US Customs and Border Protection officers in Philadelphia seize nearly 300 pounds of dried opium poppy pods from Spain 6abc Philadelphia Rain is coming so its time to harvest the ripe poppy seeds. Once the poppy pods have dried and the interior seeds matured to a rich brown or black, I clip the tops from the pods and pour out the Toxic 'alkaloid' poppies diverted from a regulated crop health.vic.gov.au Poppy Straw an overview ScienceDirect Topics We grew the Giant Poppy Pods for the pods, not the short lived blooms. Fresh & green they are beautiful in bouquets., Seed is in my shop., #gardenersworkshopfarm