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  2. Posted · Edited by obtuse

    Ey up.

    Time for an update.

    Here are the two plants that i uploaded pictures for earlier this year:

    first:

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    compared to earlier this year:

    second:

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    again compared to earlier this year:

    Looking healthy lots of new growth. They have had had to deal with an unusual spring here with lots of moisture, wind, and the occassional blistering hot day - i.e normal tassie weather.

    tolerating the sandy soil fine.

    Cheers, Ob.

    updates on my two best plants

    one:

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    and two:

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    So happy with how these are going.

    fingers crossed for flowers this year or next. :D

    looking like they might even do the bolt this year interesting to see how much they grow in six months, they are sure happy

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  4. Posted

    Last year i was working on a project regarding mycorrhizal fungi. during collection of samples i had to battle though weeds to get the root samples i needed. when i was processing the roots, i noticed how the weed roots were wrapping themselves around the roots i was after.

    and of course it hit me like a tonne of bricks, the exquisite interrelationships between plants through the mycorrhizal symbioses, not just the sharing of nutrients, but also other plant signals. there are papers about how mycorrhizal fungi turn on plant defense systems, and how mycorrhizae will direct nutrients to where they are needed. i had read about the idea in stamets and papers, but to see it in my hands was an epiphany.

    from that point i felt the project was going in the wrong direction, that it was too focused, and leaving out that dynamic, considering that weeds are in fact important as they do in fact help tie ecosystems together. again as per Paradox, its only a matter of definition as to what a weed is.

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  5. Posted · Edited by obtuse

    what weeds are they. a number of common weeds are in fact edible, great for salads, and some have medicinal properties. but some are also quite poisonous. identify what you have, and google how to manage them.

    also work out a management system. pull them up where you can, remove seed heads as they develop, and mulching is brilliant. if you are consistent and methodical you can get control but not straight away.

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  9. Posted · Edited by obtuse

    you should be trying Weraroa, im sure they would be fascinating under a scope.

    Actually psilocybe are fairly boring under a scope, id be trying something more exciting like russula ;)

  12. Posted · Edited by obtuse

    Wandjina left us a couple of years ago now,

    We got to be good friends through this forum and AE during that time

    i miss her company, as im sure many others here do as well,

    So Happy Birthday Wandjina. :wub:

    And your Avatar reminds me so much my first EGA where we first met in person, and the Cicada fest it was. Miss you Penny.

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    Yes, the other motivation was indeed the time factor. This allows for quick germination. As i was planning on travelling for a couple of months i needed to get them germinated and going before i left. the person i leave my plants with is notorious for not watering so i didnt want them as seeds in a pot drying out over summer.

  14. Posted · Edited by obtuse

    lol. im pretty sure i have posted elsewhere. my method was basically to do a warm water treatment after having sanded the coat a bit.

    once expanded to then cut away the seed coat

    plant it vermiculite in those little seed cups, i then mix some soil from around the base of acacias with water, mix a bit, let it sit for a while, then pour off the water over the seeds. this is to introduce the soil nodulating bacteria as early as possible.

    let the seeds germinate, with root, and cots developing. keep using water poured off from acacia soil

    then transplant to a pot full of soil, with a vermiculite cup in the middle, transplant the seedling into the vermiculite. you need do do this before secondary root hairs start forming to minimise damage. again water with acacia soil water.

    try to encourage nodulation as early as possible. i feel this is an important factor in their survival. as the next bit is the harder part. they may all get to the frist or second seed of immature leaves, but then you notice the weaker ones and stronger ones. i feel there is no point trying to treat them with kids gloves. if the plant is weak it wont survive in nature.

    I have had to use this method as the soil grubs seem to not like vermiculite. the grubs were munching through the seeds in the soil like crazy. also acacias have a lot of energy stored in their testa and cotyledons and will survive a bit before getting proper nutrition from soil. naturally they can germinate in sand and survive a while as the roots develop into the soil.

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