A few years ago I was gifted a handful of poppy seeds by a gardener on a gardening forum I participated on. The seeds came with the instructions to just "scatter them in your garden in February" and the promise that soon I'd have more poppy seeds than I knew what to do with. Not knowing any better, I followed the instructions to scatter the seeds in February. I got more seeds later in the month and scattered those too.
Then around the middle of March I started to wonder if scattering the poppy seeds when it was still winter and snowing in Chicago was the best idea. This is how I sow poppy seeds in my garden.
Then around the middle of March I started to wonder if scattering the poppy seeds when it was still winter and snowing in Chicago was the best idea. This is how I sow poppy seeds in my garden.
![lavender peony poppy, chicago gardening](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaqOJBje-eDRvXdk28TIIUk9aQwa7qG0P-8WeIM9FqIzGg1U88xQEVmbGInsLfKVKoZTDgQMqpB1AggjoH4-AwbXUdIXmLo_5EdLLFNoQtKHU3b08cHYHuCoKM-S9OSOWvhYr3_A/s400/Lavendar+Peony+Poppy.jpg)
(Lavender Peony Poppy)