Californian Poppy

California poppies are hardy annuals that bring a vivid splash of colour to summer borders. After their long flowering period the plants will also readily self-seed.

Instructions for sowing:

1. Make a straight line of even depth into the soil by pressing a bamboo cane into moist soil. Rows need to be about 15cm apart, in a sunny site.

2. Take pinches of seed and scatter thinly along the drill.

3. Use a trowel or your fingers to cover seeds with 0.5cm of soil.

4. Thin seedlings out once they’re about 4cm tall and again at 8cm, so that they’re spaced about 15cm apart.

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