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So the results from Acacia are quite variable by the sounds of it. So I'd probably be best off growing Psychotria for DMT?

Here is one of the red leaves on my narrowleaf. It may be a common phenomenon. I wouldn't know because its the first time mine is doing this. The white stuff is lime sulphur sprayed a few days before. I don't chew these leaves but I'll try some in the summer again. I'm probably going to air layer this branch if it continues to show this trait.

Thanks Torsten. You're a wealth of information. I've done a google images search and what I saw was probably Salvia splendens. I was confusing this with a Salvia clone on wikipedia I'd read about called "Mystique". The experiences I've read about at erowid don't really switch me on. I've had some amazing dissociative experiences with ketamine and that was when I was younger and more adventurous. I don't think I could handle Salvia to be honest. My hats off to those shamans who go there bravely.

I wonder if milk might help then? The casein in milk binds to tea's tannins. Maybe its undesirable to prevent the vomiting. I've had a few experiences of severe violent nausea and it just doesn't appeal to me.

Any others? I doubt I'd find obtusifolia or any other single species at any Brisbane or wider metro nurseries.

The one up most Australian coasts is indeed the tectorius species. I came across this plant at the Gold Coast many years ago when visiting. I took some photos of its interesting bark. The next time I saw it was four years ago when I first came up to Queensland. I was taken fishing by a friend at Wynnum where there were many of these along the shore. The friend explained that "Wynnum" meant pandanus in Aboriginal and the Aborigines of the area had used them as bush food. That the seeds which were miniscule within the pods were edible. 8 months ago I found some seed pods dropped at the base of a tree at a beach I was at. I collected them but haven't planted them till now. Some of the seed pods had small bore holes through the wood and I assumed they'd been attacked by some insect and discarded those. I might plant the remaining seeds.

It's "tilapia" and there are many species of this fish type. All have the property of looking after their young unlike many other fish who simply spawn and forget. The species in Australia is an African mouthbrooding type - the one that looks after the 'fry' in its mouth. They're exploited as food in some parts of Asia where they've been introduced. But like the European carp they are not exactly desirable as a table fish when you have ready access to ocean species like we do in coastal Australia.

Hi Torsten. If I was still a smoker I might have tried these. Interesting that they don't work on people who take benzos. Do you mean that people who've taken benzos for a while and stopped won't get an effect or do people need to be on them in order to cancel the effects? Benzos stimulate GABA receptors which then cause depression. So I'm not sure what the mechanism of action of these must be. Even if I had tried them I might have been a little weary of the secrecy of the ingredients, though of course I understand that decision to protect a trade secret. Is there an agency one must lodge the information with or is this a non-issue? I'm thinking along the lines of.... say if someone had a major allergic reaction and died from it for instance? Anyhow it sounds like an interesting formula. I'd seen many ads back in the day when I read High Times for various hash and herbal MJ simulants but because they were always overseas suppliers I never bothered ordering, and when you have locally grown heads then it didn't seem worthwhile, but your angle with the drug testing makes sense. Good luck with them. I'm sure they took alot of effort to work out.

I'd also like to grow some at some stage. Maybe from the next lot of seeds as it seems these have been very popular; and rightly so given what I've been reading about them.

I had one also which had red petals with black bases. Though the flower resembled rhoeas the height of the plant and leaves were completely different. The strain I had was from Iran and had light brown seeds. I lost it when I moved interstate. Would love to get some more.

I had my first serious drink of alcohol after I was 20. I had my first cigarette when I was 23. I tried cannabis for the first time shortly after finishing uni. From there I've tried alot of things and I've always been employed throughout. I smoked for about 7 years with one year gap until finally giving up smoking tobacco and everything besides. I think you are right that there's alot to be said for exploring these things after one has attained maturity. My desire now lies in gardening, cultivating bonsai and E. novo (when I finally find some) and after reading much of the interesting posts here am interested in ayawaska and oral DMT though the purging is kind of off putting. Nevertheless I think I'll be adding more things to my collection come springtime.

