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  1. Posted · Edited by planthelper

    not many people grow albertos, so that's probably why, you maybe had to talk to yourselfe for a while...

    I was given a few alberto seeds via the forum, but they were not, true alberto seeds, but cross pollinated, and as such produced mostly bigger lophs, than albertos.

    one of the seedlings though, turned out to be a true alberto!

    the pic shows 3 hard grown (just learned that term :)) lophs, all are the same age, guess which one is the alberto. :wub:

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    edit: yes some lophs have white petals, koehrens named those weisse bluete!

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  2. Posted · Edited by planthelper

    probably not means, the fungus will not survive any periode without a host, or do you mean if sterile, it will survive for some time ?

    (obsolete question now, as it has been answered, whilst I was composing, cheers, ferret) :)

    "grow your own truffles on the window sill, dreaming"

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  3. Posted

    nailsnail, don't re cut the pedro...

    in_spirits advice is very good, and you should heed it, in future, but not in this instance. because, there is a likely hood, that you will cut away, the areola which is just in the process of forming, the pup!

    in short you might cut off, the inmature pup, and this would mean, you will have, to start over waiting for your pup to emerge.

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  5. Posted

    the chinese truffles, are edible and have some value, but they mostly get used as, a much cheaper alternative (for flavouring manufactured food) to the gourmet black and white truffles.

    as far as my understanding goes, none of the ozzi native truffles, have any potential, to enter the food or gourment food market.

    maybe oz is rich in truffles, because generally, the soils here are very poor...

    I am not sure, but maybe the native truffles are as well very small in size only...

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  6. Posted

    thunder, yes they sell inoculated trees in oz, they are ~ 44aud for a 30cm tree, and btw, some people reported, they got sizeable truffles after only 3 years, but average is around 6 to 7 years.

    contams are a real issue, and it's said that some nurseries are contaminated badly, so maybe better to do, your own inoculation, which means pouring spore slurry over the seedlings, something that sounds easy, cough, cough, apart from contam issues....

    I read that, truffles (non food) are abundant in oz, they said every field trip, they discover new species, and at times even new genera!!

    so keeping them (the wild ones) off, would be a must.

    os, nurseries are contaminated with chinese truffle....

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  8. Posted

    paradox, this is interesting, so your hazels, survive the warm climate, but don't set fruit, but this could be good enough, for this project.

    I ruled hazel as a host out, because, I thought it would not survive the heat at my location.

    so maybe, I will take you on, with this offer, thank you.

    ferret, so your slice of truffle is a, tuber melanosporum?

    I think sourcing a cork oak, will be easy, so no worries. and if not, I can wait another year.

    the cork oak could be cool though, even if the whole idea, will not work.

    my place, more than likely will not produce enough hours below 7 deg C, to induce fruiting...., that's why I chase lyonii, which maybe, would fruit with less, hours below 7 deg C.

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  9. Posted

    g man, in the other tread you say it's terminal insomnia, that would mean you have, less a problem falling asleep, than staying asleep for more than 5h.

    this means, imho, that nothing of the above will help, because the effects of those herbs, would have worn off, during your 5h of sleep.

    I think you have bipolar, it perfectly fits your symtoms.

    treat the bipolar with herbs or pharmas....

  10. Posted

    g man, I read parts of the replies with care and others, I just skimmed, so sorry if it has been mentioned.

    I think there is a fair chance you simply experience a manic episode.

    do you think you could have bipolar?

    I have observed that people with bipolar, who self medicate with cannabis, (one of the best bipolar drugs!)

    often get thrown into a manic state right, after they stop taking the cannabis medicine.

    not to say you use, this herb, anyway, I bet you are simply "full of beans". :)

    in this state people sleep only a few hours and this situation can last from wees to several months.

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    If IV isnt available it would be vastly better than nothing at all, thats for sure.

    And its something people can piece together far in advance. Salt, imitation salt, baking soda, and glucose or corn syrup at the simplest.

    I was told once (and I believe the story :))that you can use the contents of an in mature coconut (skin still fleshy and glossy and not dried up) as for the purpose on an IV. for this application one uses a coconut which liquid is still clear and not milky.

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  15. Posted

    if you store them badly, like in a room which get's hot, than germ rates will drop after a year.

    if fresh seed is stored, inside the fridge, they don't loose much viability, even after 5 years or more!

  24. Posted

    zed, than it's all good, your potting mix sounds like it's good.

    one eye, they grow alright in what we might call dappled shade.

    I guess it's hard to describe, the many grades of shades, there are,... full shade could mean, so dark that most plants would not like it...

    it's a climber vine so, it is used to start life, without a lot of direct sun.

  25. Posted

    and don't forget to fertilize them ample during the active growing season, as they are very heavy feeders. if I were you, I would even fertilize her right now.

    growing them, to a big size, in a small pot (every pot becomes small for them after a while) means to fertilize them, often.

    the cold weather can make a caapi, look poor and like she is starving, and there is a good chance this is happening to you, but the pics look as well a bit like, she has been re potted into "crap potting mix".

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