How to grow corn poppies? A full breakdown of the latest everyday care methods

Corn poppies generally bloom from May to July, and with proper summer care they will bloom again after autumn. Corn poppies are taprooted flowers and do not tolerate transplanting, because the roots are easily damaged during transplanting, causing poor growth in the plant, which in turn affects normal growth and blooming. If transplanting is necessary, it is best done on a cloudy day after the seedlings have grown leaves. Before transplanting, water thoroughly first, then when digging up the seedlings take as much of the original soil as possible to avoid damaging the roots, which improves the success rate of transplanting.

Corn poppies like a sunny, dry and cool environment, and are not demanding about soil, so after transplanting keep the environment dry and cool; although they are not demanding about soil, when transplanting you should still choose a loose, fertile sandy soil. Do not water corn poppies too much; just keep the soil slightly moist.

Do not fertilize too much either, otherwise it will affect blooming and reduce the plant's ornamental value. Fertilizing is generally done from bud formation to blooming, and the fertilizer should be applied as a thin liquid feed.

After the flowers bloom, promptly cut off the withered flowers, which avoids wasting too many nutrients; cutting off the withered flowers will make the remaining flowers bloom better and for longer. If you find diseased plants among your corn poppies during care, deal with them promptly: you can first pull out the diseased plants to avoid infecting other plants, or you can use spray treatment for control.