not much help, but maybe you could re-post in uk.rec.gardening
Sue
"Andy" <parol_coles@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> WOT, nobody any suggestions?
>
>
> "Andy Coles" <parol_coles@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> > (1) My dear old mum has a very pretty cottage garden with an
abundance
of
> > poppies of all different verieties growing in it. This year she had a
> > bumper crop, so many that she collected a bag full for me to seed in
my
> > garden.
> >
> > I understand that I need to till the soil finely and sprinkle and hoe
in
> > up to 1/2 an inch below the surface (unless anyone knows different)
but
> > when is the best time to sow the poppy seeds.
> >
> > (2) Visited a Maize Maze the other day which had heaps of giant
> > sunflowers growing in amongst the corn. As the maze was about to be
cut
> > for sileage the organisers did not object to me taking a pocket full
of
> > sunflower seeds home which I have dried out on a tray. My quandry is
> > twofold - a. When is the best time of year to plant sunflower seeds
and
> > b. should they be sown in trays first, put on blotting paper/kitchen
> > towel and soaked until the sprowt and then planted or just chucked
into
> > the soil and lightly hoed in.
> >
> > What I would really like to do is mix the poppy seeds and sunflower
seeds
> > and just chuck them onto the soil followed by a light hoeing but
somehow
I
> > dont think this is the way to go.
> >
> > Advice, once again, would be most welcome.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Andy
> >
>
>
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