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Sold to me 5-6yrs ago as Peyote???
herbal_hindsight posted a question in Cactus & Succulent Identification
hi everyone... just a curious question about my little cactus here... i bought it around 6 yrs ago off the old swapnsell forum the corroboree had along with another one which died on me [rot] last year. when i first bought them they did not appear columnar and resemembled small buttons like i expected. then after a couple years they started to grow up and i thought ah maybe they arent peyote afterall.. until this year when a good friend suggested to me that it could be a mutation? i didn't think much of it until this little button formed a few months ago and it has grown at a rapid rate... thoughts? -
Picked amongst p.subs and discovered to be different during the sort... possible stuntziI due to ring on stem OR is this a good example of all magic mushrooms bruise blue but not all mushrooms that bruise blue are magic?
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Picked amongst p.subs and discovered to be different during the sort... possible stuntziI due to ring on stem OR is this a good example of all magic mushrooms bruise blue but not all mushrooms that bruise blue are magic?
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Sold to me 5-6yrs ago as Peyote???
herbal_hindsight replied to herbal_hindsight's question in Cactus & Succulent Identification
Soil mix used = 20% vermiculite/ 50% sand/ 30% potting mix [approx] + pebbles / small rocks on top The time difference in original crooked penis loph to graft: [dates of when photos were taken] Crooked Penis Loph - 18/12/2012 Grafted Penis Cactus - 12/04/2013 I performed the graft on the 10/03/2013 I am personally impressed by how easily the graft took and how much growth it has had in such a short amount of time... merely 4 weeks basically. -
Hi all, A friend of mine had this pop up in her garden bed randomly and neither of us have any clue as to what it may be ? Any ideas? Thanks
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Sold to me 5-6yrs ago as Peyote???
herbal_hindsight replied to herbal_hindsight's question in Cactus & Succulent Identification
LOL yep i'm def an honest sort who isn't interested in exploiting anyone for anything... unfortunately some people take advantage of me being so compassionate but such is life. I most certainly kept the base, I should take a photo of it tomorrow, along with a photo of the graft [been a long day didn't get home til late and am ready for bed] I am still experimenting in the best position for the base to be, where it is atm doesn't get much light but still some, but I think I need to introduce it into more direct light, same as my graft but i turn it every day a bit at a time so it gets even light and it seems to be working fine so far! -
Sold to me 5-6yrs ago as Peyote???
herbal_hindsight replied to herbal_hindsight's question in Cactus & Succulent Identification
Just an update, I'll take some more pics tomorrow to show comparison... but I decided to give it the slice and attempt a graft onto a Echinopsis bridgesii 'Montrosa' - AKA Penis Plant. I'm actually quite impressed with how well it worked and can see it has grown a good amount since the graft was done. This image was taken 7 days after the graft attempt. -
Plant ID?
herbal_hindsight replied to herbal_hindsight's question in Plant Identification (non-cactus)
ahh well no surprise there it was from wikipedia after all ;-) as far as i can tell the leaves aren't hairy so i'm thinking brug too! -
Plant ID?
herbal_hindsight replied to herbal_hindsight's question in Plant Identification (non-cactus)
"It occurs throughout mid-latitude mainland Australia, but not in the tropical north, nor in the cooler, wetter, southwest and southeast corners. It thus occurs in every mainland state except Victoria." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_tobacco -
Plant ID?
herbal_hindsight replied to herbal_hindsight's question in Plant Identification (non-cactus)
ok after a bit of research.... it seems native tobacco is found in nearly all states and territories in Australia, except for Victoria which is where this is located. Now I am well aware this could have changed, however based on the climate is it likely? I guess once it grows large enough and goes to flower we will be more certain -
Plant ID?
herbal_hindsight replied to herbal_hindsight's question in Plant Identification (non-cactus)
hmmm they both look similiar from some google images i just looked up but im not certain.... other plants that also look similiar are thickhead weed or tamarillo ? but im not convinced it's them either??? -
Sold to me 5-6yrs ago as Peyote???
herbal_hindsight replied to herbal_hindsight's question in Cactus & Succulent Identification
interesting... ive had a hard time finding any other pics of lophs doing this but have been told its common if they dont get enough light... what suggestions/tips can people offer me to nurse this little freak back to it's own flavour of normality? :-) -
hey all! i'd love to join the band wagon on this one but depends on the date.. ill keep posted for sure! i did a google on the jenolan caves and had a chuckle when i saw this webpage load and i quote "jenolan caves magic happens here" i mean seriously how can i not say no to that! http://www.jenolancaves.org.au/
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hey goldtop i've got a few growing as well if your interested in any more at all? i'm in sa mate I could send a cutting or the full plant ill have to go measure what ive got though
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spiritual electricity
herbal_hindsight replied to strangebrew's topic in Creativity, Spirituality & Philosophy
wow it is good to see other people discussing these feelings with peace of mind... i experience this frequently and one thing that really triggers it off is a strong emotional experience; even if it's just from watching a touching movie or seeing a sad story on the news... generally no-one else is around when it happens which in some ways comforts me as i do feel a bit odd when it happens sometimes... i almost feel like im going to cry for no good reason sometimes and i can definitely see how a psychiatrist would diagnose it as an illness and prescribe zombie inducing meds.. i feel a lot more at ease after reading this post! -
'Magic Mushroom' Drug May Improve Personality Long Term
herbal_hindsight replied to shortly's topic in Mycology
This makes me feel much better about my gnome's fungi use of the past 11 years! :-D Explains why they are so laid back and able to make new friends so easily... my gnome is just a little cautious with some people as he has been fooled by the wrong people before and taught them things they did not deserve to learn! Great article! -
What zodiac sign are you?
