Dreamwalker.

diffidently a keeper.........

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1 100....oh wait did you say between?....then 2 99

the fruit just recently ripen, they are in the propagator,,,just starting to get their heads.

(Echinopsis pachanoi) San Pedro x Cereus hybrid update (I searched but couldn't find the earlier post) So not so long ago, I gave away a bunch of seeds, including the hybrid, San Pedro (mother) x Cereus. I'm guessing that those who tried had little success, they sprouted ok, mostly albino, but 95% would die off after several weeks. The few survivors are slow growing even in the propagator. Grafting was a challenge, the only rootstock that's been successful for me was dragon. Probably 80% loss rate with the grafts....but the 3 below seem to be doing ok (sorry about poor quality of pic's) incidentally, the opposite cross of Cereus (mother) x San p, are very vigorous. red pot (its pupped)

Poor Corry...cut off in his prime (3 months old)...he lived fast (150mm tall from a 3 mm seedling top) died young....his 2 healthy pups sorrow for his passing...blessed be.... Taken by excessive humidity perhaps...or was it an std from that dodgy looking pachycereus pecten living next door......some flesh eating pathogen....

HB!

RIP

cacti in side gh,,,,,,last few days have been super hot, as I mentioned it happen overnight...the yellowing blackening that is. Can't cut it out ...its completely circled it, could maybe cut the tip off & regraft, but I suspect the pathogen would be all over/in it. dox...Its only the 1 cactus scion....from different angles (except for the stenocerus at base)

I've got some sulphur...was thinking about coating it ...but the boggy is inside it..... Its inside on top a massive 2m san p log...all roped in....surrounded by other massive logs...pack in tight...no way is it coming out...ventilations a bit of a big ask too...I don't mind degrafting it...& drying it outside, its big...3 years growth in as many months..just don't want to see the rest of the family hit.

its not soft & mushy, but I guess the rapid growth, thin skin..high humidly etc has caused this pathogen...appreciate advice that might save it, should I degraft it & dry it out, or should I leave it & hope for the best?....is it likely to get worse?...will it spread to the other cacti?....its a 150mm Corryocactus brevistylus....it had 2 pups which I cut & grafted, see pic's...that was a while ago ...but maybe it provided access for the pathogen. & wondering about this stenocereus too...had black spots on it for a few weeks now...seems stable..its the round 1 on left of pic...

yeah augmented reality.....can't wait to make out with the avatar women in the luminescent forest......

That was a bad experience for you ghosty ...with Acacia maidenii wiki has some interesting info, the gums a bush food...nothing about its seeds or their toxicity..Bark has some % of cough cough... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_maidenii Gotta be careful... I tried the gum of black wattle last eve.........fresh & soft just melts in your mouth sweet as.....totally recommend...the hard stuff is a bit chewy...but has a soft centre, probably could be added to bread & cake recipes or salad dressings etc... I noted over time some research into the antioxidant properties of gums......still need to do a lot more reading though...but seems a good thing to add to my foraging diet........ thanks TH for http://www.wildseedtasmania.com.au/bush_food.php "Acacia mearnsii 'Black Wattle' Seed and gum are edible. Bark can be steeped to make a tea - good for indigestion."...a few others mention there too. Gum Arabic health benefit http://www.greentea-extract.info/gumarabic.html Microcapsules containing antioxidant molecules as scavengers of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species "gum arabic a more potent antioxidant than maltodextrin."

So have they fruited for you...& did you eat any...just wondering how good they taste?

let me know in a few weeks if you have some to spare (Oyster)...maybe we could trade

at 1st I thought this was just gimicky hype.....but now I think its fucking awesome.............. ://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=aThCr0PsyuA&x-yt-ts=1421914688&x-yt-cl=84503534

"...........brain area which enables self-reflection is larger in lucid dreamers......." Lucid dreams and metacognition: Awareness of thinking—awareness of dreaming

Thanks Anodyne...really interesting vid link...says it all... I had in mind pumping it through 30 - 40 m of 10mm clear tube...like those tubed leds...but it seems the light is going to be extremely weak...though I like the idea of a tank next to the guys bed...with it lighting up with foot steps etc...

those comet pics'...look just like a beach or mountain top in the full moon..........

wow thanks everyone.......getting a list together of must grow wattles...... from what I'm reading so far ...most of the toxic component is in the foliage...the seeds generally appear safe but like most legumes need to be cooked...I will chew on some gum later ...so if you never see any more post's from me then.............

totally agree............

some really good points...research is typically like that ...often missing in perspective... It seems to be there are so many factors/variables......if a suicidal individual uses a psychedelic...say shoom's for a 1 off trip in a safe & beautiful place...like next to a pool in the woods...etc...nature...then it may open their minds/perspective beyond some petty/mundane issue that's got them in suicide mode...lost relationship/career/pointlessness of life? But if they are using psychedelic's habitually...then they may only see banality... themselves, but with more intensity of emotion...which may or may not be a good thing if your suicidal ...although heighten fear of morality may bring you back slightly from the abyss.

"it must be frustrating that Dr Peter S. Hendricks stole your ideas " LOL..... plagiarism is a bummer....though is it even possible to have a unique thought? As for Fear (just as a side note the psychedelic can only reveal the mind state (your baggage) at the time)...Fear is not something to be feared/suppressed...exiled....its what makes us us...its part of our formula...we can't exist without it...make fear your friend ...embrace it...just don't be dominated/lead by it.........my cents worth.....

wow.thanks for these ...They seem to say yes to gum & seed consumption...(I spent hours & found very little...only this ...which I haven't read yet)..."Structural characterization and emulsifying properties of polysaccharides of Acacia mearnsii de Wild gum" http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0144861712009599

check out these algal pics... I was thinking ...even though its toxic ...it would make a natural night luminous light if grown in tubes or tanks in the home....wonder how hard that would be?...finding its homoeostasis... Magnificent blue glow of Hong Kong seas also disturbing