Meconopsis Himalaya - best method for growing them on?

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Thank you, Janey. :o)

There's a Meconopsis group, Janey - http://www.meconopsis.org/index.html - masses of information, wonderful photographs - and a seed exchange, doesn't get much better than that, does it? Have a look, Terra, it's a smashing site.

Wagger ~ thanks. :o)

Hi Janey, you say that the plants are 'very' small. Have they been potted on at all yet or are they still in the seed pan? The Himalayan Blue poppy is a medium sized plant up to 2/3 feet tall so yours are not ready to go out yet. They should be repotted into a John Innes number 2 compost with, perhaps, a little bit of extra humus like leaf mold. These shold be grown on outdoors and out of direct sunlight.This time next year, if the rosettes are 3 to four inches across they can be planted out.

This answers my question before I had even asked it, thanks guys.

Well, thank you all for such a response.....
Wagger....I'll have a look at that site.....it sounds really interesting, they are such a stunning flower and want to do my best by them ....:o)
Hi Bulbaholic......they have been potted on twice and the leaves are about 3/4 inch long....so still very small. I have taken them out of the greenhouse and placed the pots in a damp shady area.......I was really hoping they would produce flowers this year...but I have to wait another year!!...:o(

Another year, or two, I am afraid, Janey. Having seen the picture I would not pot them on again this year. The one you show looks quite happy and it is in a nice looking compost.
The professional growers would have these plants in a polytunnel as the light is diffuse and the atmosphere tends to be humid. You cannot replicate this in a glass house which would get too hot and dry, so outside is the best we can do.

Thank you Bulbaholic......they are very slow growing then...I have 14 in all.....would I bring them back in the greenhouse for Winter do you think, or would it be too cold and damp?

If they were mine, Janey, I would leave them out but I hesitae to give this advice to you. What I do if I am not sure and have 14 of them is to put a few in the greenhouse and leave the rest out. A coldframe might be a better option if you have one.

Ah, yes....shall have to ask hubby nicely to make one over the summer! Thank you once again Bulbaholic.