...Papaver Somniferum(The Opium Poppy) Growing...

[JM]

lucky you... mine are just comin up... lol

 

[surffreak23]

Alright guys I don't know what type of poppies you are growing for the most part. It seems as though most are using grocery store seeds. Two of my favorite strains for opium production are Gigantheum and Hens and chicks. Both are available at great quality and germination from oneStoPpoppyShoppe.com and both are big producers both in size and amount of latex upon lancing. I love this site they always throw some free seeds in for ya and they have tons of varieties of Papaver Somniferum so you can look like a flower collector not a poppy grower, know what I mean?

 

[JM]

yeah man... great info.. I'm growing Giganteum, Danish Red Flag, and Persian Blue... glad to know they are big producers... Iexpected that in the Giganteum anyway... from what I researched last fall I think...

:booya:

 

[NC420]

Having my first Coffee mixed with Poppy Tea...
I learned that you can cut the green pods and lance them they will still produce Opium if you put them in water and flower preserver...
So when I get my camera from my buddies I'll take pictures of my Poppy milk:thumbs:
Already Buzzed...

 

[JM]

oh sweeeeeeet! been since last august since i got do haven a lil o that... we smoked it on a bowl of kind bud... what a great frikin buzz man!!! thanks for the tip... itll be easier to be discreet if i can cut em and bring em in and work em inside... noice!!!!!
:booya:

 

[NC420]

I'm glad this interests you as much as it interests me JM, Mine aren't grocery store poppies they are the more ornamental type...
Persian white, Lady Bird, Midnight and Black beauty...

My grandmother has a cross of Lady Bird and Persian White that makes lots of medium sized bulbs and secretes so much opium that if you barely nick the skin with your nail its like their under pressure and the stuff bursts out...

Can't wait for the next set of bulbs to ripen... Thanks for the strain advice SurfFreak23

 

[NC420]

...New P.Somniferum grow closet(soil)Help please...

Hey guys, I've decided to set my closet up for a P.Somniferum grow...

I have an 10gallon tote that I've filled with my own compost mix, My 150watt HPS is set on 12/12 for the poppies vegetative stage.
I'm going to mix the poppy seeds with sand so they will be dispersed evenly and not clump together because I don't want to have to thin them out to much if not at all...

So I know that my room temperature shouldn't reach over 75F for them to germinate and the light should be on 12/12 ffor starting the vegetative stage...
The light should be on even during the germination stage because the poopy seeds pack says that they need light to germinate...

Does anyone have any tips or is there anything that I need to change?

Peace, Bud & Karma... NC420

 

[NC420]

View attachment 18045View attachment 18046Here are some pictures of my room setup and my poppy seeds...

NC420

 

[surffreak23]

Well here I am NC420, and from what I can see you have done your research it seems. After you have seeded your soil or medium rake the medium lightly to slightly cover the seeds (about1/8 to 1/4 inch) or you will end up with very delicate plants that will sit on top of the soil rather than grow into it as much The only advise I would give for growing inside is to be extremely carefull about mold during germination. Some people will want to cover the soil with plastic to keep the moisutre in, this is a no no because of the molds that can be carried with the seed from production. Many say to start in peat pellets indoors, but this too can lead to mold situations if you don't carefully monitor the moisture and temps. The thing to remember is that some types of poppies can take up to a month to germinate (at least 7-14 days min) and really start to take root, that is a long time for stagnate water to be saturating the seeds and soil, providing the ultimate mold conditions... the best way is to leave the medium to be seeded uncovered and mist when needed (usually very often). this may seem like a lot at first but believe me it is better than losing your crop to mold before it flowers. Another way to keep the mold at bay is to germinate at a lower temperature (remember in the wild the poppies will start sprouting along receding snowbanks) so you can go pretty low. Personally if I want to grow poppies indoors (harder than outdoors in my opinion) I germinate them outside in the 35-50 degree F range and only bring them in once they've taken good root and are showing signs of first real (lettuce stage) leaves after the cotyledons. This provides them with natural ideal germination circumstances. Then once they've grown up in what seems a harsh environment, when they are brought in they thrive if not over watered...

I feel as though I could write a book so I'll shut up here and see if any of that helps and if there are more questions...

Hope this at least gets you started.... BTW is there a reason you have to grow inside besides the law?

 

[NC420]

Nah, The reason I want to grow inside is because if I want to grow them outdoors I'll have to sow them in September(which is to long)...
It sounds like I could germinate them in the refrigerator(would be great)I'll only use about 20 of the seeds at first to see if I can get them to germinate and set a good root system before wasting all of my seeds...

Thanks for stopping by man, By reading your posts I've learnt that you are who i want to answer my P.Somniferum questions:thumbs:
Peace, Bud & Karma...NC420