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Recently the undamaged tip of this plant developed a small "pimple" mid-way between aureoles. The next thing I knew, it had thrown a new pup, as pictured. It's a seed-grown TPM hybrid, so I guess eccentricities should be expected. It's unlike T. peruvianus "sausage" where new links emerge from an aureole (as far as I know).

Does anyone recognise this clone? It was gifted to me years ago (by way of compensation for a wayward bulk order) by a grower in SA.

Anyone know of any organised campaigns to legalise kratom in Australia?

https://theconversation.com/medicinal-plants-help-keep-children-healthy-in-south-africa-61-species-were-recorded-219719

I imagine this "fruit" to be full of seeds. Any advice on how/when to harvest them?

I've been propagating this for a while now, but have no experience with consumption. How does it taste? Grows well from cutting, but not from seed, in my (limited) experience.

There's no need to repot those seedlings. I'd wait until after winter.

The nutrients in that mix might be counter-productive for the purposes of germination. I had a batch of A. phlebophylla seedlings that I killed (wilting, shrivelling, and dying pretty much as you describe) because I accidentally fertilised them. Seeds in general, I reckon, are self-sufficient and have no need of additional nutrients. So I tend to avoid fertiliser at this stage, as a rule of thumb. For potting on, once established, native potting mix from Bunnings gives good results. Bunnings also sells coarse river sand for propagation, your best friend. Here's what Simmons recommends (scanned pages with info here) Seed growing mix: 3 parts washed or sterilised coarse river sand 1 part peat moss or aged crushed pine bark or 3 parts perlite 1 part peat moss Potting on mix: 3 parts coarse river sand 1 part peat moss or old milled bark 1 part loam or perlite or 2 parts sand 1 part peat 1 part gravel with old manure or compost added Cutting mixture: 3 parts coarse river sand 1 part peat moss or old crushed bark 1 part perlite or a soil-less mix 3 parts perlite 1 part peat moss

Google "Simmons" on this site for cultivation tips. Information from her book Growing Acacias. Leggy suggests they're looking for more sunlight. I don't know what "native soil mix" means, but it could be overcharged with nutrients. I tend to avoid peat moss for acacias. I wouldn't even bother trying without coarse river sand. I transplant them to tubes after they've germinated en masse, and developed true phyllodes. Mine start off life in a greenhouse, so I doubt that your indoor humidity is the problem. They do need to be gradually acclimatised to less humid conditions. I have some acuminata (narrow phyllode) seedlings in grow tubes that are ready to go, if you get desperate.

I reckon you could establish a compatible colony using plain old lentils.

From a cut Opuntia (prickly pear) crystalline nodules sometimes appear around the central veins when healed, a bit like congealed sap. (If it oozes, it does so very slowly). I thought that might even have been the source of kefir "grains"? But I don't think there's much toxicity involved, as Opuntia is edible and even marketed as a superfood. Euphorbia sap, on the other hand, is said to be some nasty shit, avoid skin contact, etc.

Mingling funders and researchers is probably the least of JHU's ethical concerns. Besides, isn't that the business model? JHU patented that shit.

Something like this would work, if it wasn't too flimsy. I think a 10cm pot is larger than you need - here's a picture of a mature $15 specimen on eBay:

You can pick up used plastic pots at Bunnings and other nurseries: often the rectangular seedling punnets, and sometimes even the bulk trays they fit into, both of which I find useful for this kind of job. The important thing is not to shock them into a low-humidity environment.