Time To Sow Flanders Poppies
English: Artificial poppies left on the Waitati cenotaph on Anzac Day 2009. Most are poppies of the Royal New Zealand returned and Services Association Inc; the white one is promoted by ‘White Poppies for Peace’, a New Zealand peace group. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Often recognised as the emblem of Anzac and Remembrance Days, Flanders Poppies have a beautiful rich red flower with a dark centre. Scatter seed direct into the garden where they are to grow, as Flanders poppies don’t transplant well.
Cover lightly with Yates® Seed Raising Mix (so the seed are only around 3mm deep). To create bushier, stronger poppies, pinch out the early buds and also watch for snails and slugs (which are easy to control with a light scattering of Yates® Blitzem® Snail & Slug Pellets).
To promote healthy poppies with lots of flowers, feed each week with Yates® Thrive® Roses & Flowers Liquid Plant Food. It contains nitrogen for healthy leaf growth as well as being fortified with additional potassium to encourage lots of beautiful red poppies.
Read more at http://www.yates.com.au/garden-calendar/april/flowering-plants/#BIth4quXQ5xjubic.99
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