Buttsack Posted March 18, 2012 Hi does anyone know where I can get these seeds? Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TommyChesnutt Posted March 18, 2012 heh heh heh.... ^ try ebay dude, there is so much opium on there it's incredible. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buttsack Posted March 18, 2012 I wasn't sure if the ones on ebay would be actually Tasmanian Purple. Since the strain is from Tasmania and the ones from ebay come from the USA. I'd trust a local seller more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LokStok Posted March 18, 2012 http://www.shaman-australis.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=31330&hl=&fromsearch=1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freaky Chicken Posted March 18, 2012 Try the supermarket! The ones for baking are the tassie strain. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonstn Posted March 18, 2012 Buttsack, your name is fucking awesome. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stillman Posted March 19, 2012 supermarket would be my choice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shruman Posted March 19, 2012 As far as I'm aware the high thebaine poppies seed is not sold? They spent alot of money developing the strain & they are not likely to give it away. The supermarket Tas are the high morphine variety, I believe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waterboy 2.0 Posted March 19, 2012 (edited) Only the morph hit the food market, others are destroyed due to safety - and more importantly protection of other strain lines getting into competitors hands. Hit a baker up if you know one.... PS - cannot tell them apart if staring at them from the roadside Edited March 19, 2012 by waterboy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buttsack Posted April 10, 2012 Thanks for all the info. I'll check out the ones from the supermarket. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nabraxas Posted April 11, 2012 (edited) Although Taz Alcaloids states on their website that the Norman strain is not sold as poppy seed, i'm not certain that a very few don't get mixed in by accident. i've heard that the high thebain Norman strain have more hairs/spines on the stem than the morphine producing variety, so if you grow a bunch ov Tazzies & one or two look significantly different in that respect, then it's probably best to leave them. Yellow Mellow specifically state their poppy seed are from Australia so those are definitely Tazzies. Edited April 11, 2012 by nabraxas Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Seldom Posted April 11, 2012 thebain looks like an interesting one.. the see also section of it's wiki has a link to a semisynthetic called Thebacon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waterboy 2.0 Posted April 12, 2012 I suppose it is also worth noting the Tassies are bred for high yield in Tassie conditions and soil types..... I still think the allure of that distant place (particularly internationally) drives demand. Poppy varieties from the third world when given cutting edge agronomy/horticulture seriously pick up alkaloid content..... The control involved in tracking crops from paddock through processing is incredible. Every crop gets analysed for alkaloid content (sometimes across soil types within paddocks), and this in turn improves agronomy. This is especially for Tasmanian Alkaloids crops (which have the exclusive norman line), BTW there are three processing companies in the game. Be stuffed if I can tell the difference visually, I do somewhat believe Normans smell slightly different when baked in sun, but I wouldn't bet my nuts on it (confirmed normans). When they are grown on the hectare basis you can distinctively smell poppies from quite a distance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Distracted Posted April 12, 2012 The seeds coming into a bakery I used to work at came in a 15kg bag labeled 'Tasmanian Blue Poppy'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waterboy 2.0 Posted April 12, 2012 Interesting haven't seen a blue one? - generally puple/lilac, they revert to red when the go weedy on roadsides. There are paid hit squads to remove the weedy ones... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Freaky Chicken Posted April 13, 2012 The blue they are refering to is the colour of the seed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
waterboy 2.0 Posted April 13, 2012 ahah....that makes sense. Wont be getting bulk bags of Tassie White ones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites