bardo

January 15, 2019

I like the metaphor, good words : )

January 15, 2019

Beautiful stuff man : )

January 15, 2019

I was gonna put a post in the wanted thread for some tobacco varieties and read that you did the same, ill hold off and see if ya can spare a pinch of Shiraz and or Burley seeds, I would be very thankful indeed and of course happy to trade something back if you do have any spare ? Either way thanks MG : )

January 15, 2019

19 hours ago, MountainGoat said:

Bardo is a champ! All my trades with him have been top shelf.... speaking of which, i reckon I must be owing him a gift for being so generous last time....

Thanks very much for the kind words MG, Nah you don't owe me anything at all, 100% happy with our trades and such : )

January 14, 2019

Very nice : )

I can do some different nice melty semi monstrose named cloned bridgesii tips for you at good honest prices. if ya interested send me a pm and ill send some photos of different things I have : )

January 14, 2019

I hear ya waterboy, I have tidy up my badly thought out fictions, was lacking a bit of common sense there

January 14, 2019

51 minutes ago, Ethnoob said:

I haven't looked but since it keeps being brought up I'll finally cave in an make a facebook account. Damn you all for making me side with the devil but it sounds like it may just be worth it.

I don't have a fb account either just sounded like there might be some good info there

January 14, 2019

I don't think insects would be to blame if they are not sucking or eating the cactus, I wouldn't imagine just landing on them to cause transmission of the virus.

Hmmm seems odd for so many to be effected especially in such a short time frame, a bit of a mystery to me.

Have you had a look on that fb page Joshwaa suggested ? sounds like there is some good and interesting reading there

January 13, 2019

Ah shit, do you smoke ciggies ? if so make sure to wash ya hands before handling the cacti just in case, cause it could be a possible source of the virus ? and if making cuts sterilize the blade between every cut.

At least it appears you don't have scale insect, im anti poison as much as possible so prob around every few months im out with the tooth brush scanning for the suckers.

I wouldn't go genocidal on all the insects but watch to see if any particular insect is causing any issue and deal with that how you may, I think it is wise to keep them in a sick bay and monitor the situation from there. Hopefully someone with greater knowledge will offer up some more helpful advice than my own.

try not to let it get ya down, they are living things and life is always at the mercy of disease, sickness and death.

January 12, 2019

Geez a lou that is spreading fast, here is a pic of one that got it pretty bad a couple years ago, I thought it was toast, all I did was turn the effected side away from the sun but seems to have recovered and seems stable tho was majorly stunted

January 12, 2019

January 12, 2019

January 12, 2019

Oh and with ferts I reckon fish emulsion and occasionally a little seasol is good, tho I do not liquid fertilize mine no where near enough, I just lazily put some blood and bone around them and the ones in the ground get a little lime from time to time as well.

January 12, 2019

That doesn't look like a nutrient deficiency to me, usually the whole body will go yellow in that case and this one seems splotchy, I am thinking it might have the mosaic virus by the looks of it.

January 11, 2019

I have done a bit of reading and youtubing and pretty excited to get into it, I have purchased this https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/10L-30L-Alcohol-Moonshine-Water-Copper-Home-Stainless-Distiller-DIY-Brewing-Kit/292121254848?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&var=591078724495&_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649

watched some vids on it and looks to work well and thought screw ill give it a go, this guy has a few vids about it

January 9, 2019

Oh and with the sugar water mix, what ratios do you use ? how long approx. does it take to ferment before stilling and roughly what volumes of ethanol do you get from say 20ltr mix ? I know there is some variables like temp of fermenting etc but curious of a rough time scale and results of your experiments.

Cheers crop : )

January 9, 2019

Thanks crop that's some good info, That copper alembic still looks like a beauty.

I am gonna have a look on youtube a bit later to see if there is any vids of people using them and the results there getting, I do like the fact of knowing its made from safe quality materials.

January 8, 2019

yes I thought of bigred from when he did a rum giveaway, never was fortunate enough to receive any but would be cool to hear from him in regards to the topic.

Thanks Glaukus ya beautiful man : )

January 8, 2019

Thanks for the photo tips, I am quite technologically illiterate.

The only other sharxx x I have is (los banos x palarencis ) x sharxx blue, both hybrids are showing signs of being fairly Glaucus, both are growing in more shade then the rosei1 hybrid tho but yeh looking sweet none the less and pretty sure they shall be stunners.

