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Plant your poppies outside when there is no further danger of frost. Prepare the soil by removing weeds and rake the ground level. However, if you live in a warm climate where the sun is intense, grow poppies in partial sun.
To prevent transplant shock, they may do better being sown in peat pots.
Sprinkle only a few seeds in each pot to leave the new seedling roots plenty of room for growing. Poppies grow well from seeds. Sow in spring, early summer or autumn, where they’re to flower. To make sowing easier, try sprinkling your seed on a sheet of white paper and use a damp finger to pick up a few at a time.