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Cactus Scientists Recommend Drinking 8 Cups Of Water Per Year WASHINGTON—A consortium of the nation’s leading cactus doctors issued a new set of guidelines Thursday recommending that Americans drink at least 8 cups of water per year to maintain proper hydration. “Studies have repeatedly shown that, in the face of 110-degree heat and intense exposure to the sun’s rays, the average adult requires a full 0.2 ounces of fluid each day,” said 15-foot giant saguaro cactus Dr. Bronson Prickle, who also suggested the nation cope with its current record-breaking drought by using a widespread root system and specialized waxy layer of skin to retain as much moisture as possible. “Furthermore, our research indicates that protecting oneself against desert herbivores is integral to longevity, and can be achieved by maintaining tough external spines and unpalatable, bitter flesh.” At press time, a nesting pygmy owl was peering from an opening in one of Dr. Prickle’s many arms.

Didn't you just sow heaps of really special ariocarpi? That would be enough to keep me rooted in one country. PNG really doesn't sound too appealing after reading the comments in this thread.. New Zealand's pretty cool

I cant say i have seen any of her movies. Hey opiumfreak, i would love to see a bit of your native land...Sweden. You should share some photos of your garden and surrounding views (if any) with us?! <___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_smile.png

Well thanks for all these comments & advise, I figured this is what would be said & it is a shame . I guess I will just have to go there on a holiday with gtarman & his 44magnum . The main reason for contemplating this was work, I was offered the possibility of construction work there, five year contract, the big catch was have to be there six months strait at a time. I can't be away from my kids for that long! So I think I'll put this idea on the back burner. Like Heretic said, many of you have offered great alternatives, & I will have to put some serious thought into it. @ bogfrog, you are right I have got some great seeds coming up & my garden in general is kicking ass! The DOWN SIDE to this place & it members (Thats right I said DOWN SIDE) is that this is a great place(SAB) to hang out & the majority of the members are friendly people. There are people I have meet through general chat & personally who I would happily give my plants to, as I can see they have as much, some people more passion than myself. ^^THIS WOULD ONLY HAPPEN IF I LEFT THE COUNTRY! ^^ Cheers jox PS: I wrote "hang out" at SAB, now I know I sitting at my house & not really hanging out at SAB were ever it is, but it kind of fills like I'm hanging out with you all

I once was Jox. these days i just flask the odd one here & there for my mother inlaw. You can either flask onto agar media (activated charcoal, banana pulp & coconut milk is my standard starting point) using a pod that has changed colour but not yet split. Or you can use the old fashioned brick in a terrarium tech, it doesn't always work but it is worth a try.

I'll say, that comic makes no sense.

I would never take a white girl up there. The risk of rape is very high, even half-casts are considered 'white' and are targetted. It's a place where your family could get gang-raped at gunpoint right in front of you. That's the sad reality of it. Guys don't get raped though, although you'll probably get held up depending on where you go. I've been held up 3 times in PNG and I didn't look rich or anything. Plus it's bad for malaria and snakes, and parasites etc, and there are so many basics that are very hard to get there. Antibiotics for instance. You could go alone no probs but you should never put your family in that kind of danger. One more thing, your family would HATE it up there. After a month or so, they would be begging to return to civilization. Have you ever thought of packing a van and going around Australia? You could find a nice little town somewhere that is just perfect for you and your family <___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_smile.png

CPM seed grown. Bridgesii seedlings. My first seedling graft which has taken off, T.Pachanoi KK2150. My favourite on the top right Roseii # 2 Mini greenhouse 1. Mini greenhouse 2. Some in pots, some in the ground. Cheers, Swiper.

Thank you to everyone who was concerned for my safety. I am completely fine..... i think. I was just in a strange place and really paranoid, thinking i had ingested a galarina among the other fungi. I had a Huge day because it was my 21st b-day and i was out all day at the beach drinking brews. So when i got home after everything i was pretty nackered and i started to experience stomach cramps, lower back pain and trembling in my hands. These fu ngi sent out some sinister vibrations so i was pretty freaked out. Eventually i evaluated my condition as rationally as i possibly could, and came to the conclusion that i was just freaking out in my bizarro state. There is a lesson to be learnt here and that is to go hunting with an experienced individual and research, research, research! From now on i will only trust supermarkets with my buttons, and feilds. Thanks for the love friends! Feels good to be alive PEACE!

How do you plan to aquire the flesh?

jabez - I know the author of the NZ model personally and am quite familiar with what direction this is taking. No reason to be cynical for once ;) it's not just the mining industry, but also army, police and other drug testing employers. The mining industry has a lot of power in a bankrupt state though because of their financial clout. They claim that testing is impossible or too expensive and hence prohibition is the only answer [because history shows us that prohibition has been so effective, LOL]. I haven't read all transcripts yet, but the mining industry is by far the most vocal and powerful opposition to the NZ model.

From every single report I've heard it's a very dangerous place. High high ridiculously high crime rates...shame really because from what I hear it's also one of the most naturally beautiful countries in the world. But yeah, I'd never take women or children there..and I'd think twice about going there anyhow. I'm gonna get up there one day and check it out, but I'm going to seriously consider carrying a gun or two while I'm there.

I thought it was a typo..'chaga', lol, until i googled it and its a mushroom/fungus! <___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_smile.png

It wasn't that long ago when murder was considered a sign of manhood up there. I know some people who've worked up there in a goldmine, the mine was fully fenced and patrolled by armed guards. If they ever had to drive into town they were told if they run someone over not to stop until they get to town or back to the compound and report it then. If they stopped the 4wd they most likely wouldn't live to tell the tale. There's no way I'd take my family up there.

