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I know grafting of acacias isn't that easy but reading up a bit there are some examples of it working, has anyone ever successfully grafted a a.phlebophylla to a a.longifolia rootstock? I don't know heaps about grafting but if that worked wouldn't it cause the phlebophylla to grow bigger,faster and also get around the the fungal? requirements phlebophylla has with it's roots for nitrogen?

I don't know about don and never germinated lophs myself but for trich i initially used basically the takeaway tek method described on herbalistics but now use a larger container with 100% Sphagnum in those little cardboard pots, I just nuke the moss, cardboard pots(really don't trust these off the shelf in any enclosed area),water and sterilize the tub best i can, then keep away from to low temps or directly light. Seems to work well.

Nah , not checked ph of bore water. I had assumed because i was sterilizing soil and the change was so dramatic after only the water change being different then it must be something in the water , but yea could just be some of the gear im using that is contaminated and the bore water may be making a too favorable environment for it. Thanks, will check ph of water and give all the gear and tools a good clean.

What are some suggestions/favorites/recommendations as a base material for herbal smoking blends? So just from a smoothness/texture point of view and not with any overpowering taste. I have been a bit silly over the years and just had a little nibble of a plant and then if i noticed no negative effect i might try dry a little bit out and see what the smoke is like(yea.. I know this is kinda stupid). One nice base material i have found is the leaves of what i think is some type of wild raspberry.

Was planning on adding these to my collection, from what i can tell it only grows wild along the east coast starting from the top of vic to mid queensland, unfortunately i live on the vic/sa border area so there is none growing wild around here from what i know.

Weirdly the first time my friend of a friend tried this these side effects weren't there, was only until the second and more times they became apparent. Is there any way to limit these side effects? either way this foaf is going to continue to use this when required(these side effects ain't got shit on back injury nerve pain) until they find something else.

sab shop has listing for both them but seems closed until end of Nov(they are listing as out of stock but not sure if that is just because closed atm) If no users here have avaliable for you then may be able to get seeds or plants from hebalistics .

Has anyone ever heard of have experience with using ceramic heat lamps to stave of frosts? I am planning treeing out about 2/3 of an acre to make a little faux rain forest kind of thing, i have already picked the plats to make a canopy that should all be fine in my zone and will surround it all with a hedge, some of the plants i was planning on putting under the canopy or in the internal area are somewhat frost prone. i had an idea about using those ceramic bulbs(usually used as heat lamps for incubators and such, so no light but just heat) hooked up to s simple solar/battery system. From my basic understanding of the bulbs it should work with enough of them in a semi enclosed area. Has anyone here ever tried anything similar to what i am thinking?

Edit: I was being too blunt here explaining something that people could get offended by feeling i was attacking them personally so am removing.

Basically the idea came after trying to cover and weight some very small grafts and realizing i apparently have the dexterity of a drunkard and also noticing some slight discoloration on the cut plane of the root stock after being covered for 5 or so days. My thought was to basically slice and place the way you normally would with a razor blade but then instead of trying to cover and weight/apply a little pressure i would instead use a sterilized sowing pin and pierce through the scion into the root stock to hold it in place(to be removed after it takes), then instead of covering with some type of wrap i would warm up some honey and use a small syringe to seal around the scion as you would with gap seal and a caulking gun. Any one ever tried anything similar or see any major flaws in my thinking? I have tried already and will update with results(just testing with some random epiphyllum's(i think))

Yep, the pin part was definitely not a good idea... A necrosisy effect just started to spread across the scions from where the pin was, the honey parts seemed to make a good seal and keep the exposed part of the rootstock clean. Will try super glue and honey instead on next ones.

Any updates on this?

I am currently chasing up someone that sells honey locally, I'm guessing they would be a beekeeper.I live pretty remote so don't think there would be many round here. if they don't wont them I will try a hivebox and hopefully they will move to it.

I have a Bee problem, yesterday a massive swarm appeared(like blot out the sun massive) after herding my cats n dogs inside and then staying inside for an hour or so till they left(or so i thought) i then went out side and noticed they had made a giant clump on the guttering near my front door, assuming the queen had landed in there and they were gonna make a nest i set up a hose with the nozzle on mist to try and discourage them from building there, they seemed to thin out a bit but today they are still there so i dropped one of those snake deterrent things that buzz every 30 secs or so in the gutter next to them, seemed to scatter them at first but now they seem to be ignoring it. Is there any way to get them to move on? i have like 3 acres of garden surrounded by farms on all sides so i get why they came here but there is plenty of garden they could nest in instead of right outside my door and above where i park my car.

I should also note where i said you could use maybe use naphtha or other solvents instead, if that did work(again not 100% sure) you would need to make sure you evaporate it off completely (as most solvents are extremely poisonous) and then if you wanted it in a liquid form you would then need to redissolves what was left after complete evaporation into a small amount of high proof alcohol. A couple drops of lemon extract in the final solution could also be beneficial but not sure how that would effect it's shelf life. Edit: On second thought I don't think naphtha was the solvent i was thinking of, there is one that has both polar and non polar attributes that can be used for broad solubility that could be worth a try when in doubt but I'm pretty sure it's not naphtha.

Not sure what you mean by "into oil" but an extract using 180proof spirits works well and will cold evaporate quite quickly under a fan resulting in a golden colored oil substance(so i'm told anyway....). Something like polmos spirytus which you can get from dan murphy should work well but isn't exactly cheap. Other solvents would prob work as well, naphtha(shellite) is good at sucking up a broad range of things and could be worth a try.