[Success/Sprout] California Poppies (June 2020)

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Definitely root rot, I checked on it again and I could HEAR the hydrogen peroxide.

Going to do a R&R with clean water.

i don't get that often, but mainly when it is hot .

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Jul 27, 2020 17:47:06 GMT -5 @cornne said:

i don't get that often, but mainly when it is hot .

The water temperature was around 68F, so I don't think that was it. I think it might have been due to it nearly running out of water a few times.

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@cornne, any idea what this is or if it's fixable? It's just on my one plant, but it's on several of the leaves and the stems as well.

Should I terminate that plant and cut off any part of the other that was touching it?

i would cut it off or remove it. looks like too strong nutrients maybe? If it is just 1 plant, it may not be worth the work to bring it back again. Maybe it is 'time' ?

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Jul 28, 2020 11:16:30 GMT -5 @cornne said:

i would cut it off or remove it. looks like too strong nutrients maybe? If it is just 1 plant, it may not be worth the work to bring it back again. Maybe it is 'time' ?

Most of the plant looks like that, so I'm not sure. The plant right next it it, in the same Sprout, looks perfectly healthy and is thriving after the R&R.

I'll remove it just to be on the safe side, in case it is a fungal disease. It looks kinda like rust.

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I spy, with my little eye, the next generation of poppies.

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@cornne, one of the seed pods dried out, burst open, and shot seeds who knows where. If I find poppies growing in another AeroGarden, now I know why...

When should I clip off the seed pods to let them dry? Or should I do something different?
I didn't even notice this one turning brown, I just checked on it today and noticed that it was open with only one seed left in it.

I have no answer to your question because the seeds I have saved are those which simply fall on the deck when the plants are ready...marigold, mimulus and vinca, unlike fruit like toms and peppers.

I would imagine that it being a field flower, it would just drop the seeds , but it is something I have no answer for, not being knowledgeable in that area at all. Sorry.

BUT.. I just went over on the tube and watched 2 which DO have your answer!

try these, Error

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Aug 17, 2020 11:23:54 GMT -5 @cornne said:

I have no answer to your question because the seeds I have saved are those which simply fall on the deck when the plants are ready...marigold, mimulus and vinca, unlike fruit like toms and peppers.

I would imagine that it being a field flower, it would just drop the seeds , but it is something I have no answer for, not being knowledgeable in that area at all. Sorry.

BUT.. I just went over on the tube and watched 2 which DO have your answer!

try these, Error

Thank you! I like the idea of snipping the pods off and letting them dry, but I also have found that I get a much higher germination rate if I let seeds dry on the plant.

I was looking up ways to harvest seeds in general, which led me to an old purchase I forgot about, and so now I have a solution

[Shawn]

I bet you had to be very gentle tying that netting.  I hope you get lots and lots of seeds.

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Aug 18, 2020 3:36:25 GMT -5 Shawn said:

I bet you had to be very gentle tying that netting.  I hope you get lots and lots of seeds.

I hope so too! They're small bags made out of organza, so they have plenty of aeration. I think I originally got them to place on outdoor flowers / seed pods.

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Cut off the seed pods and hung them up to dry.

I might get a few more flowers out of the plant but I'm also considering just cleaning it up and getting ready to grow something new.

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The Sprout has been cleaned up and is ready to go for the Labor Day GAL.

As far as the seed pods go, a few of them were completely empty, and others only had one seed... I got a total of 5 seeds, which seems unusual to me.
I hope they're viable.