Send in the army of cacti wearing ninja's. They would instill fear into the biggest baddest AQUIS officer

Damn, those are some crazy stories about PNG guys I had no idea it could be that rough. If I wanted a sea change I'd go Tassie or NZ. Nice and cool climate, beautiful picturesque landscape. None of this boring, flat, brown, bland mainline aussie shite that I'm used to. That, or rural China.

Dr Bronson Prickle has a point !!

Considered the mine industry jox? What does the mrs want to do? U know what they say, happy wife, happy life.

Apart from what people have already said about safety in PNG, there's also the question of whether you're white, and if so whether you have any serious connection to the place. If you are white and move there chances are you'll be living a life in which the vast majority of nationals are segregated from you by class, wealth (even if you're "poor"), and in many other ways. You'll be making a living where the vast majority of the population is barely able to do the same thing, and you'll be benefitting in significant ways because of your skin colour, education, citizenship, and so on. There is a lot of well justified resentment about whites and their colonial practices, and unless you're doing aid (or maybe political) work there I think it would be hard to justify why you should make a living in a country where the majority of indigenous inhabitants are unable to.

Good luck Joxy... I went there when I was 11. The whites were living in compounds, with security...can get a bit crazy. It's not Australia man...mind you http://en.wikipedia...._Cronulla_riots Come back up North...one more cockroach won't make a difference.

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this standard mix must have had something extra special in it like spores i'd say!

Took me four and a half years roughly from a 6-inch nursery purchased seedling on Myoporum parvifolium (long dead), now growing on A.schlerophylla and A. microcarpa and probably many others including Trichocereus sp. Three fruits only (set of two pictured). No bugs inside, as can occur in the wild. Tart, very tasty.

This was the Ipomea I found out at a old farmhouse, had a classic overgrown garden heaps of brugs that sort of thing. I'm leaning towards ipomea purpurea possibly hybridised with Ipomea nil at a hunch as the leaves are very variable, but I'm not sure. The flowers were much bigger on the original vine but this little specimen is in a hanging basket. Any way anyone got similar?

^^ I'm sure there are many rural towns and isolated islands and such where there are no problems, but by and large, and in and around decent-sized settlements or cities I'd be wary. It's probably just like western civilization in that cities seem to attract and breed assholes and undesirables, except magnified 100x over there due to poverty, a vicious cycle of bad upbringings, and a gaping lack of law and order. But again I haven't been, and I wouldn't suggest it to anybody based on what I've heard.

LOL Umm i heard rumours that there was some being offered on silk road a while back

red LED grow light i'd say Stillman

yeah, too much of it can cause acute rise in blood pressure, tingling and noise in the ears... but one can get a great tolerance to it, like most people in south asia. Is also has antiseptic effects, which is useful in tropical countries. Very hot food is also very popular in cold himalayan countries like Bhutan, where winters can be very cold. In hot countries the internal hotness from chili cause sweating, which afterwards cools down. Like we know, cold drinks can cause internal heating and therefore should be avoided at hot days, therefore lukewarm drinks are better for cooling. I use the dried grinded Naga Jolokia in the kitchen only in very small quantities, but my favourite is the wild ancestor Tepin-Chili or Chiltepin from the Sonoran desert. The Tarahumara indians use it as table-spice in great quantities. They have a very short fruity hotness, like bites of fleas. the Tepin-Chilis: one of the plants grown from seeds of this berries: Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum (Tepin, syn. var. aviculare): from natural autumn to artificial summer (started flowering): Capsicum annuum var. glabriusculum (Tepin, syn. var. aviculare) in flower:

In NSW, unless it's a fixed roadside camera, I think they still need to pull you over and issue a ticket. So you should be fine. Other states (territories) however like ACT have mobile cameras that can ping you, then send the bill later. But I haven't heard of that happening in NSW.

Thanks a lot everyone I had an awesome day of hydro golf, putt putt, Japanese dinner, banana bread and pancake breakfast, a crockenbush cake and hot chocolate stones for dessert Peace

i prefer to worry about which cave im going to rent when the world ends

EDIT: I've edited your post for you, but it's a good idea to read the stickies ;)

don't stress. if you get a ticket you'll get it. nothing you can do about it now, chilllax

King orchids famously take more than a decade to flower from seed, so don't expect quick results. If you do want quick results then have a scrounge at your local tip. I've found plenty at the dump over the years.

Tell us more about this tech Shortly. Sounds fascinating.

Quoting images is normally not needed and serves only to bulk up threads with repeats

I have seen many good alternatives above : a camper van to tour Oz - lots of jobs out there ; and Frog's NZ suggestion also - I've always wanted to go to NZ myself . I have heard of mega bucks earned in Kalimantan and Brunei , but that was long ago . Don't know the situation nowadays . Also , I have worked at a couple of Oz mines - the wives were also working out there . Those people must have been saving heaps - many were intending to stay on until they could by a house outright , without finance .

Damn, how do I make the video appear in the thread?

Lmao !!

here's an old pic of one of my potted scops. No fancy fertilizers or anything. It's in the ground now.

I've been attending some of these hearings in sydney and watched fiona patten, paul dillon, alex wodak, the young lawyers assn, DoAG and a few others. Missed monica by a few minutes though <___base_url___>/uploads/emoticons/default_sad.png I have the feeling the enquiry is seriously looking at a major overhaul and is very much considering the new NZ model. Quite exciting really. Will post more details on all this soon - just got home from my latest trip and need to catch up a bit. It's a slow-moving process anyway. It seems to be crystallising as a fight between the mining industry and the rest of the community.

I'm thinking they are a type of Ipomoea nil

Salvia "costa rica blue" just noticed its coming into flower. also 4 cuttings from the Van houti strain took well and are growing nicely. I'll propagate a few more and pass them around in a couple months.

Cool. So flames & skulls are out of the question ?