Can i transplant poppies

Edible Gardening. Fruiting Plants. Vegetable Plants. Planting Edible Gardens. Tending Edible Gardens. Container Gardening. Container Plants. Container Design. Garden Design. Public Gardens. Private Gardens. Feed the poppies after transplant, using a general purpose slow-release fertilizer.

After the first growing season, no fertilizer is required. Water immediately after applying fertilizer. Spread a 1- to 2-inch layer of mulch such as shredded bark or pine needles around the base of the plant after transplant. Mulch is beneficial for perennials because it retains soil moisture and maintains an even soil temperature. Related Articles. If poppies are in plastic pots, remove the plant from the pot first then set the poppy in the hole so that it's at the same depth in the bed that it was in the pot.

Space the poppies 6 to 10 inches apart in all directions. Water the bed after planting. Moisten the soil to a 6-inch depth to eliminate any air pockets in the soil around the roots. Transplant poppies on an overcast day so they have time to adjust to the bed before being subjected to direct sunlight.

Be careful not to break the roots of the poppies, as this will kill the plants. If the plants are stuck in a pot, soak the soil two hours before transplanting to help loosen them. Usually I transplant after a rain or deep watering. I think when soil is softer, it will lessen the risk of root breaking in the process of transplanting.

I envy your poppies! I've had no luck with poppies of any kind. Even celandine poppy, which is basically a weed, died out after a couple years. I tried the late winter planting thing with peony poppies - got one seedling which then died.

I bought some oriental poppy plants once - they went dormant as they are supposed to do but never came back. But they're all such cool flowers. I should try again Poppies can be tricky. I haven't had much luck with them myself, but I am giving them a shot again this year. Thanks for posting about this - I recently got a ton of different varieties of poppies for Christmas, and didn't know the best way to transplant them if sowing them all in one area.

I think I'll sow them further apart to avoid the transplanting process all together. Thanks - you're awesome! Thanks for the Tip! I didnt know moving was possible! I just wrote on my blog a reminder to me to plant some california poppies next year near the driveway I have many coming up from soil at my old place I've got loads of poppies and have always dug 'em up and shifted them to wherever I wanted them - guess I must have been lucky!

The tree that you so liked in my header photo is a Labernum - native to the UK, poisonous but beautiful! All parts of the tree are poisonous: roots, bark, wood, leaves, flower-buds, petals, and seedpods. The harmful part of the plant is the seedpods which are mistaken by children for peapods, usually after they have been shown how to eat fresh raw peas straight from the plant in the vegetable garden. Thanks for the tips!

I'm now looking eagerly to transplant a few into some bare spots in the front lawn :. Stephanie, You're right, the soil after rains is softer and the plants easier to transplant. Tangledbranches, You're not alone. A lot of people tell me they have the same problem! I'm thinking of starting a poppy seed sowing business where I come by and sow poppies for people since I have so much luck growing them.

Kind of like Johnny Apple Seed, but for poppies. Garden Hoard, LOL. You're welcomed! Yes, spread them out thin and into the areas you want them so you don't have to deal with transplanting the seedlings. Motormouth, You're lucky to have free poppies coming up. I'll have to keep up with your blog to see what kind of poppies you have.