Nangs: A guilty pleasure

[Nangs: A guilty pleasure]

Sounds horrific @waterboy 2.0

 

i like the direction this thread is going. A few stories to remind everyone of the danger that can happen when indulging. I don’t want my lil write up to come across as a “hey everybody nangs are safe as, so fkkn cut loose on em” type thing.
Too much of a good thing can be... well, bad. 

[Nangs: A guilty pleasure]

21 minutes ago, Glaukus said:

turns out too much nitrous turns them into chalky aero bars.

Yeah the airy bones sound troubling for sure. I guess with lighter bones you could move a bit quicker and thus pull off some even more daring nos bottle heists. I dunno, trying to find the positives but scrapping the barrel here. Live n learn

[Nangs: A guilty pleasure]

thanks for sharing @Glaukus.

what an epic tale! Ive had a nang cracker frozen to my finger but stuck to the lips sounds soooooo fucked up! Everything in moderation ay.

[Nangs: A guilty pleasure]

@Slocombe I’m not a nang veteran by any stretch but when in rome ya know. Only recently have I learnt to appreciated them for what they are. Hense the spiel. I’ve had hospital tank n2o once before. Some next level twangs.
Any stigma around them needs to gtfo I reckon.  

[Nangs: A guilty pleasure]

 

A guilty pleasure?? How about we just call it a pleasure, yes that’s much better. It needn’t be a guilty one. Nor should it be an act shrouded in disdain.
 

Nang use goes back as far as the 1700’s where Victorian aristocrats would get together for laughing gas partys.
(That’s high society in every sense of the word.) 

 

The next time you indulge in huffing on a ballon or wrap your lips around a cream charging chalice and someone decides to cast a judgey look in your direction, worry not for they just don’t understand how cultured and sophisticated you truely are. I urge you to keep your head held high, turn your nose slightly upward and crack another coldy. Without even knowing it, you are the epitome of class. 

[Gimli's Beezness]

So I guess you could call that a metheglin? Im excited to see you develop your technique over time, adding some different herbs and what not.

Cherries and cinnamon sounds so delicious! I’d love to try a Cannabis and Poppy infused mead. 

[Latua pubiflora - "Tree of Wizards"/"Socerers Tree"]

Out of 15-20 seeds, only one germinated. Bit of a slow grower but seems to be healthy.

I’m hoping all the other seed wake up at some point but I won’t hold my breath. No treatment was used on seeds which may have hindered the germ rate. 
It is situated on the east side of my house under an eve where it receives 5hrs of filtered morning sun. 

Sown: 22nd September

Sprouted: 28th September 

 

 

This last photo was taken moments ago. 

 

Hey @waterboy 2.0 have you had another crack yet?

Anybody else had luck raising this plant to maturity?
I would love to see some pics of someone’s seed grown ‘Palo De Bruja’.

[Post your track of the day]

 

 

[Meet Up: Gold Coast]

The meet was great. Impressed with everyone’s efforts to make time for it because I understand how busy everyone’s live can be. A good reminder of how similar interests and passions can bring people together who may have never met otherwise. Thankyou to those who participated. Holding another one in the near future so for anyone who missed out and is keen. Feel free to get in touch.

 

can I get a pin now?? ;)

[Meet Up: Gold Coast]

Too kind! @Darklight there is about 20 of us so should be a nice lil gathering. I’m sure not everyone will turn up but that just makes it a tad more intimate.

[Meet Up: Gold Coast]

This Sunday 10am for those interested in hanging with fellow plantheads. 

[What did you do in your sacred garden today?]

Did a little wild graft on some dragon fruit in the garden. Feels like the weather is now decent enough to nurture it. 
T.pachanoi ‘Quechuas’  (ay @Gimli I got this seed from you last year)

[What did you do in your sacred garden today?]

