FGrom experience with other plants there will be some limited germination. the best results are when the pos starts to turn brown then collect & allow to dry.....

Have the seed pods turned yellow yet or cracked open? If they are still green, use a twist tie and cut up some nylons and put this around the seed pod. Using the nylon allows them to expand and continue to do what they need. When they crack open they are ready, I suggest leaving them on the stalk until they crack open. You can cut them before frost and store them in a dry spot until they do their thing. Tree Rats have been know to take off with them here, matter of fact I watched a rree rat do so and about a half hour later this same tree rat was doing back flips, running back and forth, up and down the two trees!

regular ... CHEAP florescent shop lamps are good enough ... how many and how close is the issue ... key word: light intensity ... 2 words.. lol ... plants started now .. [too early!] .... will not go dormant until next fall ... you need a 2 or 4 light fixture.. fully adjustable from about 6 inches to 3 feet ... lights will be on a timer .. 16 hours on.. 8 off ... one on/off cycle if your timer allows ... did you find the link .. oh crikey.. i will do it for you ... but i have to tell you.. if i have to write a tome for you .. i will probably lose interest ... i enjoy answering specific questions ... etc .. see link .. ken Here is a link that might be useful: yep.. right there.. just right of dead center on the library home page .... your choice on location ..... read up.. narrow down your questions.. please .... and trust me.. your first 'get up' need not be anything as complicated as those shown here ....

I'm in south puget sound area the pacific northwest (US). We had a particulary bad bout of spider mites and powdery mildew late this summer. Pretty frustrating. Anyways, I still have poppies blooming. I started some in april and a second planting in june. Some of the june ones bloomed by august; others are just starting. Late summer was unusually dry here. Then we started getting our usualy cool, grey and wet weather in late september. A couple of my pods which were just about ready to harvest for seed started turning green again so I pulled them and viola! all the seeds were fully germinated! Darn!! My first Hen and Chicks plant bloomed in early september. I only got two flowers from a single plant, so I really didn't want to mess up the only seeds. I brought this plant, which was in a pot, onto my enclosed back porch. Unfortunately, the plants aren't getting enough light for the younger pods to develop. I have no supplemental light source, so I had to choose to keep the HnC pods dry. Does anyone have any hints on how to deal with late season poppies in the pac northwest?