Joshie

Nice photo, I thought. A Persian White, I believe.

Autumn Planting - Thats another story, Wow, they grow much better if planted in Autumn, about half way through. They kind of just lay around all Winter not doing all that much, with sporadic growth spurts, and then they just go off. At the farm we see plants near a metre tall at this time of year, I will post a few pics in another post. Joshie.

I'll take them thanks Goldtop. vvvvV gets 25 mixed loph seeds, 100 Danish Flag Papaver Somniferum, 500 organic Persian Blue seeds.

A promise is a promise, that is the end of it. I grew up taught that my word was my bond, not that I have always kept it. An interesting story: the day my brother Josiah was being born my Dad had promised to take myself and my brother Simeon to the Royal Adelaide Show. Mum was in labour and all Simeon and I could think about was going to the show. Josiah was born and Dad roared down in the old Galant taking us to the show, no excuses!!! So to me, I believe this is how it should be, if at all possible one should keep their promises or not make them to begin with. In my Dad's case we would have let him off, he took that pretty far but for me it is and was a great life lesson. This is what I aspire to and also have come to expect from people. Sometimes I let myself down but it is good to be honest and to say sorry. I do not believe that anybody has an inherent right to be forgiven, we can only hope that people will accept our apolgy when we have wronged them. I have noticed that in Australia alot of people have a real "just get over it" mentality. People often will not acknowledge problems and have become quite political in day to day interractions. Maybe this is just my experience in the last year, let me know if anyone else is noticing this attitude in mainstream society. I am a huge fan of the old school way where if you have a grievance with someone you upfront them and talk, sort it out. I feel that alot of people, these days, would rather let a bad situation ride pretending that it is all good. Even our language is changing, bad means good, mad the same. We are in a state of stagnance in my circle, family, friends, my whole karmic group. I hope that this will change. Shalom. Joshie.

Any plant in the legume family converts nitrogen from the air, making it available in the soil. Just noticed the bad grammar and spelling mistakes in my article that I thought was awesome! Lets just say that I was very tired, okay!!! Joshie.

SOME PROBLEM SOLVERS AND ADVICE REGARDING GROWING POPPIES 　 The biggest problem people encounter trying to grow poppy begins with watering. Most people, as with most seeds plant them and then get out the trusty old watering can. This is a fail to begin with as poppy seeds need a combination of sunlight, water, with a loose growing medium and if either of these three conditions not being met re not being met or other water dispenser pushes the seed deep into the ground. Surface sowing or broadcasting is the way to go. The seeds need light, you should spray with a spray bottle, this is the most succesful method of germinating poppy seeds. Also, planting at about 5 o'clock in the evening can help. Ants absolutely love seeds, especially poppy! I have watched ants taking my seeds as I am planting! Once they come up overwatering is bad. Fast draining soil is important, giving them a decent water to encourage healthy root growth. I use numerous watering cans and spray bottles including a big two and a half litre mister that works by pumping it, building up the pressure sending a lovely mist over a fresh patch of soil or a bunch of pots. Once the seedlings germinate It is best to use a small watering can with a long thin spout allowing one to direct the water exactly where it needs to go . In this way soil is soaked round the seedling encouraging the tap root to move lower. The third watering the soil is soakedsoil is soaked companion in my system is a regular plastic watering can. In this way I conserve water as it is distributed exactly as desired without any wastage at a very low cost, I must add. Transplanting poppies has never been all that successful in my journey but I have heard of a method that sounds like it may have merit. The method that I am talking of is that of planting a bunch of seeds in a pot, container, peat pot, something that can be placed directly into the ground with minimum interference. Keep the medium moist. As poppy likes a well draining, ph. neutral soil nearing acidic there are alot of options. For seedlings soaking the medium in a combination of something like Seasol always scores me healthier looking seedlings. It is worth experimenting as there are an increasing amount of beneficial products coming out all of the time. I have a worm farm so I like to use a very light combination of diluted (very diluted, like 5 times as much as one would normally dilute it for use 10 parts water to one part worm juice so that would be 50 parts water to 1 part worm juice.) Experiment with these amounts but don't go too hard, seeds are packed with a fair amount of proteins to get them started so they don't actually require any help to sprout bar water and light so the nutrients are for the seedling. Seeds are amazing little packages of life! It never ceases to amaze me how the tiniest seeds can grow into the most beautiful, complex expressions of life. Peat pot are possible to us but I find that I nust "loosen" the peat inside or else the peat is too compact and will not let the roots pass through. Loosened, this is entirely different working well, planting numerous seeds so that the seedlings on the oustside will always protect the ones on the inside. My advice, as far as soil mix would be to use chook manure (cow manure is good also,poppies love a soil that is highin phosphorus, any type of manure is good, maybe not mushroom manure because one thing you definitely don't wantis any fungi problems. Fast draining soil is probably the most important factor. You do not want to see water sitting on top of your soil. I found a type of seeds they sell in Bunnings. If you have any soil you are not entirely happy with buy a few packs of soil conditioning seeds. They contain barley, legumes, and a few other types of plants that convert nitrogen from the air intonitrogen for the soil ! This conditions it, creating really good aeration. I am an eco-warrior so I will grow lettuce, let it grow outand then the soil is ready for a plant that needs phosphorus (such as poppy!). When the poppies have grown out their life cyclethe soil is ideal for lettuce, basil, any leaf bearing plants you can think of, virtually! MY GOLDEN RULE : Plant the seeds on top of the gound. If you have to sprinkle some soil across it then it will not harm anything but is not necessary. Poppy seeds need light to germinate. Use a mister, I use a 2 and a half litre super mister that puts out a huge thin mist. You can use a spray bottle, I like themister because I can mist over a large area. Mist the soil until seedlings appear. Once seedlings appearwater them, keeping the soil dampish but not too damp. Water, making sure that the watergoes at leastas deep as taproots and deeper to encourage the taproot to grow. Plant more than you need, that way you can thin out the bigger ones, keeping the more uniform plants.That way you end up being able to grow more. One per foor is the generlally given rule.

