What kinds Poppy are you growing?

Pax

Pax

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Tasmanians for sure, mainly because it produces multiple pods, has a high potency, and because they mature pretty fast.
 
Pax

Pax

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Perhaps they are starting to integrate or cross breed with low-morphine producing varieties, but I don't see much point in this for the food/spice industry. I was always told that since poppies produce such large amounts of seed, the spice companies usually buy it from the pharmacuetical industry since there is way more seed produced each crop than they need and it is basically "waste" to the pharmacuetical companies that grow (makes sense to me). Unless it becomes required by law to only sell low-morph varieites of seed in the grocery stores, it makes no sense for the spice companies to grow their own low-morph varieities when they can just purchase/package bulk seed from the legal pharmceutical industry so cheaply. Makes more sense to me than producing your own low-morph varieties. Do you really think the spice companies care if people plant the seeds rather than eat them? They are going to just package whatever they can get until the government mandates differently.

I'm not saying all spice rack seeds will produce high-potency plants, by any means and the variety of seed may be mixed or change with each batch that's packaged by the company. So it's kind of hit and miss. If you plants some and they turn out to be good plants, save the seed from them. I've planted a few varieties of P som from seed companies and although the flowers were beautiful, I would only rate the potency (on a scale of 1-10) as being a two. For example, the Oase poppy offered by Park seed is beautiful, but the arrangement value left something to be desired in my opinion. Just not a high yielding variety, that's all. Spice rack seeds may be the same in one batch (a low-yielding variety), and the next batch depending on the source of the seed may be kick ass and a completely different variety. You just need to experiment and save some seed when you get good results.

~From Somni-Forum by Coda ~
 
Pax

Pax

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McCormicks, from what I have experienced are generally Tazzies. But, I haven't used McCormick seeds in a couple years so they could change suppliers or go with low-morphine producing strains now.

You can grow them though. Just there is no promises one the opioid content of the pods
 
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Smotz

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I have Afgan Blue Giants and Persian Whites going outside right now. I'm growing the Afgans mainly for seed production, but I'm planning on harvesting the Persian Whites, and refining the latex down to smokeable opium. Just for myself, and my best friends personal usage. I will only use it occasionally though, as I've seen the extreme lethargicness that daily use over a long period of time, brings on to people. Not interested in that aspect of it, as I like actually doing things in life, and not just sitting around getting high all day. Which is how things will get with this drug if you allow them to be. :peace:
 
gogrow

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mine were given to me as "tasmanian blue", but the first one opened today, and it is a lovely white, so I'm thinking persians..... i dunno :) i just hope i can keep em alive in our weather until they give up the little bit of goodies they have to offer.... (only have about 20 plants, on 10of which are worth a shit) but now I know how they grow, so i WILL be giving them another shot, this time in a raised bed ;)
 
Grizzdude

Grizzdude

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yeah I think I'll give it a shot anyway just to see how they grow, then I'll get ready for next year.
 
gogrow

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Grizzdude said:
yeah I think I'll give it a shot anyway just to see how they grow, then I'll get ready for next year.
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well, i suppose depending on where you are located, it isnt a bad idea..... seeds are damn cheap even if they dont make it. But for my area, its not an option to plant now.... i'm trying like hell to keep mine alive as is
 
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