Ethnopiate

I have re-read the entire thread now, you gave good advice Torsten. A ton of respect to Myco too for sharing his story, gutsy after such an ordeal. I have been learning a lot here over the last few weeks and you seem to be (along with a select few others) in possession of a great deal of knowledge only a fool would leave unheeded. Mum always told me to listen to people older and wiser, hasn't failed me yet, and I'm no pup. I guess if anyone in WA was to purchase one of said cacti from Bunnings, perhaps it would be wise to take a photo of the receipt (they fade fast!), keep the supplier tags etc... Just in case. I don't get why the suppliers to the big stores don't get done for dealing, different laws for different people I guess. Funny how it applies to one person but not another group. Hopefully the powers that be see sense and follow in the footsteps of our sheep loving cousins over the pond by way of law, time will tell. That would open up such a world of research possibilities and new legal medicine potential. Until then, better safe than sorry these days I reckon, keep it legal.

Finally took pics and hesitantly posted them here for the first time! They were growing in the midst of a murderous bougainvillea, which was offering support but too much shade. The have been stretching for light. I was asked to remove said plant and cactus, got paid for it and all! T. pachanoi I believe? I love working for lil' ol' ladies, and absorbing tea along with healthy doses of wisdom. I cut them quite surgically, let them heal for 12 days then put in a mix of 60% cacti/succulent mix, .30% coarse clean sand, 10% charcoal. Fed every fortnight with seaweed fert, watered every third or fourth day (been 35deg plus for weeks now). They are about 6 weeks "old" now. The middle one has pulled itself upright and all three are showing healthy new growth at the tops and bases. I am tempted to use the top 50cm of the two tallest as a new plants (same method as above when I removed them) and let the bases pup with their killer root stock and do the trick of laying the mid section cut outs in mix to see if it pups. Any thoughts on this? Or should I just let the buggers be! They have suffered battle damage over the years as is evident... I am a noob, be gentle with me.

Are you in Oz? If not there are a few different reputable sites that sell them for less than you are offering as either prints or spore syringes, lots and lots of edibles. Not sure if I am allowed to post site names but a google search will bring you many results.

Cheers for help and advice, esp ace1928!!! Will not post on here again till I can share, per Incognito and pimento. Sorry! Just starting out.

Did Torsten weigh in on any of this? Anyone ask his advice? I brought the matter to his attention a few days ago when I found out all this via FB and a PM from here. I'm sure he would have something to say...

Where abouts are you and watcha got?

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Newb alert! Please be gentle with me. G'day WA, glad to see a forum like this in existence! Looking forward to expanding my ethnobotanical collection of rare and endangered plants. I have been trying to find a particular sage for a long time with concerted effort but alas, to no avail... Any help appreciated, I now have quite a collection of interesting bits and pieces for trade too. PM's welcomed. On that, my challenge is everything I have is in pots, raised off the hot paving and in light coloured pots (not the el cheapo black cookers!) to try stop root burn. My veggies seem to be happy (except my recently gifted dragon fruit!) but have the added benefit of me being able to control their light/shade levels by moving them around when needed. The drawback is slightly smaller yield due to root restrictions but it's manageable. Thank you all and I look forward to being a part of such a valuable, ethical community. [Edited after engaging brain to keyboard filter and heeding good advice] ;)