Poppy Seeds

[Henwoman]

Are the poppy seeds I have collected for next year's poppies also suitable for using on bread etc. or are the ones for cooking completely different?

[julie_lanteri]

I've been looking at planting poppies to keep the seeds for baking too. I think it's the oppium poppies' seeds that are commercialised. Not sure whether other varieties are edible or not... someone else has got any idea?

[Davie Crockett]

It's the opium poppy seeds which are used in baking, not sure about the edibility (is that a word?) of ornamental types.

Any way, if your poppies look like this then you can dry the heads and harvest the seed to use.

[Thomzo]

Cool, thanks for that. I was going to ask the same question myself.

Zoe