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I've a late blooming Lumberjack bud which will be opening in the next 10 days or less, looking for viable scop pollen or really anything other than the PC which are opening a few days earlier.. cheers

Here's some pics of Nitrogens TPC...I'm just the caretaker I'm pretty certain Nitrogen put his return address on all those seed containing envelopes he recently mailed out & this being the season and all, he'd probably totally get off on a christmas card from ya'll & a few AUD's, Deutsche Marks, EURO's or a few Dead Presidents... He's blown all of us away with his generosity, reciprocate in kind & show him some love mates........

Lol man my handwriting is atrocious - and gets worse all the time! Cubism I am deeply sorry for your loss re the underwear. I also want to apologize for any undue distress this caused as you shuffled your way back up the driveway, clutching your rear, attempting desperately (and unsuccessfully) to prevent the unsavory matter from spilling out the bottom of your shorts onto your sandal'd feet. I imagine this event has set things back a bit regarding the precarious peace between you and your neighbors..

T. peruvianus 'Rosei #1' x T. peruvianus 'Rosei #2'

This article sounded pretty newsworthy to me... http://yournewswire.com/scientists-create-worlds-first-plant-that-feeds-on-electricity/ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-11-22/scientists-create-analog-digital-circuits-inside-living-flowers/6961698

Had two fruits recently on these two pilosocereus. Very cool looking!

Here is mine. It got frost damaged about 3 months ago. It has bounced back now though. It's starting to get super fat now it's been planted out in the ground. Got mine from Bunnings, (hardware store). Only cactus to get frost damage here were this one and a hairy pilosocereus. All the trichos were fine. Some shots before it got frost damaged. In winter when damaged. Slightly after the damage and starting to grow out again. I will edit this to show you a pic of the BIG Browningia hertlingiana at the Huntington Botanic Garden later tonight too. Now that sucker is BLUE! [EDIT] - shitty picture. It was a super bright day and I thought I'd get a pic from another angle from the other side. Oh well.

Trichocereus quickstart on the fridge /winter/ 3 months later /springtime/ grafting on the trichocereus rootstock or offshoot : 5-6 months after grafting at the end of the growing season:

Another thread for appreciating hand-made trichocereus plants.. Obviously, every major producer of seeds will need one of these, eventually.. pachanoi 'Fields' x peruvianus 'Rosei#1' : macrogonus 'Fields' x scopulicola : bridgesii 'Psycho0' x peruvianus 'Rosei#1' : Keep them coming !!

in memory of REshroomEd I offer three freebie cuttings of Eileen postage paid to the first non-ozzies that PM me Remember the friends PS: Greek punk on the missing friends - title "remember the friends"

I thought it would be cool to share experiences with types of leafy greens that bugs don't seem to touch. I'm trying to find more plants that I don't have to constantly defend from caterpillars and grasshoppers etc. My favourite kale is the black Tuscan variety, but that seems to be the bugs' favourite too. I used to grow Red Russian kale and nothing seemed to touch that. It was pretty tough textured and bitter though so I didn't like it much either. So far my list of leafy greens that have done well against bugs are: Red Russian kale Malabar/Ceylon Spinach - but this is quite mucilaginous which is probably why bugs don't like it Rocket - just have to find a variety that doesn't go to seed easily in subtropical summers Nasturtium - although I tend not to use the leaves as much, they're mucilaginous and a little hotter than some people like I'm about to start experimenting with Ipomea aquatica/water spinach, and Aibika/hibiscus spinach and some others. Anyone have any additions/suggestions?

Hatiora salicornioides Aka drunkards dream Neato plants! I see them sold as Rhipsalis alot now too. It's actually a cactus and can be grafted to trichs etc 😏

what a time to to be alive

Awesome plant, painted the house yellow so the blues would pop!

Thistle_©Jonathan_Carmichael_2015 by Ronny Simulacrum, on Flickr Hey everyone, i currently have a group exhibition on in Melbourne, See - https://www.facebook.com/fresh15psc/ or http://www.yarrasculpturegallery.com.au Its a strange feeling coming to this thread to post after almost 10 years, as it still stands as the best measuring bar for how my work has changed and grown over the years. I hope some of you are still enjoying my images out there in cyberspace. As seen above plant have stayed central to my work all along. And then there is always my web page if you wish to see more of my work - http://darkspaces.com.au RonnySimulacrum

Not mine, but I'm posting it anyway. This is in a local BG's cacti greenhouse.

