Poppies: Off With Their Heads!

Yes, it's that time again: we have enjoyed the beautiful flamboyant Opium Poppies - Papavar somniferum: ... but they have had their day, and now they are over, it's time to remove them. As they are annuals, there is no point in keeping any of the "plant" part: they won't grow back from that root, next year. But they set seed very generously, so you are pretty much guaranteed to have them in your…