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  1. Anyway, after some interesting debate on chat the other night, I came to the realisation that I took for granted what turned out to be a misnomer. Silly me thought that everyone, or at least the majority of the SAB community farmed in accordance with the moons phases. Not to say strict adherence in the form of say bio-dynamics, but, at least in the germination process of seeds... i.e. germinating seeds by the full moon. So what I thought might be interesting is a poll on whether you do, or don't, germinate via the full moon & also if you live in a situation where the moons cycles are not as noticeable due to artificial lighting, in the form of street lighting.
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    Happy birthday EG

    Happy Birthday to you sir ...
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    Advice for growing cacti in the wet tropics

    I'm in Nth Qld & I would say forget about the lophs, they'll just rot in the tropics...it's too humid. If you want lophs...graft to trichs. Just keep in mind that if you graft & they get a lot of water they'll more then likely split from growing too quick. My trich's sat outside during the wet with no probs...just make sure the mix drains really well. I add a fair bit of perlite or coarse sand in my cactus mix (I prefer perlite). I would definately do as "gtarman" said & ditch the greenhouse...too humid. Because most of the rain up here is during summer it's not too bad, but if you had a wet winter I'd put them under cover for the duration Anyway, good luck with it...
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    500th post giveaway

    Congrats on the 500th inter ...
  5. Please forgive my approximate dates & times for these plants in the earlier part 5 x seeds from "kiwiboancaya" were planted in Jul/Aug 2012. The seeds looked exactly the same as de-husked Iboga seed. The seedlings are hard to tell apart also. They were potted into 63mm tubes, with a sandy well drained mix. Placed on a middle shelf, semi-shaded, in a hothouse. Watered once, sometimes twice a week, until germination at 8-10 weeks...3 from 5. Potted up into 5" pots when roots were poking out the bottom...at about the 3rd set of leaves. Into a moist medium...I like a bit of vermiculite & a little bit of "5 in 1". (NOTE: at this point I put slow release fert on the surface, this came into contact with the 2nd set of leaves & burnt them in half. The leaves droop of a night & touch the soil, until the plant gets taller.) So the plants stayed in the hothouse for about 4mths, when I decided to put 1 up for auction. At this point they attracted some leaf miner attention & seemed to be going off the hot/humid conditions of the hothouse. So I treated the leaf miner & moved the plants into the greenhouse. Picture #1...app 4/5mths old. Picture #2...10 days later, bifurcating at the crown & 1cm taller. thed00d adopted the girl in picture & she has now moved to the NSW, Sth coast...where he will continue to run updates. The other 2 girls reside on the Atherton tablelands, Nth QLD. They are now in 200mm pots & continue to live in the greenhouse , until next spring when I will transition 1 into the ground...the other will remain as back-up & hopefully will supply SABer's with cuttings, in the not to distant. Once I have some picture updates of interest I will post ...
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    Happy birthday folks

    102y/o is always bit of a milestone … enjoy the day. It would have been winter when your parents were "gettin' jiggy". Gotta do something with ur time when the garden slows up.
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    Electric chainsaws

    if you do try to use a chainsaw you would want to change the chain & put on a chain that has a square shoulder for length cuts as opposed to a std chain that is used for cross cuts. My terminology might be incorrect but the chainsaw shop would know what I'm talking about.
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    WTT…Iboga pods for T.bridgesii cuts.

    Howdy SABers…as it reads I have 2 x Iboga pods to trade. 1 is orange & not too far off & the other is not far from changing colour & ripening up also (2-4 weeks max). I was hoping to get some "bridgesii" cuts as trades…1 pod = 1 cut. I currently have "regular", "monstrose" & "eileen" variations of T. bridgesii. Cheers spacey...
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    WTT…Iboga pods for T.bridgesii cuts.

    All gone people…thx for the interest
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    WTT…Iboga pods for T.bridgesii cuts.

    Just the 1 left now peeps...
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    brugmansia problems

    Pictures mean jack shit...plant material needs to be analysed, it's that simple. totally agree HD....how very sad for all involved . What happened to community..?
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    Happy Birthday Tonic!