herbal_hindsight replied to mutant's topic in Creativity, Spirituality & Philosophy
hahaha that makes two of us Amazonian and a lot of the time I am a perfectionist... It can be both a blessing and a curse... previous bosses generally don't like it as I take longer to do a task despite the fact I am doing it at 101%. I am also very compassionate but my biggest folly is I worry about other people too much and forget myself in the process; I give out great advice but rarely follow it myself. Something I am slowly learning how to cope with and handle much better. I still like to help people and always will but I am no good to anyone without helping myself first! -
Hi all.. I am definitely making my way to Strathbogie ranges for the 2011 EGA and plan on driving from Adelaide. I am thinking/planning ahead and am wondering if anyone else is planning on going from Adelaide and if they have sorted out transport arrangements yet? At this stage I will be the only one going [a lot of my friends suck and don't realise what they are missing out on or they are unable to get the time off work, at most at this stage there will be 1 other person joining me but they haven't confirmed] so if anyone would like to join me on the drive and contribute to fuel costs that would be awesome!!! Being I have put this out there now with plenty of time, it gives us a chance to meet up and make sure we are all going to get along... I am very easy going guy and get along with most people so if you wanna go and wanna grab a lift by all means let me know.. I've got a 88 pajero 4wd with plenty of room for a comfy road trip! I can't wait! Great times ahead!
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72 hours to End the War on Drugs
herbal_hindsight replied to herbal_hindsight's topic in News & Notices
I agree with you Sheather That's why I posted it as soon as I had stumbled across it myself... something like this should have been spread much sooner and marketed a lot better!!! I posted it on my fb page but expect a lot of the people on my friends list will ignorantly see it as supporting drug use rather than what it's really about. To anyone who has seriously thought about the war on drugs and payed even the slightest bit of attention it has done nothing to stop drug use let alone trafficking and all the money from the illegal market has funded professional criminals but then I guess you could almost say giving the money to the government is no better depending how it gets used. I have a bit of hope regarding the outcome but am not going to hold my breathe... better to have tried and failed than not to have tried at all though it's def a step in the right direction -
Inebriated lorikeets falling from the sky in Darwin
herbal_hindsight replied to Symbiate's topic in News & Notices
and sorry to err hijack the thread aswell but you better watch out when picking mushrooms synchro... the birds might steal your harvest ;-) i've seen magpies and kookaburras eat mushrooms before.. i had to chase them away from the camp site cheeky birds! -
Inebriated lorikeets falling from the sky in Darwin
herbal_hindsight replied to Symbiate's topic in News & Notices
thats an awesome photo synchro! nice work... ive always loved these birds! i have heaps around my suburb and i don't find the noise of the birds annoying at all... i can sleep through anything and it's always nice to wake up to! -
awesome thread thanks for the great info guys! :-)
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scientific breakthrough that will turn cannabis into the new aspirin
herbal_hindsight replied to nabraxas's topic in Ethnobotany
almost 6 years ago now my gnome clean snapped his right forearm [ulna/radius] and had bits of bone dangling out his arm from a downhill mountain biking accident. he was put on morphine once he got to the hospital [damn paramedics had none in the ambulance] which was very effective at more or less knocking him out so he didnt feel any pain... when he was sent home the following day he was given a script of oxycontin which is strong shit and he was only on the 16mg tabs [x2 3x/day] after a week they virtually had no effect @ that same dose... it wasn't until my gnome found some hashish that the pain totally left... perhaps hashish has a much stronger pain relieving effect than regular bud but by golly it worked! just ask my gnome... panadol does nothing imo... id rather sit in a corner and stare at the wall in a trance like state deep in meditation [which is kind to the body and the wallet] -
Police arrest 184 in worldwide pedophile ring: Europol
herbal_hindsight replied to hutch's topic in News & Notices
All I want to say is I am surprised and deeply disappointed at how petty, accusing, nasty, judgemental, hateful and downright appalling this thread is.... but still not as appalling as the topic the thread was posted about to begin with... [bEFORE IT TOOK A TURN] there are a lot of people on this forum it seems need to grow the fuck up, open their mind [a lot wider] and learn to accept that not everyone has the same knowledge, experiences, beliefs and opinions as you do! at the end of the day, i'd just like to think we all agree on one thing that the suffering of a child in any way, shape or form [especially that of sexual assault and not just limited to children] is not acceptable and everything should be done to eradicate the scum of this earth who think otherwise!