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    Santalum Album

    Hell all, I'm glad to have found this place as many of the topics being discussed are of much interest to me. I hope to both gain some knowledge, and be of some help in the future. But first, I am looking for Santalum Album nuts. For some reason I'm finding this difficult. I'm currently growing S. Spicatum, but want to try the tropical S. Album. Any responses appreciated.
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    Pachanoi variant

    I have had this speciman for well over a decade with no problems. The black rot seen is only on a previously damaged tip, which has been removed from the rest and discarded. It is only in the picture for its tip structure. It does tend to 'fill out' like a sausage.
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    Pachanoi variant

    This pachanoi is somewhat different to all the other pach variants I have. The differences include its colour, shape, spines, and growth. All parts are from the same plant. Does it resemble any particular named variation that anyone recognises?
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    wanted: Euterpe oleracea

    Sounds like you are getting together a nice micro environment in your yard, bio. I've had troubles keeping T. cacao alive over the years, here in Perth. It depends how cold the winter gets. Finally I did get one growing very well, and it acclimatised somewhat over successive winters. About a metre tall, it was positioned in my front yard, until some lunatic ran over it in a car, at night. I'd love to source some more viable seed, or a plant to try again. I contacted Daley's a few months ago, but they said all their sprouts had failed this year.
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    wanted: Euterpe oleracea

    Can I ask where you got the Theobroma cacao from ??? I am looking for either viable seed, or a sapling. Does anyone know where I can get these from ??? Thanks
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    Trade List relived

    ********************************************** Maybe of some interest to someone. ............SEEDS I have got...................... Acacia maidenii (temp. out) Acacia obtusifolia Adansonia gregorii (lots of) Anadenanthera colubrina Atriplex nummularia (De Kock) interesting looking salt tolerant native. Can be used for proteinaceous stockfeed. (**Plants now available) Atriplex semibaccata Capparis mitchellii (native orange) Coffea arabica Datura ferox Dracaena draco Eucalyptus olida (Strawberry gum) Heimia salicifolia Nicotiana alata Papaver somniferum (tasmanian, danish flag, hungarian) Peganum harmala Phalaris aquatica var. australia Psychotria carthaginensis Santalum acuminatum (Quandong- Nectarbrook cultivar) Santalum album (rare tropical sandalwood) Santalum spicatum (Australian Sandalwood) (**Plants now available) Stenocarpus sinuatus Tagetes lucida Christmas Island wild chilli (seeds available 8/April) The C.I. chilli was introduced to the island when the first people settled there about 150 years ago. It is a small fruit which is quite hot. Probably more feral than wild. PLANTS..... -Brugmansia grand marnier -Ephedra major -Will have Santalums available as plantlets during winter. +Yellow seed envelopes 107mm x 60mm $8 per 100 +Resealable plastic bags 75mm x 50mm $8 per 100 ............Really WANT ............... . Areca catechu Mitragyna speciosa******** Pausinystalia yohimbe******** Piper betle Rauvolfia verticillata Tabernanthe iboga******** Tribulus hirsuta Trichocereus pachanoi,peruvianus Trichocereus scopulicolus If you have any of these, message me. [ 25. August 2003, 23:13: Message edited by: Skulking Lurker ]
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    Hoodia gordonii seeds for sale on Ebay

    I tried to sell some Hoodia gordonii plants on chEatbay 6 months ago, and they came down on me like a ton of bricks!! I fucken hate the wanker ebay site. I was selling H. gordonii pups, and they scrubbed my listing for selling live things. I informed them they weren't DOG PUPS, they were plants. Then they claimed I was trying to sell endangered plants !!! I gave them no end of abusive replies. I hope they got the message, that I wasn't taking them from the flamin' wild, and that they were raised in my backyard in Australia. Since then I've completely boycotted the arseholes. Absolute bunch of idiots. I hate them all to death.
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    Plant identification sought

    Hi, I don't know whether this'll be easy or hard, but can anyone tell me what this plant is? untitled.bmp
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    ebay!

    Well, well, it's a small world. I think I know where the described cacti are. A couple of years ago, I went to buy a tractor from the guy, and noticed several enormous Trichs around the property. During negotiations for the tractor, I subtly referred to the specimens, without giving anything away, and the nonchalantly naive response indicated that he was blissfully unaware of their pedigree and heritage. It's quite obvious, that someone has subsequently informed him of such.
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    Metroxylon sagu

    Thanks Rev, from the quick look I had at aqis, it doesn't appear to have any restrictions on import for quantities below commercial, but for something that is meant to be pretty common, it's bloody hard to find. Whether it be due to seasonal availability, or whatever, I can't seem to track any down.
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    Metroxylon sagu

    Does anyone know where I'd be able to acquire several suckers from this species? Metroxylon sagu I'm sick to death of being told it is Cycas revoluta, which it is not.
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    Adam & Eve.

