It's the opposit. The fresh seeds from my collecting in August,and commercial, and from DG'ers have sprouted.
BECAUSE I was an impatient fool and sowed them October 18th.
I also left annual poppies to re-seed where they grew.
(Those are not germinated.) This is a good thing because I dont want to loose ALL my annual poppies for next year.
I also sowed commercial seeds from Pne Stop Poppy Shop.
I had a failure from tham last year. I assumed it was my fault, but no.
Other gardeners with same varieties didnt get germination either. But I digress.
I assumed, it was OK to sow somnifariums any time after September ,just as they would have been self sown by plants left in the garden.
Appearantly not.
I have germination on the seeds I sowed and am obcessing about these teeeeeny plants making it thru the hard winter we have.
I suppose I really wont know if its a complete loss until I see what grows in May.
I am just kicking myself for being impatient and stupid.
To boil it all down.
My sown seeds have germinated
Self sown seeds from plants left in the garden are not germinated.