On ya guys, Evil Genius, Yeah, what doesn't kill ya makes ya stronger! Enjoying life, every day brings new lessons and new knowledge! Myco, All good now, thanks, had an accident resulting in a skin graft, healing well! Ghosty, Thanks, good thoughts = good deeds. That's why I love this site, very positively oriented. Alice, Thanks, Against doctor's orders I am already back in the garden! Gotta pull out them weeds! Easy does it! Thanks all, From Joshie.

I just wanted to thank the members of The Corroboree for being the good people you are. Recently I had an accident and it was lovely how many people wished me well, the community spirit here is unique, true as God. My skin graft is healing well, thankyou to the people who wished me well and the people who would have given the opportunity. What a unique site, serious. It is a blessing to see so many people connect simply to connect and relate. Nothing like our counterparts at Shitbook, can I say that?!!! I wish everybody at the Corroboree the best. Blessed Be. Joshie. P.S. I'm back in black.

Truth be told, music is an art, a gift, a talent. True music has life, it has shape, depth, form, a living memory of emotion. A musician cannot be compared to an artist as a tree cannot be compared to a mountain. The origins of hip hop begin in a murky place of old, we cannot go back there, the BOOM of the African drums, the Indian storyteller, we cannot replicate the smell of a fire as much as we seek to evoke it. Hip Hop is definitely a blend, old with new, rage on a page repeated. Aren't all new devices evolved expressions of old, complicated and translated into todays hype? "Toy Soldiers" by Eminem uses the classic melody of a Martika song who herself, probably without even knowing it, uses the classical tune of one of the great composers of antiquity (I cannot remember which symphony it is taken from, it is eluding my mind for now, so I will not look so I may find it when necessary!). The Beatles, as original a band as any, took ideas from everywhere as is illustrated on the cover of the Sergeant Peppers album. Rap music, the best kind, takes the best of all musical techniques and tells important life stories. This is what hip hop is to me, the story-teller, the mystic, the shaman telling their stories of life next to the hot fire with the beat of the African drum in the background. Not all rappers aspire to this, alot, probably most, are content to settle for singing what they are told will be popular, this is when rap is pop, not just because it is popular. Peace. Joshie.

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reverbnation.com%2Fc.%2Fponi%2F57786188&h=HAQE9vvVgAQGmwVkABNTq8xK8q-PCT4wvR93BeIVItqPvYw http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reverbnation.com%2Fartist%2Ffb_share%2F1571653&h=WAQEd0B-EAQGCTjeSKUt_Yu78buhpfOy17nPtyPJyY6Nd8A There are two links to 'Gone for Good', a mellow song about life. Music is Universal would have made a better title for my post. I love all the passionate responses. I agree with alot of what people had to say. Singing the Cat in the Hat really fast would not make somebody a musician. A blood spatter is not art no matter how many people can see this or that! Defiance is a talented musician, a guitar player, songwriter, singer, the list goes on. He records using instruments and then mixing and mastering, same as any other band these days. I hear you, people, gangster rap is not real music, it is like a recruitment drive, it is still a form of expression. I do not like the way that alot of hip hop glorifies the evil in the world. Defiance is a wise man, using music as a medium to be able to express his ideas about love and expression of ego and the chasm in between. I hope I have posted the links correctly. I could not upload the songs as the file size was too large. http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.reverbnation.com%2Fartist%2Ffb_share%2F1571653&h=RAQFZ1Qd7AQGyZFIixmWlvOP__ocdMLoAK8nQW61OufWoMg That is a link to a song called 'Self Worth' I hope you all enjoy! I certainly love this music.

Defiance is a rapper from the South side of Adelaide. His style is original, incorporating sprirituality and realism into what can only be described as a life journey. His sound grows on you. He will be dropping an album this year or next. If you would like to hear his music go to his page on Facebook. Most of his songs are available as *** FREE DOWNLOADS *** through ReverbNation for now so JUMP IN !!! DEFIANCE is the anti-virus in his own words to the demons live in us, through our egos, surrounding and looming around us. Go and Get Yourself a Download While You Can and Enjoy.

I think that this thread is awesome, it is inspiring how many people can contribute to an idea. As far as botany goes the way that botanists have grouped plants into 'families' which started me thinking. I think that the families are way bigger then we understand. Would there be any benefit to applying a very small electrical current to the female plant over a period of time to create a level of receptivity to this process? (0.3 - 0.7 of a volt at a time)

I would love some LW if there is any left. From Joshie.

I am interested if there is a pack left, Thanks, from Joshie.

WitchDoctor, if those seeds are still on offer I'll take 'em. vvvvvvvvvvvv gets some p. som hen & chicks, p. som turkish purple , p. som mixed top notch variety , vvvvvvvvvvvv