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Yeah, it's definitely big alright, but I'm thinking maybe its its a little TOO big... I'll help dispose of garden waste.

Thanks everyone.

I was told it was a Peruvianus... it seems pretty dark green though, and I though most Perus were fairly light?

I picked this pachanoi up from the nursery a few weeks ago. [email=http://www.geocities.com/sinfuldavid/Etiolation2.jpg]http://www.geocities.com/sinfuldavid/Etiolation2.jpg[/email] From what I have heard, it seems as if this etiolated part will not thicken up much, and will become a weak point as the tip starts to get fatter, and so I am thinking of simply rerooting the growing tip, and letting the bottom pup. Does this seem like a good idea? Could anyone give me suggestions on the best way to do this in this particular case? Should I cut off all of the etiolated part, or even some of the thicker part? How will the growing tip go after being replanted? Will it thicken up and form a reasonable base for further growth? Also, I'm assuming that the light brown part at the top is scarring - how might this affect the growth tip if its replanted, if at all? Thanks.

Hi everyone, I have noticed that there are a few people in Perth or who originally came from Perth on these forums, and I would love to purchase a few plants and cuttings to get a little garden going while I'm away. I would love to hear from anyone who is in Perth and may be able to help me, or anyone who knows someone who can. I plan on getting a couple of plants / cuttings from FunkyFungus, but would like to avoid paying too much for delivery. Also, I plan on doing a bit of nursery hunt - any suggestions from the local yokels? While I'm at it, I have noticed a lot of people obtain their cuttings from SAB, but I have never seen cuttings advertised - are they offered seasonally only, or am I just out of the loop? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Yeah, I remember about three years ago, when I had just found out about Pachanois and other hallucinogenic Trichs, I found a huge stand of cereus very similar to these - I had my doubts, as they looked quite different from Pachanoi, but not enough to deter me and my brother from chopping some off and making a soup out of it. It was quite nice actually, it tasted a little like zucchini or something... Well, not exactly nice, but it was like lemonade in comparison to the actual taste of Pachanoi extract, which I only experienced for the first time a couple of weeks ago.

Hi, Does anyone have any idea what the alkaloid (mescaline) content of T. Huascha is? Thanks

Hi... Don't take this the wrong way, Flip, but from reading this and other threads relating to this subject, it seems that most people disagree that 'dry rooting' is better, or can't see sufficient point in doing so. Not that what most people think is necessarily helpful. I am interested in hearing what you would say in reply to Torsten's comment on another post RE: gravity/hormones/moisture being the primary factor in rooting, particularly in response to his experiment with moist sphagmum moss placed on top and underneath cuttings, with the result that roots came on top or beneath in correspondence to the moisture contained in the moss. Does it take considerably longer for roots to appear using the dry rooting method? Sorry if these questions seem obtuse or antagonistic, but I am very new to this and am just trying to make sense of the differing opinions. Thanks

Hi everyone... I had my cuttings sitting a little way in front of a heater to speed up callusing (it is cold and damp here, and some of them were starting to go moldy), and it seems that the parts where they were toughing has gone brown and soggy... I assume from the rapid evaporation being trapped where they were touching. Has anyone had any experience with this? Will they be safe to root out as they are, or should I cut the brown bits of and let them callus? The brown bits are not really soggy now, but they look a bit dubious to me. Also, from these photos, can anyone guess how close they are to being sufficiently callused to root out? All info is appreciated, as I have never done this before.

Hey ajna, keeping the location a secret hey? Good move!

I have read elsewhere that heat can destroy the active alkaloids in cactus; can anyone confirm the validity of this? Most of the experiences I have read seem to involve plenty of boiling and drying... Also, many people seem to think that unwatered Pedros produce greater levels of mescaline, would letting a cutting dry in the sun or a warm room have a similar effect?

Why the 6 week thing? I have read that the longer you leave the cut pieces, the more potent it becomes... has this been your experience? Thanks, I will look up the brew.

Thanks for the input, everyone... Well, the one in the bottom pic looks pretty much the same as the others... there is probably about ten altogether, some very small... If anything, it looks like its been underwatered... very dehydrated and wrinkly... If this is something bad, what would be the best course of action? Are there any threads/links dealing with this? What should I search for? What is I just cut the offending bits out? Cheers

Hi... I picked up a couple of Pachanois in pots from my local hardware store today, but have just noticed that one of them has these small black spots on different parts. Is this something I should be worried about, and if so, what should I do? Thanks

Thanks everyone, I think I'll leave it for a couple weeks and make sure it doesn't get infected... How is bruising caused? Like I said, it happened from being left in front of the heater for about an hour... before this, it had been drying in a cool area, and there was no marks in these areas... furthermore, the marks only appeared where the cacti were touching each other/the chair... it seems that hot moisture has "steamed" the skin around the small cuts... The skin feels quite dry and brittle now, well a bit like plastic actually... I'm tempted to just cut it off anyway, it seems like it can't really hurt? Thanks again, this is the first time I've done this, and I don't want to ruin it!

I got some a few years ago, I think from a health food shop... Ask around at some health food stores or "whole foods" type places... Sorry, I thought you meant WHOLE nutmeg

I used to have a sensitive plant type mimosa... what species is that? Also, there is a forest of some type of mimosa growing wild in a park near here... How can you Identify whether it is a psychoactive species?

Someone sent me a PM saying this was T.Perivianus...

Thanks guys, that's a relief!

Actually, I've heard that applying Datura pastes is a lot harder to control the effects of... I have ingested seeds before, and had some very realistic hallucinations, but it was physically hard and I'll never do it again... it's like being REALLY sick with a fever.

Hi everyone... I was wondering if those in the know could lend their expert opinion to identifying this little cutie I spotted in the supermarket the other day? Thanks... any info is greatly appreciated.

Yeah, sorry everyone, I should have specified that the tag that was with it specified the genus (Trichocereus), but not the species... what kind of Trichocereus does it resemble?

What I'm wondering is its true that the alkaloids will concentrate in a plant that has been unwatered, will the same effect be obtained by leaving a cutting to dry? Isn't it the same as an unwatered rooted cactus except its not stuck in the ground?

Hi everyone I read somewhere (On a usenet discussion I think) that the maximum safe dose for mescaline is 1000mg... Is it possible to overdose on mescaline, and if so, what are the dangers? Thanks

Thanks for pointing that out Amulte, I should have specified mescaline contained in a cactus.