I want to dry large poppy seed heads (not for the seeds, but to use he them as they are for decoration).?
Question:Not to dry the flower part, but to dry the seedhead part, and stand in a vase as a poppy seed head without flowers.
Answers:
try hanging them upside down from the ceiling in a cool, dry room - this works with most flowers
by hanging them upside down, you have a better chance of retaining the green in the stems and seed heads
Try a normal sized baking tray (@A4) with a low oven. Lay the heads in there with the door open and check regularly.
go ahead.just leave the seed pod on the stems in your garden to dry naturally.
Please make sure these are not the "opiate" type of poppies..they are illegal to grow or posses..geezz if they seen you drying them they would think your manufatcuring opium..there are many species of poppy's so don't become too alarmed, but my uncle had some growing that were in his front yard..luckily we are from a town of 3000 people and everyone knows everyone here from birth usually ...the police stopped by his place and told him to pull them they were an opiate species...Of course the police went to school with him and knew it wasnt for devious purposes..but a natural drying just setting the heads out in a shaded enviroment where they can get air and not mold
Sarah is right. I do this every year by tying a bunch together and hanging them up in my garage. They dry out well this way. I spray them gold sometimes - nice at Christmas.
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