    After being kicked out of heaven, Adam resorted to suicide bombing the cafe that god frequented. Because the explosives were strapped around his belly, forensics were unable to determine whether or not he had a belly button.
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    Police Radar Detection

    Ahh, the joy to be in WA, where they are legal to operate. I've only been done twice in 15 years, and that was because the music was up too loud. New units pay for themselves within a month or two.
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    Howards Workplace Reform

    I'm having trouble believing the level of comment that seems to be coming from every corner of society, and feverishly relayed by the media, considering that it is all speculation at this stage, because nothing of the subject has actually been released yet.
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    hydrogen power

    There are a number of near-zero emission buses and taxis operating in Perth. Their power plant is a relatively normal internal combustion engine fueled by a gas delivery system not completely unlike an LPG system. The compression ratios are a little higher, and more H2 than other fuels is delivered into the engine, because liquified hydrogen has a very low specific energy(kW/L) to volume ratio, compared to petrol, and other fuels. The main problem with hydrogen as a fuel, is being able to carry enough of it around with you. Hydrogen is no more dangerous than any other flammable gas. It won't just explode for no reason, unless it is mixed with oxygen, just as LPG, acetylene, or for that matter, coal dust would. Producing hydrogen 'on board' by methods described , such as Sodium Borohydride, and electrolysis are not feasible, because of the quantities of hydrogen required to do anything. Electrolysis is in fact one of the worst means of separating the hydrogen and oxygen atoms, because of the vast electrical energy needed to produce anything worthwhile, due mainly to the fact that water doesn't ionise extensively, therefore its level of conductivity of electricity is very low indeed.
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    MHRB - or similar?

    :cool:
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    MHRB - or similar?

    http://www.MHRB.vic.gov.au/ I'm sure they'll have something to say on the subject......... Otherwise, get gardening. The sooner, the sooner.
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    trichocereus in western australia

    Quarantine is only interested in soil that may be attached to the plants. AFAIK.
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    salvia divinorum prohibition in Oz

    You could be a medicinal trial subject, Thelema..... then again, thinking a little more about it, any conclusions and/or inferences gained from the study, could only be described as skewed, extreme, incongruous, and certainly wouldn't do the legitimacy of the whole project any favours. ......And that's probably with the placebo !! [ 17. March 2005, 20:44: Message edited by: Skulking Lurker ]
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    Pressure Cooker

    A 12 litre "Brava" LAGOSTINA Made in Italy
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    wanted: Piper methysticum

    Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could help me obtain a specimen or two of Kava. Maybe Hawaiin black? I am willing to either pay for them, or I have a substantial list of seed and/or plants including many Trichs. Please send me a PM if you have something spare, thanks.
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    Who's gonna ?

    What I want to know, is when the range of SAB T-shirts is due to be available ?
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    Lawnmower for sale ;)

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    pineapple

    Also, from this Previous thread quote: Pineapples are nearly always fertile, but highly self-incompatible. So as long as you only have one plant, or a whole field of a single variety, they are generally seedless. But if you have 2 plants of different varieties, and they happen to flower at the same time, they will make large numbers of seeds. The seeds are viable and fairly easy to grow, although slow. I wonder, though, if yours are the size of apple seeds, they may not be good. I'd say they should be more navy bean size. That is how a grower ends up with seedless pineapples. By having clones of the same variety filling his field.
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    pineapple

    Usually they start by exhaustively breeding a shitload of hybrids, and then testing for taste, texture, colour, acid/sugar content, disease resistence, etc. When an appropriate one is found, propagation begins. From Landline..... In the lush hills behind Nambour, the scientists at the DPI's Maroochy research station have been crossbreeding pineapples for 12 years. From 60,000 seedlings, a shortlist of six has been identified as having commercial potential. The Department of Primary Industry's Garth Sanewski says they are looking for pineapples that are generally sweeter, lower in acid, with enhanced flavours, nice aroma, and a good internal appearance. "Generally that means more yellow flesh," he said. "We're also looking for resistance to some of the disorders that we see in the normal cayenne so we're looking for reduced translucency, that is where the fruit can go overripe and fermented inside before it's externally ripe, we want resistance to that, we want resistance to cold season disorder called blackheart and we also want improved health benefits, high vitamin C, high vitamin A. "We've principally been breeding for improved eating quality which is made up of high sugars, generally lower acid levels and a different range of volatiles or flavour components. "We've also managed to increase the vitamin levels maybe vitamin E and A, which gives it a more yellow flesh, slightly more crunchy flesh in some cases, less translucency." The new pineapples are not only sweeter and less acidic, each has a distinctly different taste. "The traditional pineapple flavour will still be represented in some of them, others will be more like coconut, others are quite perfumed or aromatic, still others will have a fruit salad or a peachy flavour, still others will describe a mango flavour so there's a fairly big difference in the flavours of different pineapples,” Mr Sanewski said. For growers like Gary Pike hybrid pines offer the chance to diversify. "One of the problems, whenever you decide to go into a new variety whether it's a hybrid or one of your own farm-bred clones, it can be five to seven years from when you decide to go into it to when you finally become economical and that you're marketing them to their full potential,” Mr Pike said. Nine years ago, Pinata Pines, run by brothers Gavin and Stephen Scurr introduced its own hybrid. Pinata is now the largest grower and distributor of fresh pineapple, supplying several supermarket chains around the country. Gavin Scurr says it depends on who you see your competitor as. "The more people that grow good pineapples the better it is for everyone and that's been demonstrated in the US particularly where this particular hybrid that we brought here has actually trebled the sales of pineapple in the whole US since that variety's become available there,” he said. There is another reason why the introduction and marketing of hybrids in the marketplace can't come soon enough - imports. Biosecurity Australia has cleared the way for imported pineapples from the Philippines. As yet none has arrived, but with a similar process underway for the much more lucrative banana industry, pineapple growers now have reason to be concerned. Gavin Scurr says it is a threat. "The varieties that they'd bring in would be the hybrid varieties they wouldn't be the smooth cayenne for instance, with the Aussie dollar continuing to rise it's making it easier for imports to come," he said. Full article here
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