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A while a go I sewed a batch of kk339 bought via wwseeds.More recently did some gardening and ended chopping down all except 3 individuals which are very collectible. One looks like wild pachanoi, more Huancabamba than Chan Chan and an other 2 which have bridge/peruv or bridge/huan. in them?

I got thinking about this again after reading Change and Sally’s recent conversation. I don’t know if this will help them see each others' point of view, but here’s hoping. This idea isn’t well developed. And I can’t take much credit for it – it’s mostly based on the ideas of another philosopher, John N Wright - and he based his ideas on what he read of Athur Eddington and Laurence Bonjour. We argue about what there is, and isn’t – what exists or does not. Some of our arguments are based on what we perceive, others on what we can infer from these perceptions, and still others from more abstract reasoning. Regarding what we decide or infer from our perceptions, I’d like to tell you a little story. On a voyage of discovery, there was a biologist surveying a newly found ocean for fish species. He was doing this using a net. This net had holes 4 inches wide – meaning that the smallest fish it could catch was just a shade over 4 inches long. It is no surprise then that he never caught anything smaller than 4 inches, but did collect fish in a range of sizes from 4.1 inches up to whale-shark sized leviathans. Still, the man worried about what to report in his survey. He had evidence for fish of certain sizes, but not others. He could safely report that there were fish bigger than 4 inches. And he could say that he had not observed or perceived any fish smaller than 4 inches. But the thought nagged him: What could he say about hypothetical fish that the net did not catch? He raised his concerns with the rest of the crew. On one hand, many of the crew advised that he can say nothing about the existence of things that might have slipped though the net, because he has no evidence - no observations - that they in fact exist. (This is the position of the philosopher of science called Eddington - I think – it’s been a while). But one crew member, an astronomer, took a different view. She said that since the biologist had perceived fish of a range of sizes, he has the right to infer the probable (but not definite) existence fish of less than 4 inches in length. The biologist was taken aback. “How can you justify this”, he asked, “and why as a probability?” The astronomer wryly arched an eyebrow at the biologist. “What are the odds that the size of your net exactly corresponds to the size of the smallest fish in this ocean?” “Umm” “I mean, it would be a massive, cosmological coincidence that the fish, in this ocean we’ve never observed until this week, exactly match the size of that net that you’ve had for years.” Later, when trying to write up his findings, the biologist weighed up the choices in his mind. What was more likely, that his net just happened to match this size of the smallest fish in the ocean, or that there might be fish smaller than those he had observed? While he couldn’t assign a specific probability to either, he had an intuition as to what seemed more likely. On the basis of his, he wrote home saying that, all things considered, there were definitely fish 4 inches and larger and probably fish smaller than 4 inches. And could someone send him a new net. If this sounds outlandish, consider what we can perceive with the un-aided eye. Wouldn’t it be a massive coincidence if the smallest animal that existed was exactly the same size as the smallest thing we could see with the naked eye? I think so, (as does John Wright, whose views I am clumsily relaying). This pattern applies to anything that enhances our perceptions – it would be a coincidence if the smallest thing that existed just happened to be the smallest thing that we could see with the best microscope we had at any given time. How does this apply to the kinds of things we argue about existing or not, here in this community? Well, as the eye and microscope example is supposed to illustrate, the net, that things can slip through, can be our perceptual limits. I would, personally, go further. What if the net is not just made of the limits of what we can observe? What if the net that things slip through is also made up of our concepts and ideas? It’s a bit radical, but something to think about. Even if you pull back from that, I think the idea of our perceptual limits as the net has some pretty wild implications concerning what we might say is probable, cosmologically speaking. It allows for the possibility that the universe could be quite radically unlike what we observe. But (and I can't stress this enough), it's also possible that the universe is exactly as it seems to our perceptions. Now, I’m not coming down in favour of one side or another in any argument about whether or not plant-spirits/machine elves/hyper-spatial entities/non-material souls exist. Rather, I wonder if the net analogy gives us a different way to consider these things – maybe that is helpful for those on both sides of the debate.

great timing to finally get out to visit my phleb yesterday , overjoyed to find in full bloom 6+ months since started budding (in the centre background is a courtii put in before winter, several days with <0 deg temps potentially down to -3 has turned completely bronzed but think will pull thru. I collected some phleb flowers and today rubbed them on some courtii flowers out in a friends Melbourne garden now that would be a cool hybrid )

I have stated my opinion as I have had a family member die from lung cancer. He wanted this medicine but couldn't get it due to stupid laws that are totally ridiculous stating that Cannabis has no medical values. It has been proved by science and Cannabis users that Cannabis does have many medicinal values some of which are still being discovered. Any medicine that people use will always be subject to abuse and misuse. That is the world we live in. People should have the right to chose what works best for them as RC has said. Bring on the medical and recreational Cannabis that is my opinion.