I must say that I enjoy opiates. I have enjoyed them for over 15 years recreationally. This has ranged from simply taking two panadeine forte tablets, opium tincture, smoked opium, and morphine. I've never become addicted. I think it's for two reasons. I develop tolerance very rapidly to all opiates. If I haven't had some for over a few weeks the dose will take me to lovely warm poppy land and euphoria that is simply unequalled in its own particular quality. Like the afterglow of a strong orgasm. But if I take the same dose the following night then it's only a shadow of the night before. To recover the effects I know that I just have to avoid any more opiates for a week or so. Simple as that. Sometimes when I've had a bigger than normal supply I might stretch the binge for three or more days in a row with slightly escalated doses each night. The second day after stopping this I'll feel unusually tense and sweat for a 30 minute period feeling an unsatisfiable hunger for food, a very strange feeling of emptiness and have a very minor withdrawal syndrome I believe. That experience is enough to remind me how bad the full blown withdrawal symptoms must be for the addict. So I'll avoid any more opiates for another few weeks or months. It's a seductive euphoria though and I can understand the slip into addiction, and I don't underestimate the slipperiness of using such a powerfully euphoric drug. But when you have a full time job to go to, and a level head I believe you can use opiates sensibly. I should add that in my case opiates cause insomnia. I cannot sleep when I've had two panadeine fortes for example late into the night. Also with myself the high of morphine quickly gives way to a stoned and nauseous feeling that I have to endure for several hours. That tends to turn me off it. I believe heroin is supposed to lack these effects which makes it more addictive. Heroin is diacetylated morphine which takes it to the brain faster resulting in a considerably more intense flash. On one occasion I have had intravenous pethidine (a synthetic opioid) and I must say that the high from that was intense and gave no nausea at all. I would imagine that heroin must be like that, and I have to agree that it would be very addictive to the right person.

I'm getting an occasionally very red leaf on my narrowleaf. They occur on one branch only. I'm assuming that there may be a possibility of creating a cultivar from this. I'm planning to air layer it and see whether it will be a continued trait in the new plant. I'd love this to be true as I've always dreamed of creating a new cultivar. I'll post some pictures of it on the weekend.

The supermarket poppies are almost certainly the seeds of Tasmanian poppies. It wouldn't make sense to just throw away the seeds. They grow into white with purple base poppies which looks identical to the pictures of Tasmanian poppy fields. The Tassie poppies I believe have always been thebaine rich as the chief final product for these is codeine which is easily produced from thebaine. However the thebaine is not concentrated in the poppy heads but rather the straw. Its the straw which is used for extraction with no attempt to score and collect opium. You'll find that scoring and collecting opium from these poppies will give an adequate yield of morphine. There's always going to be papaverine and thebaine with it. I think the people who get sick from these almost always just try to extract opiates by boiling the heads and straw hence extracting a larger proportion of thebaine. The opium isn't as good as other varieties but will still be quite active.

Hi Darklight. The plant is in a 500mm pot with a standard potting mix. So the rate of growth is not stellar but as I've moved to three places in the past 6 years I haven't planted anything in the open ground yet. I'm waiting till I get a more permanent home before doing that. But I know exactly what you mean. About a decade ago I bought a small Chinese elm tree for training into bonsai. I used the prunings from the first shaping as cuttings and had over twenty of these after a year. I planted one of those cuttings in the ground and after 5 years it was almost 10 metres in height! The bonsai had put on only 10-20cm in the same time What I plan to do is use native low phosphorus soil and check results. I might try the other ones in other mixes to see which one is best. The leaves/branches that dropped were the ones from the first season of growth in 2003. I've chewed the leaves probably 10 times in those 3 years. I've always heard that the tender leaves are the best to chew but I find these simply dissolve into a powdery nothing that disappears quickly. I like the flavour of the older tougher leaves but so far I've only had moderate stimulation on two occasions. The idea to use low phosphorus soil came when I developed an interest in natives and grew a Podocarpus elatus ("plum pine" a well known bush tucker and an ancient plant from the time of dinosaurs) last year. Since then I've repotted many of my other trees into Searle's native plant mix (low phosphorus) and have had some really good results. I'm hoping the khat will respond well too.

I have a single original plant of the narrow leaf that's grown to about a metre over three years. The stem hasn't thickened more than my small finger. It has a weeping disposition to it, with pendulous branches. Over the past summer several of these have passed through the soil and self ground layered themselves so that I have potentially four plants if I divide them up. The growth has been mediocre given the excellent growing conditions I've provided. This winter an unusual thing occurred. The thin branches together with leaves separated cleanly off the main growing stem and fell off en masse. The growing tip appears very healthy and does not show signs of disease or stress. The branches have literally shed off from the 'trunk' cleanly. I've taken some of these and am presently trying to propagate from them. This only occurred to the main original trunk. The layered sides have remained fully clothed in leaves. I've decided that I will repot and divide it closer to spring. I'm planning to use a native soil mix ie. low phosphorus blend with low phosphorus fertiliser afterwards. I've had some great success with this combination on many non-native plants. Will take some photos and post up when the time comes.