@XavierDass I use a mixer because it beats mixing up multiple barrows with a shovel. Work smarter, not harder. ;)

My basic soil mix is 50% 3-5mm washed rocks (blue metal, zeolite, scoria, riverstone) 25% premium potting mix and here’s the real secret to a fluffy mix... 25% coco coir. I then adjust the mineral/organic content from this depending on what I’m potting. 

[What did you do in your sacred garden today?]

Potted a bunch of tricho cuts and grafted some lophs. Put my v.africana in larger pot which was way overdue. (The root system reminded me of mung bean shoots). Caapi, psychotria, T.corymbosa, S.Tortuosum and D.cooperi & pereskiopsis cuttings.. 
I sowed some E.gerardiana seed. It’s my first time growing ephedra so interested to see how it grows. Also got the mixer out the other day and did a big batch of fluffy soil.

[Acacia acuminata seed giveaway 2019/2020]

Hey mate. so generous.

 

its a bit dark but here is a pic of seed grown acuminata

 

and a phlebophylla I’ve raised from seedling.

 

Also some courtii I grew from seed recently. ;)

 

[Meet Up: Gold Coast]

Overwhelming response guys! 

 

Well there has has been a good amount of interest shown on the fb group so I have organised a meet for the 10th of november if any forum members are interested. 

[Gimli's Beezness]

I’ll never forget the first time I saw a flow hive. At a bbq... the hosts said “you’ve just got to see our flow hive”. Anyway we all gathered around the hive excitedly, ready to marvel at its ingenuity and as they’ve turned the tap, what came out was this beautiful viscous golden liquid filled with fucking maggots! I could have almost heaved watching them finger the maggot laced honey and trying to tell me it was still fine to eat. Well maybe it was, but I was trying not to retch at the thought of it.

I guess it was hive beetle larvae which can happen to any hive right? But I’m sure you keep a nice clean apiary. 

[Post your track of the day]

Hoping everyone has a great weekend 

Get down, Saturday night  

 

[Pereskiopsis]

Hi @XavierDass

 

I can send some unrooted cuttings if you would like. 

[Meet Up: Gold Coast]

Would any members be interested in a Gold Coast meet up in the future? 

 

swapping/sharing

plants/knowledge

 

Lets see some hands. 

[Gimli's Beezness]

Yeah Gimli get some natives already.

 Also... I am well keen for some Aussie made mad honey. Attached is a list of plants containing grayanotoxins to get the ball rolling. 

[What did you do in your sacred garden today?]

17 minutes ago, Pedro99 said:

Nice njt, I got my first viridis a while back and it's been covered in ants ever since. Could this be a problem?

Hey @Pedro99 

The ants are more than likely farming scale insects. Check on the undersides of leaves and the plant stems and you will see them. My voacanga and viridis that are in the shadier/moister parts are prone to this. Scale is a real pain. Read up on how to treat it before it gets out of hand. Get rid of the scale and the ants will tend to clear out. 

[What did you do in your sacred garden today?]

The garden is thriving. 

 

I noticed a P.Viridis Shipibo starting to form some flowers which is exciting.

C.Edulis is punching out a load of flowers and a few cacti are busting out fresh pups.  

 

Also planted some more seeds today. 

•Anadenanthera Peregrina

•Peganum Harmala

•Latua Pubiflora

•Codariocalyx Motorius

•Clitoria Ternatea

•Nicotiana Rustica

 

 

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[Psilocybin Mushrooms of SE QLD, Australia]

Hi @Boof , I’d be more inclined to use sugar cane mulch or straw instead of eucalyptus mulch. (Subs love eucalyptus, not too sure about pans and cubes)

I’ve heard an old trick is to drizzle vege oil on substrate to feed. I think it was T who told me. In regards to covering with plastic, make sure it has decent air flow otherwise it will become an anaerobic mess with gross green mould growing in there and the mycelium will have trouble competing with it. (Maybe try shade cloth instead)

I’ve had success doing multiple layers of straw/cane and dung and heavy watering for the first month and then keeping it just moist afterward. Best of luck!