{"id":14161,"date":"2013-05-16T12:00:14","date_gmt":"2013-05-16T20:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/?p=14161"},"modified":"2013-05-22T16:30:44","modified_gmt":"2013-05-23T00:30:44","slug":"planting-of-the-poppies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pacsworlds.com\/blogs\/2013\/05\/16\/planting-of-the-poppies\/","title":{"rendered":"Planting Of The Poppies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finally got around to planting the California Poppy seeds that I got from the San Diego Zoo when I visited during their annual Garden Fest…uh…festivities.<\/p>\n

I had to wet a cotton ball and drop it into a clear plastic bag. Then the zoo horticulturist scooped up a few seeds and dropped them into the bag. She told me to wait until they started to germinate before planting them.<\/p>\n

After a few days some of the seeds sprouted tiny stalks. I hope I didn’t wait too long to plant them because if they survive and grow, these should attract even more butterflies to the garden.<\/p>\n

\"Bag <\/a>
Bag o’ seeds <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Germinating <\/a>
Germinating seedlings <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Preparing <\/a>
Preparing the dirt <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Planted <\/a>
Planted seedlings <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Finally got around to planting the California Poppy seeds that I got from the San Diego Zoo when I visited during their annual Garden Fest…uh…festivities. I had to wet a cotton ball and drop it into a clear plastic bag. Then the zoo horticulturist scooped up a few seeds and dropped them into the bag. … <\/p>\n

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