For the past 6,000 years, humans have cultivated poppy flowers, including Papaver somniferum, which is one of several species ...

For the last two years, all I’ve cared about is growing cut flowers. My friend Nancy and I sell home-grown bouquets at a local farm store. Going on almost two years, this just might be the most fun ...

Q. I saved poppy seeds and need to know when to put them out and how. I have larkspur, which comes up about the same time as the poppies, but it just volunteers so well I don't save seeds. Will the ...

Q. I love California golden poppies, but I have no luck in growing them. A friend suggested that I was planting them at the wrong time of year (spring). When is the best time, and do you have any ...

I am interested in starting some seeds myself this year and would like some advice on how to do this. — Jennifer Doerr, Wheeling Growing plants from seed is a great way to start gardening earlier in ...

DENVER — More and more people are learning how to start flowers and vegetables from seed. It takes patience and practice. The first step is reading the seed packets to figure out when the seeds should ...

A jar of poppy seeds sitting open next to two poppy seed bagels. - Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock It's tempting to wonder if that little jar of grocery store poppy seeds in your pantry could do more than top ...