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    Current Blotters

    Any spares from foaf to gnome?
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    Getting out?

    I would't really say i was in the country exactly, I think you can check on certain [un-named] companies' websites as to where you can actually receive broadband, not sure if I could handle not having it myself either now that I have it, but for me the idea of moving further north to a more isolated area was to possibly cast off alot of these things, although I want to have an online nursery so it would be imperative for me to have a good internet connection. I really like the idea of leading a more frugal existance, grow my own fruit and veggies and cacti ect; for my gnome and just in general,I love my cacti. Not to mention my love/hate affair with technology I use my computer/net to promote my music not to mention create it, and rely on the big city to get gigs and all. I'm torn between the two worlds.........as I know probably yourself and numerous others feel the same way. Would love to feel that freedom though.
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    Getting out?

    I have broadband 12 Gig worth
  4. From what I could find out, it doesn't sound like the easiest thing to do, though am sure it can be done. Does anyone know much about pollinating/self pollinating Cereus peruvianus? I'm sure it would be rewarding to do this as you would get the fruits, but I'd say you'd need a few of these monsters that were grown from seed
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    monsters of the deep

    I like that idea
  6. dc That looks like the one! A closer shot would have been great
  7. Cereus peruvianus is the big multistemmed, small spined cactus you commonly see in gardens [which gnomes often make clandestine night missions to collect and find out after much cooking that it contains little to no gnomic alkaloids and get a little bit annoyed, gnomes are funny like that], it also has tasty [if pollinated] edible fruit. Trichocereus/Echinopsis peruvianus is the one of most ethnobotanical interest and seems to have a vast array of hybrids and cultivars on the market. Usually has much larger spination than the former mentioned genus/species Possibly making it quite hard to get what was the original form.
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    Getting out?

    Hi Apothecary I'm roughly an hour from Sydney, can see the stars, fairly well, and other strange lights , no powerlines [we don't have mains power], we live reasonably cheap for being this close to the big smoke, though I must say there are a few major drawbacks, which I wont go into here, amazing wildeness type bushland at the back door, very easy to get lost in! Lots of wildlife. Though saying all this a move to the north coast is on the cards in the next few years [we will be selling ], favourable growing climate ect; I am still tied to the big city at the moment due to my music career [maybe] gaining some momentum, but thats never that reliable anyways if it sounds interesting, or you just want hear a bit more about it, drop me a pm BTW it happened because it is cheaper than most places in or around the Sydney district and it's a lovely place.
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    Sydney Meet

    So when is it? I'd like to join in if I may? [if I feel up to a social thing at the time, not that good in these situations , I went to a meet out west in 2003 had to leave though. Am keen to meet some people who are actually interested in similiar things to what I am interested in, my plant love has been piqued recently again, after quite a while of doing other stuff. So if there is a date set? Will try and make it Thanks
  10. It uses whatever the mycorrhiza uses as food, for example, decaying leaves, humus, ect; it is parasytic on the mycorrhiza, and the mycorrhiza lives in symbiosis with the Eucalyptus sp. to help control pests ect; and possibly has nutritional benefits for the host tree? A very interesting system of life I would say, what with having three lifeforms all living symbiotically and relying on one another Yes mycoparasite is real term, usually associated with Fungi though for example: mycoparasite: a fungus parasitic on another fungus. & here is the definition of mycorrhiza mycorrhiza: a mutualistic or weakly pathogenic association of a fungus and the roots of a plant. There are a number of types, some of which are: ectomycorrhiza, where the fungus is on the surface of the roots and forms a Hartig net; endomycorrhiza, where the fungus invades the cells of roots where it is frequently confined to well-defined layers; ectendomycorrhiza, where there is a Hartig net but the fungus also penetrates the root cells; and vesicular arbuscular, where the hyphae in the cortical cells of the root may be coiled or branched. pl. mycorrhizae.
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    some of my cacti

    very nice
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    native psychotria

    From my research on the amended: Guide to Psychoactive Plants Native to Australia 2007 [amended by me] Psychotria loniceroides = no dmt I'm finding it hard to glean much information on the Australian group of this Genus, but will keep looking
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    common names-botanical names

    CONFOUND IT ALL!! I'm just sticking with botanical names from now on, mycology is confusing enough as it is Interesting subject though
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    What do yo uthink this lophophora is?

    Cacti flowers tend to very variable, the fact that they have NO pups whatsoever and considering the size [without pupping] I would say definately Lophophora williamsii Diffuse: Widely or loosely scattered or spreading. Spreading: Having a horizontally branching habit. L. diffusa is diffuse in it's growing pattern and will pup very readily from a small size I'm sticking with Lophophora williamsii the ribs are far too pronounced for me to think it was any other species Incedentally, what species did you purchase them as?
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    What do yo uthink this lophophora is?

    As we said in EBA forums Lophophora williamsii
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    EBA Reborn

    I get the same message as Torsten when I try to access the site Will keep trying till I give up haha
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    A few garden photos

    Could it be a T. peruvianus??
  18. Does anyone know what happened to EBA? Haven't been able to access the site for a few days now and was just wondering if anyone knew anything about this? Thanks Muchly
  19. What is the progress on this list? I am in the process of amending this list and researching the active constituents, plant locales, uses ect; anyone know what's happening with this, did it end up on wiki? Or did it all fall by the wayside? An interesting [but time consuming project], this information should be worked on for it is an important work for all Australian ethnobotanist communities, can someone please get back to me on this. Thanks
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    common names-botanical names

    hey thanks MORG, this should help me in my research a bit Interesting to note that one of the most talked about mushrooms happens to be introduced
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    common names-botanical names

    How annoying , thanks shroomytoonos I was mainly thinking of NSW if anyone knows?
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    "Mushroom growing made easy" DVD movie.

    That bit was a crack up!! and the fact that he's wearing ski goggles cracks me up too
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    TBM pics

    Any for sale?
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    Where can i get a portable walkin greenhouse?

    (N)= Nitrogen is great for growth, i;e with normal vascular plants the leaves will turn very green and grow extremely well the same applies for cacti (P)= Phosphorus is great for promoting root growth and helping in fortifying against plant disease (K)= Potassium is great for flowering and then seed production As I said it's usually good to have a balance of all 3, but it is also good to give a good dose of (N) at the start of the growing period. Native plants [mainly PROTEACEAE] are intolerant of, particulary (P), most native plants don't mind a little bit of (N), and Acacia spp. have Nitrogen fixing nodules on thier roots which actually feed surrounding plants . Always do your research before feeding any native plant with any of the above elements, generally they shouldnt need too much feeding if in the ground anyway [if any]. I always feed my cacti with either high N feed [example fish emulsion, worm poo juice] or a more balanced feed something like miracle grow isn't too bad and has a ratio of (N): 15.0% (P): 13.1% (K): 12.4% as you can see the balance is quite close, though some schools of thought choose to use ONLY organic plant food as gnomes who may consider going to be ingesting ect; may noy not want chemical contaminants within the substance, gnomes are funny like that ....and you probably shouldn't feed plants through the winter months as it can stress them, if you really want to just do it once in winter as opposed to the growing period [spring-summer] which would be more likely to be fortnightly [at HALF STRENGTH] applications. Anyway hope that helps a bit
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    "Mushroom growing made easy" DVD movie.

    Great little doco Mine was an mp4 download and was only 274MB download, but you need the new version of quicktime or similiar to play the dang thing as I found out the hard way
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