STEP BY STEP

Collect poppy seeds

Harvest poppy seeds for sowing next spring. When the flowers go over, the seedheads will turn brown and papery, indicating that the seeds will drop to the ground with the slightest movement. Collect them now to control where they will grow next year.

1

CUT stems with seedheads by holding them upright and lifting carefully to avoid the seeds dropping before you can collect them.

2

PUT the stems upside down in a paper envelope. Gently shake the heads to allow the seeds to drop to the bottom.