While I'd have no problem posting pics of other amorphous plants and trees, I'd be hesitant to post pictures of my bonsais because they are distinctive and only very slowly changing and they could be used to identify me especially if I posted pics of the same tree on another forum or website. Especially with posts such as the one here I'd be wanting to remain out of reach of unwanted interest if you understand what I mean. Cheers.

Hi Torsten. I understand. I should have made it clearer that the request was in relation to the informational aspect rather than a request for supply. So I apologise profusely for not being clearer. I think one of my later posts makes it more clear when I simply asked to be steered in the right direction. Cheers.

I have to agree that it's all a little in the realm of urban legends/myths and there's alot of misinformation out there. I just remembered that information from a university class many years ago. Interesting about the addition of nutmeg though. Nice info on wikipedia and here: http://www.digitaldeliftp.com/LookAround/a...t_cocacola2.htm I'm personally constantly amused by spin-off products made by competitors. The most bizarre has to be:

Yes you are quite right. More than 27,000 species of alien plants have been introduced to Australia since European colonisation, with new species being introduced every year. About 10 per cent of introduced species become naturalised in their new habitat, meaning they can maintain their populations in the wild without human cultivation. One in ten naturalised plants become weeds, and have a negative impact on native biodiversity, agriculture, or both. The price paid for species which become weeds is tremendous, both in economic and environmental terms. from http://www.science.org.au/nova/099/099key.htm So 2700 are naturalised meaning they can grow and propagate itself in the wild. And therefore that 270 are weeds that have negative impact on Australia. So this indicates a rate of about 1% becoming pests. Quite small compared to the number introduced. Based purely on these numbers as probability values the chances of any one introduction becoming a weed is quite low. And while I agree that the 1% that are pests constitutes a great price, on the other side of the equation is the enormous economic gain and benefit from some of these 'weeds' like radiata pine, without which Australia's housing industry would suffer. As with everything, there's plusses and minusses. Nevertheless your point is taken Cheers.

Very nice photo journal of your plants Spliff. Very impressive. Damping off isn't always a visible white fungus. Typically plants will just bend over at the stem at a very early stage. The browning off of the early leaves is more due to sun burn and not fungal. I spray all seedling trays with lime sulphur solution. I use a custom mix of peat moss, river sand, and perlite but I wash the trays with a weak bleach solution and pour boiling water into the soil mix the day before planting. After planting with seeds I spray the surface of the soil mixture with lime sulphur solution till its very moist then I'll cover with cling wrap with ventilation holes. I take off the cling wrap every second day for a good hour before a cautious misting with boiled and cooled distilled water. The trays are kept in shaded sun until germination occurs. Exposure to the morning and evening sun is useful as the UV rays also prevent fungal growth. With this method damping off is rarely if ever a problem. Nevertheless congratulations. Excellent result and thanks for sharing.

Agamemnon. I remember back in highschool some of the seniors had discovered that prisoners would take nutmeg for kicks and there was a wave of people trying it out. Our group tried it at some stage and we all found the nausea it created quite unbearable and not really worth the anti cholinergic like disorientation it created. A friend who I met much later said that it was actually alot more effective believe it or not as a rectal dose. Made into a slurry and used as an enema. No nausea to speak of and it was absorbed quicker relatively speaking compared to taking it orally with a full stomach. Wouldn't do it myself but it might work for others.

In relation to weeds, as above the definition of 'weed' is a difficult one. There have been disastrous plant introductions in Australia like the well known prickly pear etc. but compared to the shear number of introduced species (in the hundreds of thousands) the number that become severe problems is quite few by comparison. I mean even the common European olive tree and some pines which are commercially grown are classified 'weeds' but they are not severely invasive or destructive and nor are they noxious. As far as legality goes. If you were growing only this plant then you could have some troubles explaining things if you were discovered and had some other 'fun' plants and a stack of High Times magazines. But if you have this growing in a veritable garden oasis then I would bet you that no visitor would even recognise the plant amongst all the others. I'd almost bet that in Australia you could almost grow it as a hedge and no one would know or care. Well maybe not as your front hedge anyhow

Hi elzar. Several things about 'Coke' that give it stimulating properties apart from the caffeine. 1. Like you say the sugar can give a short term quick burst of energy. 2. The 'flavour' ingredients of 'Coke' come from decocainised leaves of coca and other tropanols as well as ecgonine which is mildly stimulating are part of the drink. 3. In 'diet' versions there is phenylalanine from the aspartame. The phenylalanine is a potential precursor to other endogenous phenylethylamines which are stimulating, as well as having a stimulating effect of its own I believe. Personally I find the 'diet' versions to give me severe headspins and unusual disorienting feelings if I have them on an empty stomach. I avoid them nowadays together with most other soft drinks. Cheers.