    Hope u've had a great day... Many happy returns.
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    Calea zacatechichi being seized in New Zealand

    You kiwi's better start hiding ur salvia plants...
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    advice decking oils etc needed

    "merbau" also known as "kwila" is a hardwood, it is relatively cheap due to the fact it doesn't need curing like all other hardwoods. So the decking will still have a certain amount of tannins (resins in softwoods)in it...the timber will bleed for a while longer yet. I'd let it bleed for a few months, clean it with a deck cleaner & then oil it every 6mths...like you said above. Otherwise within 5yrs it will start to split, rot &/or warp. Alice is right regarding the oiling cycle...the other option is to put a roof over it.
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    id please

    ditto...
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    help Dream Herb dying

    No...prol 70% humidity...reasonably well ventilated. They seem to like low 30's I don't even have saucers under them....& filtered light if possible, but yeah shady. Good luck man... EDIT: I did have them in the hothouse for a while, but they didn't seem to like it there, so I moved them from there to where they are now.
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    help Dream Herb dying

    I have 2 I've grown through from seed. Mine are in a very well drained mix ... extra coarse sand in the mix. They took ages to settle in & start to grow. They both currently reside on the floor of the greenhouse, under 30% s/cloth & getting a fair amount of shade from the other plants & ferns in their as well. I water in the shadehouse every 2nd day & usually I'll miss them every 2nd watering, except through late spring through to early autumn. This is when they tend to kick on & need the extra water.
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    Australian taxpayers to fork out millions for US troops

    "The construction projects are expected to begin in coming weeks and will be completed by the end of February." Yeah good luck with getting that one done by February....someone forgot to let the dickheads know about the wet season (monsoon).
  19. Campbell Newman is helping QLD live up to one of its great number plate slogans "QLD the Smart State". People wanted change, so they voted in change via Newman. This guy is setting the benchmark for stupidity, I think the other states are in real trouble. Our dickhead (Newman) is "un-toppable". I can see the politicians in the other states trying & maybe even thinking they are capable of topping ol' Campbell, but this guy is only just starting to warm to his potential. The real truth will be available after the next QLD state election..."Are QLDers really this stupid ?". So the real question is, "Can you other states even come close to having such incredible leadership as we in QLD have ?"...I think not, you could only wish. Mind you, after looking at our more recent Federal election I do have my doubts about the Australian peoples abilities as a whole. People are not willing to think outside the boxes they are presented with & so here we are, dominated by this "2 party preference system".
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    New QLD VLAD legislation- not just about 'bikies'

    This is a sign of what is/could potentially happen with our newly elected federal govt. When you choose to elect a party over the presiding govt, thinking that change is better then leaving it as it is, you take the risk of the change not necessarily being the type of change that you wanted. Change isn't necessarily always for the better...as I'm sure the govt employees who were layed off as soon as Newman came into power would attest to. The problem is the fools that put themselves forward for consideration to become our leaders are exactly that....FOOLS. Tools for manipulation, via big business. The power needs to be taken away from big business & given back to the individual....where it belongs. MC's are nothing but petty criminals in comparison to big business.
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    Happy Birthday Watertrade !!!

    Truly an asset to this community...I hope you had a great day mate. All the best...
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    Law changes in NSW

    I watched an interesting doco on the ABC yesterday...soon to be sold off, thx to mr. abbott. The person was addressing a sitting of younger gen X people. What he stated was, "democracy should be a case of the few serving the majority, but instead it is a case of the majority serving the few". These are sad times we live in....I think "how sad", the people will realise only when it is too late. Sadly most of the "fools" I've talked with regarding the recent election were mainly concerned with "turning the boat people back". If this shows anything, it points out a lack of compassion & a concern only for ones own self interest...still just a pack of racist fucks at heart. You'll get what you deserve Australia, the problem is we (the members of this forum) will have to pay for your stupidity also.
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    syria gas attack, who u think it was?

    Who can we believe in this war of misinformation...weapons of mass destruction , chemical weapons used on their own people . Control the information & you'll eventually control the world. What was it that Libya was supposed to have done again..? Either you get in bed with the US or you end up dead. USA (govt)...bunch of lying, deceitful fucks. I think we have all seen how the truth can be twisted & distorted to suite a specific purpose (e.g. CH7 & there attempt at unbiased reporting with regards to entheogenic plants) & that's just a TV station, nothing in comparison to the biggest war monger on the planet.
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    Staying off the radar

    Thread hi-jacker...
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    Acacia Phlebophylla - Mt Buffalo National Park Victoria

    Fuckin' grots need their arses reamed ... Obviously not capable of growing a plant themselves ... dumbass dickheads.
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