Dave, Many plants resent having their roots disturbed, and that is bound to happen if you dig a plant up in one part of the garden and move it to a different part of the garden, which is what is usually meant by the word "transplant". But the situation can be quite different in the context you specified, "...transplant from seedlings grown indoors." For example, zinnias resent the root disturbance of ordinary transplanting, but my zinnias form a rootball in their indoor pots and I can remove that root ball from the pot and set it outdoors without disturbing the roots in any way. The roots merely find a much greater accessible volume of soil that they can expand into. On the other hand, if the zinnia seedlings are growing together indoors in a seed flat such that moving them into the garden entails gouging or pricking the seedlings loose from the growing medium, then considerable root disturbance is unavoidable and the small plants resent that, and they can wilt and become stunted in growth at the very least. The roots of seedlings growing together in a common flat or pot become enmeshed and entangled in the same growing medium such that separating individual seedlings out is analogous to separating conjoined twins. Some plants, like tomatoes, will tolerate considerable root damage by rapidly growing new roots. The trick is to grow one plant per pot and let the pot become somewhat rootbound to form a root ball that will drop out of the pot with essentially no disturbance to the roots within the rootball. Of course, you should promptly place the rootball in a hole in the garden, fill in soil around it, and water it in to avoid any "air pruning" of the roots. ZM

Here in the South Bay, it is by far my healthiest bourbon. Rebloom is moderate. It arches and wants more space than I have allotted for it. Rosefolly

It sounds like you have Oxalis pes-capri as the "clover" in your yard. This is a pretty large growing vigorous bulb, that will keep resprouting from the roots, and generally will outcompete California poppy if you try these from seed this time of year. The life cycle of the Oxalis usually starts with the fall rains, and starts dying back to the ground in late spring/early summer. If the Oxalis is in dense stands, it will smother out almost any other plant from seed that is also winter growing. I'd suggest you start the poppies from seed in areas that are clear of this weed. You'll find that the Oxalis is rather difficult to eliminate completely, unless you plant densely growing plants that are taller than it, and are perennial so that they can get large enough to outcompete the Oxalis when it starts growing again in late October/November.

I hate to burst your bubble -- they'll be back! With the next rainfall (whenever that may be) or when you begin to water.