Hi there, I am growing poppies (Flanders red) for a wedding on the 8th of February 2025.
As it’s very hot in Australia I decided to grow them in a grow tent underneath my house.
The poppies are already flowering after only a month and it’s way too early for the 8th of February.
Should I be removing this flower to let the leaves grow more or should I let the flower grow and remove when dead and should this keep flowering until the February date?
The grow tent keeps around 22-24 degrees most days which I know is too hot for young poppies but it’s the best I could do.
The poppies have a very good LED grow light inside and that is what causes a lot of the heat which is why I have an exhaust fan and 2 oscillating fans to keep fresh cool air on the poppies.
I have attached some pictures to show what I mean. One picture shows the flower around the 25th of November the other photo shows the flower today (the 22nd of December)
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
As it’s very hot in Australia I decided to grow them in a grow tent underneath my house.
The poppies are already flowering after only a month and it’s way too early for the 8th of February.
Should I be removing this flower to let the leaves grow more or should I let the flower grow and remove when dead and should this keep flowering until the February date?
The grow tent keeps around 22-24 degrees most days which I know is too hot for young poppies but it’s the best I could do.
The poppies have a very good LED grow light inside and that is what causes a lot of the heat which is why I have an exhaust fan and 2 oscillating fans to keep fresh cool air on the poppies.
I have attached some pictures to show what I mean. One picture shows the flower around the 25th of November the other photo shows the flower today (the 22nd of December)
Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
