You can grow poppies, you’re just not suppose to harvest them for opium.
Just google them – the seeds are available everywhere:
Oh – your question of whether you can plant the poppy seeds sold for baking – it would depend on how fresh they are, and if they’ve been either heat-treated or irradiated. Either of the latter would render them not viable. But you could give it a whirl and see.
No; they have been treated (usually irradiated or heaed) so that they will not grow.
Not all poppies are opium poppies (and opium poppies aren’t all that interesting-looking, being plain white most of the time). I’d stick with buying poppy seed from a reputable dealer.
Poppy seed for baking is toasted specifically to prevent it from sprouting. Look on eBay, I know I saw some dealers selling small amounts of seed there – it is legal, as long as you only grow a small amount and don’t harvest the pods for opium.
You can grow poppies, you’re just not suppose to harvest them for opium.
Just google them – the seeds are available everywhere:
Oh – your question of whether you can plant the poppy seeds sold for baking – it would depend on how fresh they are, and if they’ve been either heat-treated or irradiated. Either of the latter would render them not viable. But you could give it a whirl and see.
No; they have been treated (usually irradiated or heaed) so that they will not grow.
Not all poppies are opium poppies (and opium poppies aren’t all that interesting-looking, being plain white most of the time). I’d stick with buying poppy seed from a reputable dealer.
Poppy seed for baking is toasted specifically to prevent it from sprouting. Look on eBay, I know I saw some dealers selling small amounts of seed there – it is legal, as long as you only grow a small amount and don’t harvest the pods for opium.