evening, you are not addicted. If you smoke once in the morning and once in the evening you are not addicted. If you smoke three times a day under any circumstances you have formed a habit. This is old school opium wisdom from the old heads in the Thai hilltribes. Respek

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JPogues1 said:

I really appreciate that you posted this. I live in Oregon where marijuana is legal, unfortunately I'm one of those people who is allergic to cannabis yet I have been working in this industry for about 7 years. The opium really interested me because I am a person who has chronic pain and the DEA (cops) have more say so than my doctor concerning my healthcare and what I'm prescribed. What I really want to know is, where do you get opium poppy seeds? If you can answer this question I would appreciate it very much.

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AzazelGrows said:

you can go to the grocery store and get the ones on the spice shelf the same ones they use for cooking.

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magicwitchgreenthumbhippy said:

the poopy seeds in the store have been washed and will not geminate you cant goto the store and get them! but you can buy them on amazon
recommend chillhawaiian! white china from my research is the best!

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Budget Buds said:

Umm maybe some but NO , the first poppies I grew were from walmart, They were mcormick poppy seeds and they were blue. I get mine from ebay, great prices and huge variety, If you go that route I would do persian whites, they are perfect for getting opium, I'd stay away from tazzies, they are made to produce thebaine and not morphine , they can be grown and the tar smoked , but mostly they just give me headaches.

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Saint Skinny said:

Oh geez, Thebaine lmao my mom loved it when she got a batch with heavy thebaine, she would just get all sorts of focused and energized.

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Budget Buds said:

It never had any effect other then almost instant headache that lasted for hours. The only ones that ever did it to me too. Just goes to show ya everybody reacts differently BB

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sum420 said:

thanks for the awesome post rascal... now i am tempted to have a go at growing poppies. still have no idea where to get the seeds for it though (or do they come in bulbs?)


as far as nutes go, would guano tea meant for



do not get walmart, winn dixie or whatever kind of grocery store you have type of seeds. I have tried to grow mccormick brand seeds and nothing happens, this is because they are washed and treated somehow so germination doesnt occur. I use edenbrothers comand they sell by the packet which is around 3 bucks and you get enough seeds for a good many flowers but for 11 bucks you can get an ounce which is a a shitload of seeds and ive used them and they grow. umm someone has told me if you buy 8-13 of the ounce size packets that you can use cold or warm water but just enough to cover the seeds and shake vigorously every couple of minutes for a day. Thats what my friend did anyway, then drain the seeds and it should be a brown milky color. be careful because you have no idea how strong this may be.

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Rascality Afoot said:

Cool! I love this topic.

The biggest thing is that they flower in spring so veg on 12/12 and then gradually extend the light cycle.

Plant into the pot they will finish in. Poppies hate transplanting, seriously. Don't do it.

Give them a tonne of light! Lots of flouros or better an HID.

The roots run sideways more than down, so use large pots with the bottom half gravel for drainage. They love good drainage.

Remember that the latex is in the whole plant. In places where it is legal to process poppies you could extract the whole plant by first drying it, curing it, and then useing COLD ICE WATER (NOT hot water) to draw out alkaloids. Poppies have a bunch of fats in it that will taint your end product if you use hot water. Cook down this cold water tea and you are left with a very potent product. Don't lance them! This is very inefficient.

Root gnats love poppies so beneficial microbes in the soil are a good idea.

Aphids and mites love juicy poppies, so neem regularly. Even right up to finish. Cold water extraction will not dissolve neem.

Remember, in most countries Babylon sees opium as a precursor to heroin, not a wonderful home remedy. If you are caught cultivating they will throw the book at you.

Also important, get a proper opium pipe and lamp. This is a kind of vaporization that is very efficient and elegant. Meth type pipes work ok, but who wants one of those lying around their house? Opium pipes can be commissioned by local glassblowers. Many of them would gladly make one in exchange for some of this rare nectar.

Hope this helps! This wonderful substance was demonized in order to marginalize early Asian immigrants to north america, and is actually fairly mild. Don't over do it! An over-dose can make you very sick, or even require a hospital trip. In an opium pipe, you will be asleep long before you can OD! Someday hopefully people can just grow this themselves instead of paying big pharm for dangerous and highly addictive chemicals.

Oh, I should mention, if you smoke opium once a day in the evening, you are not addicted. If you smoke once in the morning and once in the evening you are not addicted. If you smoke three times a day under any circumstances you have formed a habit. This is old school opium wisdom from the old heads in the Thai hilltribes. Respek

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