Poppies! They add a timeless beauty to your patch, growing tall and attracting pollinators, once flowering, they last a few days but are packed full of pollen & nectar! 

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Kate's next lesson shows you why you might like to grow poppies this year and why it's a great flower to inter-sow with other crops!

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They are annual flowers that self-seed. 'Deadhead' the plant to give way for new flowers by snipping them & pop pop them in the compost. 

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Are the old seed pods dry and rattling? Lots of the tiny seeds are ready to harvest. Why not share some with your friends? 

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TOP TIP: If you are looking to cut them for a bouquet before they've flowered as a more neutral tone in your bouquet, do so at soil level, undisturbing the microbes underneath.