Today I'm direct sowing poppies, making sweet pea trellises and planting snapdragons and scabiosa. The poppies I'm sowing today are Lilac Pompom Breadseed Poppies. Shirley, Breadseed, and California poppies should be directly sown on the soil surface 4-6 weeks before the last frost. Keep the seed bed moist until germination occurs. Iceland poppies take a bit more work. They need to be sown inside in late summer, planted out in fall, overwintered as a baby plant, and then they will bloom in spring.

I like to make sweet pea trellises out of bamboo rods. I just use yarn to secure the top together. I like to soak my sweet peas in lukewarm water for 1 hour before planting them in 36 cell trays. Pinch out the center to encourage branching and more blooms.

I planted Costa Apricot Snaps and Grandma's pincushion flower in the raised bed. Before planting I added an inch or two of compost. I space both of these plants at 9x9 inches. They will need to be netted.

I hope you have a great day out in the garden!

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