January 8, 2019

Yeh for sure here is a pic of a couple to show the differences within the seed batch, some seed produces near identical plants and other times there is a big variation, that's the beauty of growing from seed ya get to pick and choose : )

Here is a couple that are still young and have a fairly different look from each other

The pics have been coming out side ways for me lately not sure why sorry about that.

I have some len x sharxx blue about the same age and they are defo showing signs of being big blue basterds and pretty excited to watch them grow, so many hybrids so much goodness.

There is so many but another stand out for me atm is yowie x peru john, there some beauties with distinct deep v notches and plumpness :drool2:

January 8, 2019

Hey y'all just wondering if anyone into home brew and distillery is keen on sharing some experiences and tips with someone wanting to get into it.

I am thinking about getting a basic beer brewing kit and a small still like this https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/5GAL-18L-Stainless-Alcohol-Essential-Oil-Water-Distiller-Moonshine-Still-Set/301934028679?_trkparms=aid%3D555018%26algo%3DPL.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D52547%26meid%3D266afd7f91344ecbb2233e7b85d3c312%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dag%26sd%3D292829002489%26itm%3D301934028679&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851

Any feedback on this setup pros and cons and such ?

I haven't really done much research but if I made a mash or brew of about 20L consisting of 10% alcohol would my yield after distilling be 2L or is this optimistic and reality is far less rewarding ?

I will research further soon but thought ill ask here first from someone who may have experience, i have heard the first x amount of distilled alcohol should be thrown away ? any further details on this or other advice for safety or harm reduction will be greatly appreciated.

Any recipes and tips for mash or spirits and beer brewing etc very welcome and again appreciated, I have made some meads in the past and came out quite good but I have quite a liking for the spirits and am keen to save some dollars producing my own, Thanks in advance for any and all advice or help in the process : )

Cheers

January 8, 2019

You got the tricho bug hard core, beauty of a collection so far, sometimes it can feel you become a servant to them but they give so much back even just with there looks and presence , I feel there is a real energy to them just walking around looking at them or sitting by them.

A fair few years ago I was spending a bit to much on obtaining clones but now I try refrain from giving in to it cause It is basically never ending and I would be defined financially as poor lol and with a little patience awesome plants will come from seeds, way cheaper and pretty cool seeing them develop, feels very rewarding. I have got well over a thousand going maybe even 2 thousand or more I don't keep count lol, also including coloured flower hybrids, seems cool to get some columns going with different coloured flowers.

Defo gonna tame it down a bit cause its pretty much full scale for me atm but some seeds I am keen to still get are mostly bridgesii x bridgesii, waiting to see some more of them available like ritta x jeans etc

Rosei1 x john is a nice hybrid I have some that are a couple years old and can see there gonna be super fat attractive beauties : )

The tbm looks a little hacked, make sure your blade is razor sharp (and sterilized) and try to make a clean slice, no hacking or sawing at it unless it is woody as heck and requires some more heavy duty equipment and oomph, not sure about the plastic for the grafts ? I use stocking or super glue, good aeration with stockings : )

On ‎5‎/‎01‎/‎2019 at 2:01 PM, Ethnoob said:

tichs get those kinds of scabs because of the alkaloids

Never heard this before, I am not sure of the validity of that claim, sounds dubious to me but I have no idea ?

Anyhow awesome collection and welcome to the tricho club : )

P.S sorry for any errors or stupidity, I am well into a bottle of jd cause I have gone off the rails a bit again lately lol

January 6, 2019

Blue flax lily, eaten many of these and are slightly sweet and tasty tho I have eaten from one clump that had a slight burning sensation so I am guessing the edibility is variable from plant to plant ?

January 6, 2019

Not sure why the pics came out sideways ? sorry about that

January 6, 2019

i only have a couple of trees of both and they aren't very old but here is what I have noticed, the colubrina only has a small amount of red dots as shown here

compared to perigrina which seems to have more red dots

The trunks seem a bit different (remember I only have a couple to compare so not definitive in anyway) the trunk on the colubrina looks like this

and the perigrina seems to have more swirly patterns, white bands or strips across the trunk and more pointy/sharp bumbs or thorns shown here

The colubrina hasn't produced seed yet but seed I have seen looks kinda squarish like this

the perigrina has only produced one pod so far with three seeds only one properly formed and they appeared quite round more like this

Only a small amount of specimens to make a comparison with so not really reliable info but just some things I have noticed between them so far.

The colubrina has no flowers to compare with but here is a pic of a perigrina flower anyway from one of the trees : )

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