Okay. This thread is not open to any Feds out there. Can I talk freely ???

This week I had a stranger knock on my door. She was in bare feet and had long hair. She told me her name and then just stood there. After some silence ... I asked her "Am I suppose to know you?" I had to probe and find out WHY she was at my doorstep.

Finally she indicated that she wanted to see my "poppies". I told her ... I didn't know that I had any poppies. (We have just purchased this home). But she assured me that I did. She took me around back and showed me all the strange looking poppies. She wanted their seeds. But since they were not ready ... she promised to return.

Folks. Is this all above board? Or do I have the Afganistan type poppies. She indicated that they were higly unusual for this area and really wanted the seeds. I assured her that she could have them but then later thought more about it. Am I providing Poppy seeds illegally. Will the police be watchin me?

I know what California Poppies look like ... but these are really strange. They are no Calif. Poppies.

Any Help ???

If you don't hear from me ... it was too late and the police have already hauled me off .... :(

Sounds like you need to rip them out and burn them. I wouldn't be supplying any seeds no matter what, even if they are legit. If someone wants them, and a complete stranger, you do not know anything about her, and you just might be getting yourself into a lot of trouble.

Thanks for the advice Doctor.

PS. You aren't related to the great basketball player ... Doctor J ... are you? You know ... Dr. Julius Erving?

OOOOoooooh boy...! Fodder for the Clubadventist BBS...



So, do they look something like this-



Or this-


Or how bout this?-





'Cus, if your poppys look anything like the first or third one, you got NOTHING to worry about....Just some strange poppy seeds that grow up to look realy neat....However, if you got ones that look like that 2nd one, my advice is to pull them up and destroy them....Or contact the police and ask what to do with them...

..Of course, you realize that your conservative republican lifestyle brought this upon you, don't you?

No relationship at all. Since obtaining my PhD my students, friends and others have called me "DoctorJ". So I just keep the tradition going by choosing this as my "nome de plume".

I haven't seen them in bloom yet. So, I can't say for sure. But what has me worried is that their stalks are very strange looking ... and twisted. Does anyone know of a good web site I could look for photos. For some reason they resemble ones that I think I saw on the news about Afganistan. Oh boy. Perhaps I should not be sharing this online. I may have more strangers coming to my property.

Hey What do ya mean? The last I heard on the news ... the Bush policies were causing those in Afganistan to be so poor that there is an increase in Poppy growing there.

Get away from me you Liberal Poppy grower. I don't need to be known to associate with any poppy growers. Especially those who show photos of their growth online.

And don't stop by my place a askin fur seeds. You rebellious State of Jefferson people would tarnish my reputation.

Go to poppies It looks like he is the go to man for poppies, you can even send him a picture of what is in your backyard and he will be able to help you; if you can't find a picture on his website.

All I know about poppies is that they made Dorothy very sleepy.

Thanks Liz. Problem is that he mostly shows the flowers and not the stalks. So, I will try and see if I can send him a photo.