Chicories Mustard greens (tho you'd want to limit its consumption raw) Spring radish and storage radish greens are rarely bothered for me, but the one variety of storage radish I have doesnt taste all that great raw and eating raw spring radish greens feels like french kissing a cat. Maca greens but I've never actually eaten the greens myself, either. I just know theyre edible. Young squash leaves, tho I always cook them. Rutabaga greens dont get too troubled here, I eat them raw in cooler weather My turnip greens dont get bothered at all, but they taste like a dead mules arse in the heat of summer I've yet to see anything eat my lettuces but I dont grow them a whole lot. Some varieties, like Oak Leaf and Jericho, can handle more heat than others. Its encouraging to see sweet potato listed, I've toyed with the idea of growing it but my little 260 square meter garden never seems big enough for everything, lol

Though I read this thread and cringe a bit, not at the replies - at the op, I thought it best that I should reply. And reply as candid as possible, some of what's below may be considered self incriminating, though I've nothing to hide. THANK YOU for the supportive and considerate replies. Logging in and reading the encouraging responses kinda lifted my spirits and galvanised my resolve during some very dark days. The Corroboree really is a very unique and special forum of which their is no match. THANK YOU. It's 6 weeks now since I last drugged. Having spent the last 2 weeks of October as a shivering, sweating, bed ridden mess who could only eat mushed veggies and drink rehydration fluids, experiencing the pain of withdrawal like I never had before, I'm very glad to write I am now 'illicit' drug free. By smoking I meant cannabis, not tobacco, I stopped smoking tobacco 4 years ago after being a pack a day then a pouch every week smoker for close on 20 years, though I've been known to have the very rare ciggy since stopping smoking, this was one of the hardest things I have done. After trying many times to stop I ended up going to the docs who prescribed Champix. This is a drug that defiantly helped me stop, also it can be very dangerous and has been known to really fuck some people up. I detected early on whilst taking this drug that it was changing me in ways so I halved the dose and only took half a pill a day instead of the prescribed dosage. This being the case I had a 'double' supply and took the Champix for a year instead of the 6 month limit. I feel now that this has altered me in a way, wether beneficial or not the side affects have been worth it to kick the tobacco habit. After being a full time cannabis smoker for 20 something years I can honestly say having stopped for 6 weeks now is wonderful. The clarity of thought and dealing with my issues instead of masking them with lung full of numbing smoke has been the magnificent. I have issues with anxiety and used cannabis to quell and mask these issues, self medicating seemed beneficial when it was really harming me, having stopped now I can see this in a way I havnt been able to before. Along with cannabis I have been a binger on many other substances over a 20ish year period, at times dependant on certain things and have reduced my life down to a suitcase many a time. After numerous low paid jobs and quite a few years on and off the doll in my mid 20's I woke up and got a tertiary education and cleaned myself up enough to have a career and full time job, still I would go on binges and waste myself on the weekends with a host of drugs and substances, searching for something that was there all the time, I just had to see it. Drug addiction is not a disease. Drug addiction is a state of mind, the brain trains itself to accept and enjoy the grow or the chase, the drugging and the self loathing, these repeated patterns are enforced by the brain as it would much rather be releasing dopamine and other cushy chems than dealing with reality. Synapses are reinforced by drug taking and after a while the brain has trained itself to not draw any pleasure from what was once considered normal and pleasurable, it relies only on what it has been taught and if one is drugging all the time this becomes normal to the brain. To this end there becomes no alternative for the drug addicted person, the only thing that matters is getting wasted and ensuring there is enough drugs to get wasted again and again and again. My drug journey started out as a spiritual quest, searching for the answers as I felt disenfranchised and alienated. I know now their is no solace in drug taking, I know now that it is harmful and habit forming, that my brain needs retraining so it enjoys reality and not a dream world that's addled with substance abuse. This is me, I am not casting aspersions on others who choose to seek and search, we are all on our own quest, how we each individually deal with this is our own choice untill our brains decide for us. Food is a wonderful, gardening is awesome, sunshine and health is what it's all about. Functioning normally and not relying on a quick fix. Dealing with issues as they come along and not letting them all add up in a surmountable heap that cannot be faced. Relationship, love and harmony. Ridding oneself of old baggage, moving on and being happy, a genuine happy, not a false bliss that wares off leaving nothing but the feeling of wanting more. The ability to recognise the pain, the anguish and the hurt. All essential mechanisms that are being addressed instead of denied. I still have a few issues to deal with. And are approaching these in a mature and sober way. Time and energy, levelness and clarity are all aiding me in the repairing of myself and those around me that I have 'harmed' during my downward spiral. I've no qualms in acknowledging that I have been mentally ill. Now I am on a government subsidised mental health plan, this I have instigated myself as I recognise the need to address the issues and causes of why my brain and I chose to do the the things we have. This is not easy, I'm very lucky to have support of friends and a loving partner that are helping me through this time. I havnt stopped taking drugs for them or you, I am doing this for myself as I aknowledge the harm that continued drugging has done to others and myself. Mental illness is in my family, be it genetic or environmental it is there, I denied this and treated it like its not going to happen to me, but it did wether self inflicted or wether it was predestined it has happened and having to accept this is not an easy thing to do. Acceptance is the first step to healing, followed by enabling oneself to carry the load and deal with the issues and ups and downs of living today whilst also considering the past and most importantly the future. For me drugs are not the answer, they were the problem. 6 weeks is early days yet, there's a long road ahead, thankfully the road ends and a new beginning awaits, I can see the sun at the end and that where I'm headed, to a glorious sun drenched garden that's warm with all the good things and not cold with addiction. Once again wonderfull Corroboree I love you dearly and am here for you as you have been here for me, clean, strong and dedicated.

