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  1. Posted · Edited by Acacia
    forgot syrian rue..

    Updating my trade list..

    Offering:

    •  Pereskiopsis spathulata rooted (quite a few)
    •  Banisteriopsis caapi cuttings
    •  Trichocereus pachanoi [PC] cuttings
    •  Trichocereus bridgesii cuttings / grafts
    •  Trichocereus peruvianus cuttings / grafts
    •  Unsterile p. cubensis 'cambodian' print
    •  Unsterile p. cubensis 'amazon' print
    •  Artemisia absinthium (common wormwood) cuttings
    •  Ocimum tenuiflorum [rama variety] (tulsi, holy basil)
    •  Catha edulis [green vein] cuttings
    •  Sinichuichi cuttings
    • Peganum harmala seeds

     

    Wanted:

    • Lions mane mushroom spawn / spores  / dried material
    • Red reishi mushroom spawn / spores / dried material
    • Mitragyna speciosa
    • Salvia divinorum cutting
    • Psychotria sp. live specimens
    • Lophophora sp.
    • Trichocereus clones, any named variety
    • Anything else cool you have to offer!

     

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  3. Posted

    Hey guys, don't wanna randomly bump an old thread but I thought I'd just update that this plant has come back into good health. Moving it into the shade and feeding it seasol worked a treat. It was greening again within a fortnight.

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  4. Posted

    So my cacti seem to really love these PGRs. I feel kinda stupid feeding them pactobutrazol because I know it's toxic and I will inevitably eat them. But seriously they have grown 10 % in their size in 2 days since feeding. I fed this mix to a garden bed with what I think is pumpkin in it and the thing has become monstrous. It's climbed over a bush, over a pond and into an adjacent garden bed - where it is producing poor quality pumpkins. It's got mold on the leafs at the base. This isn't anything to do with PGRs though, these plants are prone to rot. I'll post some pics tomorrow. 

    I didn't keep any controls when I started this experiment sadly. But I do have some near identical seedlings of the same t. pachanoi genetic that I can separate and experiment on. I'll start feeding one of them the PGR mix tomorrow and we can compare the growth.

    Stay tuned.

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  8. Posted · Edited by Acacia

    I've got 100 cuttings of Chrysopogon zizanioides to give away to members of SAB. It holds potential for land management, applications include

    1. Carbon sequestration (currently calculated at ~ 3 - 4 x the efficiency of rainforest plots of the same size)
    2. Cleaning heavy metals from waste water
    3. Treating sewerage

    *The applications listed above are theoretical until proper research papers are published.

     

    There's not a lot of information out there about this plant, but I found this ->
    'The medicinal properties are sedative, aromatic as well as antiseptic.  Some of vetiver essential oil constituents include benzoic acid, furfural, valerenol, terpinen-4-ol and khusimol. 

    Khus roots essential oil is extracted and utilized for perfumes, aromatherapy, cosmetic, creams, herbal skin care as well as soaps used in a Ayurveda.

    Khus oil is a good remedy to treat sores and acne due to its antiseptic medicinal properties.  Khus roots can improve red blood cells deficiency, treat poor blood circulation, dry skin, cracked and brittle skin, wounds, cuts, rheumatism, nervous conditions, arthritis as well as muscular aches and pains.

    A syrup can be made from vetiver which can flavor ice-cream, milkshakes, yogurt and various beverages.  Khus khus roots, another versatile medicinal herbs.

    The exert below is from a research paper

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    3.2. AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES Rasa : Tikta, Madhura Guna : Lakhu, Rooksha Virya : Seeta Vipaka : Katu Vetiver has been known in India from the ancient times. It is known as Khas-Khas and is widely used as cooling agent, tonic and blood purifier. It is used to treat many skin disorders and is known to have calming effect on the nervous system. It is regarded as a stimulant, refrigerant and antibacterial and when applied externally, it removes excess heat from the body and gives a cooling effect. Being a major constituent of ‘Rasayana’ in Ayurveda, different parts of the vetiver plant have traditionally been used by the Indian tribes for treating various ailments, diseases and disorders including boils, burns, epilepsy, fever, scorpion sting, snakebite, sores in the mouth, headache, toothache, weakness, lumbago, sprain, rheumatism, urinary tract infection, malarial fever, acidity relief and as an anti-helmintic. It has also been used in traditional medicine of Asia and Africa, particularly ancient Tamil literature mentions the use of vetiver for medical purposes. Other medicinal uses of Khas Khas include ringworm, indigestion and loss of appetite. It has been considered a high-class perfume. Copper plate inscriptions listing the perfume as one of the articles used by royalty have been discovered in Ayurvedic literature is called as “Suganti-mulaka” i.e. sweet smelling and “Sita Mulaka” (having cool roots). All over India the roots are made to scented mats, fans, ornamental baskets and many other small articles. Also burnt as fumigator.

    My partner's father is doing a PHD project on this plant and has lots of it spare.

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    I can only send domestically at this stage, however there are suppliers for the East Coast. You can find more info on them at www.vetiver.org/g/plantsuppliers.htm

     

     Cuttings are 1 foot long. Recipient must cover postage or pick up. PM or reply to the thread to arrange.

     

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  10. Posted · Edited by Acacia

    Cheers mountain goat. I've just potted them up with sand, soil and cacti mix with a little coir. I put rocks in the bottom of the pots to encourage draining. What's a cheap gravel sized soil alternative? All of the ones I've got in pots atm are already rooted. I'll make sure to do that with the cuttings i've taken as I did pull out quite a few that had been sitting there rotting all winter because I didn't do this properly. 

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  14. Posted · Edited by Acacia

    Does anyone here grow sinichuichi? If so, any tips on stopping this droop I'm seeing in the leaves? I understand they like humidity but I don't have a greenhouse.. Hoping that's not the factor causing this.

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    Sabretooth - I really suggest you check out www.alibaba.com and search up racetam suppliers there. You are really limiting yourself choosing strictly piracetam, it's not the most effective racetam (just the most researched) and there are much more cost effective alternatives that are also legal (see sunifaram).

    I have multiple vendors I can connect you with directly, PM me. 

  22. Posted · Edited by Acacia

    I realise there are some outcasts here, like the TBM in the background I fucked up and caused skin damage to. I think it's the long variant. And the big Peru pup lurking there... But are the rest of this lot all 'PC' pachanoi? As you can see about half of my pots are skinny diseased pachanoi. A mate was letting them perish under his eaves in a box (not out of malice). 665339679_70312046_164057908102281_2857682333211820032_n(2).thumb.jpg.142ac085e8d383c2922212a7055daa20.jpg

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  24. Posted

    Hey Gimly,

     

    I got some seed off you last time we met up at the markets, but I gave it all to this year seven environmentalist who was making seed bombs. I explained to her how to germinate it. Hopefully it ends up in a garden near you!

    I'm pretty sure you gave me a seedling too, i'll post some pics of it. It's quite stunted :( 

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