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    Isn't food-grade poppy seed typically sourced from Hungarian blue poppies, and medicinal-grade from Papaver bracteatum? 

    Maybe a shortage due to supply chain issues forced distributors to repackage industrial-medicinal seeds as food-grade? 

     

    Are store-bought (food) seeds viable? 

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    Last night's episode of 7:30 presented MDMA and even (Peruvian-shamanic) ayahuasca as prospective treatments for PTSD. No psychedelic sensationalism, accusations of sexual misconduct, or financial misappropriation. I think Rick Doblin even featured for a few seconds. But no mention of MMA or the earlier 7:30 report. 

     

     

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    On 23/10/2022 at 12:22 PM, Ishmael Fleishman said:

    Under federal law, the plant (San Pedro) and the alkaloids are one and the same.

    ^ What's the legal reference?

     

    I noticed a couple of things trying to get my head around the law in WA (at the request of a stickler for paperwork). In one of the legislative instruments, having equipment to manufacture a poison is tantamount to manufacture: no prohibited plant material required. I'm guessing anyone with a saucepan or oven in their kitchen could be at risk of police harassment in WA. The other thing I noticed somewhere, was an exemption for botanical, chemical or other experts -- apparently these are permitted possession of otherwise prohibited plant materials in WA? 

     

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    If you're happy with the form why not just repot. But you could divide and propagate from any of those arms. Cutting longer arms can make repotting easier. Cut at an angle to allow water runoff -- pups will tend to form at highest remaining aureole (as well as basally, from your pic). 

     

    But during rainy weather, avoid cutting your cactus due to infection risk.

     

    Always allow cut surfaces to dry and callous over, before planting out as new plants. 

     

    You can trim longer roots as you repot, it won't hurt but may stimulate root growth, and makes repotting easier. 

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    https://greenwichuniversity.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4VAQXvp19I3yiiO?mc_cid=e4a2449c3f&mc_eid=cbbc326c01

     

    This study is investigating difficulties people experienced after using a psychedelic drug, which they believe negatively impacted their functioning for more than a day after the trip, and what they found helpful in dealing with these difficulties. If you have had a psychedelic experience that you believe led to difficulties that lasted for longer than a day, you qualify as a candidate experience. You must be over 18 to participate.

     

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    https://hopkinspsychedelic.org/gendersexualidentity-survey?mc_cid=e4a2449c3f&mc_eid=cbbc326c01

     

    ... an internet-based survey research study about psychedelics (e.g., MDMA, Mescaline/Peyote/San Pedro, LSD, Psilocybin, 5-MeO-DMT) among gender and sexual minority adults. This study will permit a better understanding about the study of altered states of consciousness, interpretation, and immediate and long-term effects of psychedelics among this understudied group. Our hope is that, ultimately, we will receive thousands of responses to the survey so that we can better understand gender and sexual minorities’ experiences after taking psychedelics, resulting in better clinical protocols and treatment options in the future.

  12. Posted · Edited by fyzygy

    https://www.specialplants.net/shop/seeds/salvia_recognita/

    SAB member Trip put me on to this professional source for the seeds -- fast international delivery (1 week or so). I set some aside from my initial order, but they're all gone now. Some of them, hopefully, to become plants. 

     

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/255442627858

    I'd love to try these as well. Previous attempts were blocked by PayPal but after corresponding with Canadian seller, this link (for 100 seeds) should now work for Australian customers. Seeds are from a German supplier, according to seller, who claims to have grown S. recognita from this source in past years. Seller's other listings include the word "divinorum" and they think that's why PayPal may have refused purchase before. Worth a shot, I reckon, but I can't afford to invest any more at the moment. 


     

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    These particular seedlings dislike humidity. Risk of damping off, especially first 7 to 10 days. I was going to advise against the use of peat Jiffy pellets, but the trick is to ensure that they dry out between waterings. I've got mine indoors, on a warming mat. These are the strongest contenders so far. I think I killed some previous by overwatering. Any free-draining mix would probably also work, if not even better. 

     

    My seeds from UK supplier arrived with a generic note advising: remove from humidity dome at first signs of germination. Good advice, I reckon (I was skeptical at first).

     

    Still, only about 50% germination rate for me. I didn't soak any of the seeds prior (had intended to, by way of experiment, but concluded the soaking wasn't a good idea for this variety, given its aversion to humidity).

     

    Look forward to hear other gardener's reports. 

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  15. Posted · Edited by fyzygy

    7 hours ago, Ishmael Fleishman said:

    Is it a question of as long as you do not harvest and they are purely ornamental like San Pedro then you are fine?

    Probably a safe bet. Huge variety of poppies growing around Melbourne suburbs. Just like San Pedro (which is even known to appear in public gardens around Melbourne).

    Can anyone point to any Australian law or regulation which clearly states that San Pedro is legal for ornamental purposes? 

    If even Bunnings sells San Pedro, and organic grocery stores sell various poppy seed varieties, I'd say these are far from illegal to grow. Extraction of the active alkaloids would be a different matter entirely. 

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    On 06/11/2008 at 10:24 PM, gilligan said:

    Ladybeetles, also known as ladybirds or ladybugs, have always been surrounded by folklore and myth. But what do we really know about them? A stunning new website and book, put together by artists and scientists at the Australian National Insect Collection, shows us there's more to ladybeetles than nursery rhymes and spots. We delve into the secret life of the ladybeetle and find out what is happening in your backyard.

    Also showing on ABC2

    - 5:35pm Friday, November 7

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    - 1:30pm Tuesday, November 11

    Catalyst

    Click the section on ladybirds... They reckon there are up to 500 species in aus, but only 280 have been identified... Take some snaps and see whether you have gotten your hands on a new species.

     

    Ladybug on Acacia phlebophylla phyllode. Still there an hour or so later, too, having relocated to a nearby phyllode. Not a lot of movement. 

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    I have seen pictures in natural habitat, of peyote buttons almost flush with the surrounding soil level -- they seem to enjoy being surrounded by sediment. Each year I repot my mother, I remove some pups, and usually allow the repotted "trunk" to stand bare above the soil line while wounds dry out. I may then backfill with a top dressing, at some point, optionally. I don't think the plant minds either way. But ... look to nature. I don't think the plant needs external support to stand. But it might enjoy the insulation, camouflage or other benefit provided by higher soil level. 

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    I've had around 50% germination rate for some seed I bought from UK supplier. But it seems the young seedlings are very prone to damping off -- at some point they typically just wilt and fall over. I'm wondering has anyone had success raising S. recognita from seed? Please share any growing tips, experience you might have. 

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    Good to know and keep an eye out for. The disease question is serious. I wouldn't use either rootstock or scion that showed signs of disease. 

    That said, for my last "no-fuss" experiments, I must confess to picking up pieces of prickly pear out of bluestone gutters in the back alleys of Brunswick. No disease issues so far. Touch ... wood? I did lose one of the rootstocks that rotted in the recent rains (I completely forgot I'd left it out in the garden until it was too late). Insufficiently calloused wounds, I dare say. The buttons were okay to be regrafted. 

     

    My first Opuntia graft was about 5 years ago, T. bridgesii to O. bunny years, and it didn't develop any disease (I degrafted it about a year ago). 

     

    In the Opuntia grafting guide resource above, the gardener does a much more professional job of things, including the photography. One trick I learned from it, was how to get (at least) 4 grafts out of 1 seedling ...

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