How to Plant a Poppy Container Garden

Learn how to plant a container garden for various types of poppies with this step-by-step gardening guide.

Excerpted from Ready, Set, Grow! by DK BooksDorling Kindersley
Filed under: Gardening, Flowers, How To

4. Thin the Seedlings

Once the seedlings appear, thin them to 4 inches (10 cm) apart. Overcrowded plants will become spindly without the room to branch out.

Thin Poppy Seedlings to Avoid Overcrowding

5. Water the Poppies

Water a little only when the soil looks dry. Poppies like almost drought conditions, so if it has rained in the week, then they are likely not to need water.

6. Choose a Sunny Spot

Grow poppies in a place that gets full sun. Use poor, lightly moistened soil. Seeds will germinate in 2 to 4 weeks and flowers will open from 12 weeks onward.