u/jaxxsun699

So I have a question, when the poppies first sprout and pop up with the leaves at top like these in the pic- am i supposed to add dirt all the way up to the leaves? I ask bc all my others end up falling over if i don’t and that’s the only way i can get them to hold up on their own.

These are 6-8weeks old and compared to what I see on here they seem super small. This is my first year growing these, non of my outdoor ones came up. As these are all I have left that came up I’m putting every ounce of effort in em to try and at least get one to bloom and pod.

I desperately need some help , three different times this year I’ve been able to cold stratify and plant seeds, the seeds germinate and get 1-2 inches tall and then they kinda wither n just fall over. I have them indoors under a small grow light in mushroom compost soil, I water them lightly n it drains ok but I can’t understand why they keep doing this.

All three times seems like after 7-10 days they sprout and shoot up, then just hang out there and then fall over. What am I doing wrong ? I’ve got em under lamp 12 hrs day maybe 14, .