Lammas Seed Pack - Wild Poppy

Wheel of the year wildflower seeds

Lammas seed packet - native wildflower Poppy seeds 

Sow seeds in spring or early summer, staggering your sowing to get a continuous show of poppies. Some people prefer to scatter them in borders without covering with soil and just leave them to get on with it. Flowers will open in the summer (from June to August in the UK) depending on the variety and conditions.

1. Choose a sunny spot with good drainage. First weed the area and rake the ground to a fine tilth and make sure it's level. 
2. Shake out some poppy seeds into your hand. Add about a teaspoon of sand. Poppy seeds are tiny, and the sand or sugar will make it easier to plant the seeds evenly.  
3. Sprinkle the seed mix thinly over the soil at random to create natural looking drifts. Cover with a thin layer of soil but don’t bury them too deep otherwise they won’t germinate. 
4. Allow up to a month for them to germinate, depending on the variety and weather. Keep the soil moist. 
5. If your seedlings look crowded once they’re large enough to handle, thin them by pulling out the weakest seedlings when the plants reach around 5cm tall. 
6. Water the area regularly