Hello friends. Long time no post. So I was looking at my plants that have been rather neglected due to a new job and other things keeping me busy and I noticed this crested pereskiopsis. Pretty cool. I am rooting for it to continue like this, but I am guessing it'll split into several heads at some point.

I has cute kitties and a black kitty! She is The Peanut, thinks she's aloof and badass but has abandonment issues and still sometimes wakes in the middle of the night scared yowling until I call out and reassure her that I'm here. She only purrs when super excited and does Pretty Baby rolls on her back when I squeal at her to give the attention she craves Fuzzlebutt... I love pulling gently on the fur between her paws. She's shaved for the first two photos for summer Aww one more...

Awesome! It's so rewarding for me to see the beautiful specimens people grow from my seed giveaways - and in the case of the 2015 hybrids I'm not in a position to grow them myself at my own residence - just don't have the right conditions.. So, I'll live vicariously through others Might set them up with Zelly in his foster care situation - in fact, the Achuma Protection Agency (APA) would probably insist on it if they found me trying to grow these seeds out with zero hours of direct sunlight available at my apartment over the winter.. -- One thing I'll add - while I don't have an issue per se with people selling these seeds, or selling the resulting seedlings - I would encourage people to bring a generous spirit to such transactions.. To offer very favorable terms, less than what one "could" get.. To have the spirit of achuma in mind and spirit in such transactions.. I only bring this up because it was brought to my attention that there were some cases, after the 2012 hybrid seed giveaway, of seedlings being sold on Ebay within the USA for super high prices. Somebody or somebodies had grafted their seedlings and grown them into nice little mutant specimens, and was then trying to sell them for very high prices on Ebay. Lol, it's obviously pretty low and dishonorable to price gouge on something that was received as a gift - and most all of our community knows this. So, I mention it in case we see someone else selling these seedlings for high prices - if such behavior is observed on ebay or elsewhere, feel free to correct the other person however you see fit ;)

Portulacaria afra Water cress Several Piper spp Warrigal greens Sauropus androgynus sweet leaf

This is my fav orchid in flower at the moment...... enjoy

Hey guys does anyone know of any natural remedies for an old dog with athritis? We just picked up an old Golden Retreiver that was going to be put down and she has a pretty stiff rear end that could do with a bit of oiling up. any suggestions? cheers