EGA are very excited to announce the launch of the Entheogenesis Australis (EGA) YouTube channel providing more than 20 lectures from past conferences and more! It is our hope that this educational channel will help to broaden the discussion around psychedelic plants and compounds within Australia, as well as around the world, and provide a realistic context to the role that drugs and altered states play in the modern world. Also included on the channel is a fantastic short film exploring the beauty, wonder, artistic vision and unique community of the EGA gathering: http://youtu.be/SF-15DutRYI The best browser to view YouTube in is Google Chrome, and please set your quality level as high as you can manually, as it will not be the maximum as default. The channel presents lectures from a host of Australian and international leaders in their fields: Rick Doblin Dennis McKenna Fire and Earth Keeper Trout Bear Owsley Robert Jesse Alex Wodak Des Tramacchi And many more . . . Please share the new channel amongst your friends, colleagues and networks. EGA YouTube channel link: http://www.youtube.com/entheotv EGA also has a new official Facebook page; https://www.facebook.com/EGA.plant.org Want more info about EGA - Click here We very much appreciate your continuing support. Kind regards Entheogenesis Australis www.entheo.net

Bitch........... please, post the funniest meme YOU can make and receive a TBMC graft, prints, seeds and things if you have not made a meme before, don't stress its easy, search engine 'meme maker' and go from there, it will take no more than 5 mins to make a piss funny meme, then cut and paste the attachment or the url to your post. open worldwide - you will receive - the Tricocereus Bridgesii Monstrose Crest (TBMC) Graft in the pics below P. cubensis prints and a P. weraroa swab (for microscopy only) asstd acacia seeds inc phleb and courtii. Trichocereus seeds and a few little surprises guidelines - * 1 meme per member, no editing once posted (unless you posted before the 22nd july) * post no words that are not part of your meme. * your meme can be an existing meme or image or phrase as long as you have changed it in some way to make it your own, please do not post an existing meme without altering it. Best to make your own. * please, nothing that is too derogatory (funny is ok though) * likes will choose the winning meme * EXTENDED for 2 weeks - ends august the 10th....9pm Adelaide time. so no rush, think of something really funny. * if you posted a meme before the 22nd of july you get to enter as many times as you like till the end of the comp this graft will be sent to the person who makes the winning meme, anywhere in the world. parent plant (the small graft was on ebay last week, the buyer couldn't pay for it)

'might be a revised edition some day, but don't hold your breath. ' ^^^^this was his response. i don't know the guy at all, just thought i'd message him, he was very kind and nice.

worm farms are great! ive got 2 on the go, about once a week my veggies get a little worm juice. I've used old 2L bottles with a 6 inch length of pipe attached to the end. the pipe is plugged up at the end and very small holes drilled in the sides. i put the pipe into the ground just next to a seedling and as the water slowly comes out its right where the plant wants it. takes about 2-5 days to empty. great for brassicas and cabbage also plants that don't like getting dry like cucumber. compost is gold!! best fertilizer EVER! and its free free free an smells good too water crystals are fun to play with but ive not found them to be any better than compost rich soil when it comes to water saving also they only last about 12 -18 months then seem to turn to sludge and disperse. mulching with fresh cut mulch (the stuff you can get free from tree loppers) is also a good water saver as it attracts different fungi and microorganisms as it slowly ages and breaks down. i forget the details of how this works but has made a big difference for me.

Hello everybody I am new and this is my first post here. It is nice to see you are growing mandrakes. Here they grow wild everywhere. But now in Summer they are "Missing in Action" like Chuck Norris They usually have fruits and seeds around Christmas. Greetings.

Id love to come along but it's my bro's birthday this weekend so its a no go for me unfortunately. Im definitely up for one in a months time though as its been too long since Ive been to a meet. Last I went to was the one 2deep organized and that was ages ago,. (it was a good one too, its a shame he left the coast) I miss my SAB family no one else understands what the feck Im on about 90% of the time lol.