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  1. Mmmm.. So much goodness in this thread.

    I came here to share another alchemical recipie, they call this one Golden Milk.

    It's basically like a turmeric chai.

    Turmeric is especially known for its benefits to digestion, immune function, liver health and even possible protection from cancer.

    Ingredients

    1 can of Coconut Milk plus 1 cup of water OR 3 cups of homemade coconut milk

    1 teaspoon Turmeric

    1 teaspoon Cinnamon

    1 teaspoon raw honey or maple syrup or to taste

    Pinch of black pepper (increases absorption)

    Tiny piece of fresh, peeled ginger root or ¼ tsp ginger powder

    Pinch of cayenne pepper (optional)

    Instructions

    Blend all ingredients in a high speed blender until smooth.

    Pour into a small sauce pan and heat for 3-5 minutes over medium heat until hot but not boiling.

    Drink immediately

    I used fresh organic turmeric instead of powdered stuff, just skinned and chopped it very finely before blending. Also added more honey than the recipie directed cause I like it sweet.

    Nom nom nom..

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  2. Here's some blooms as promised, there also happens to be a bunch more pods slowly ripening which I will collect to trade or give away

    Given the supposed self sterile nature of this plant, it's seed may be a hybrid. The only common brug in the area is the red sanguinea. Will be interesting to see what the flowers come out like.

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  3. Awesome! Looks perfect. I have been told mealy bug are water resistant though, I wonder if this will effectively stick to them. I think water just runs off them and doesn't soak into the fluff.

    I first treated the crests by dabbing meths on the mealy bugs with a small paintbrush and then washing them and keeping them out of the sun in the days afterward. I thought this would have killed them for sure but a week later I see they are just carrying on like nothing happened...?

    I will get some natrasoap and try it anyway as it looks good and sounds like it works for mites aswell..I've got the odd few of those too.

    Thanks!


  4. Round 2..

    Nitrogen Crests have been repotted and to some extent debugged,

    Still battling with a bit of mealy.. Best super mealy destruction technique advice appreciated!

    I used to always just sqiush em but because they are in crest crevices that approach is quite time consuming and ineffective

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    TPC x multi

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    Psycho0 x TPM

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    TPM x N1 (bad bugs :( )

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    TPQC x TPM

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    Unknown lost id..gahh

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    TPM x SS01

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    Some Cuzco and TBMs

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    Peruvianus to the left, Cuzco at the back, bridgesii at the front

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    Uhhmm that nz tricho we've tried to id for years with confusing results, prob a Cuzco, to the left.

    Coromandel cacti's 'Super Spiny' behind to the right.

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    This guy...forgot where it came from and what it is but I love it

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    Newly sown trichocereus seeds (listed in first post) are just beginning life, under watchful eye of clay mother

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    Some are a bit slow. The SG sausage were waay ahead of the pack, germination in about 3 days with those

    I recently got gifted some pere by two awesome peeps I have traded with in the past. Incredible to be able to restock a pere farm just like that thanks to the generosity of others. Blew me away.

    And oh boy.. Generosity...! Dawnbeaver sent me heaps of fat pere and these two beauties!! Couldn't believe my eyes..so happeey :)

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    Ariocarpus retusus zone

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    And I've started repotting a few trichocereus, the potting medium they are in looks all used up so I will have to upsize the pots of everything gradually. Adding a bit of Suscon Green to the mix to combat root mealy where it shows itself. Hopefully can keep on top of it.

    Here's a bridgesii grafted onto a Yowie and another TBM form, very slow growing..

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    That's all from me for the moment. I'll report back with future developments

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  5. Oh my dear Horsey what has this cretin done to you? Are you feeling okay now?

    I've been having acupuncture lately and I've found it to be amazing. Maybe it's just the fact that I got very lucky and the only practitioner I have seen is incredible, and the way she works fits my dispositions perfectly. I wasn't so sure on the idea of getting needled, but the reality of it is not a concern to me at all.

    Sounds like what you've been having is some form of torture. Really really poor workmanship. I'd be making a complaint.

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  6. I have a sad bonsai tale..

    I had a lovely little blue tree I got from a bonsai show about three years ago, it was in a training pot so I switched it into a nice green ceramic dish, the contrast of the dusky blue foliage and the rich green of the pot was gorgeous.

    But it was a pretty small dish.

    Recently I had a little 4 year old boy hanging out with me in the garden one sunny day, and he looked at this bonsai tree very intently for a few minutes then turned to me and said ' you have to repot this tree. It doesn't like being in the little pot. It wants to go into a really big pot so it can grow big and strong and then it can protect your house. '

    I kind of knew what he was saying, and felt a bit bad for the tree. But I didn't listen.

    About a month later the foliage started turning brown and I tried to pamper it back to health, but it just went downhill very rapidly from there and died.

    I didn't listen and I lost my favourite tree.

    Think I am going to stick to medium sized and extra resilient trees from now on. Accidentally killing them through human folly hurts your green thumb. So sad.

    Edit: nawwww yea Flora that's the one in my story now. Gahh.


  7. Dcliw you get told you're anemic and you need to eat some meat, so you go buy steak for the first time in life and then attempt to cook it for yourself. ... after years of hearing complaints about the sacrilege of overcooking steak, cooking it well, (but to the extent I can bear to eat it without becoming too scared by the pinkness and the blood) seems like an almighty task. Much googling.

    But then I did it! And did a good job of it! It looks like the pictures tell me it should! First steak I have cooked in my life and I did it perfectly (others would no doubt beg to differ) and it was awesome ..I'm really quite proud of myself. It's a big deal for an ex-vegetarian.

    Go me, being all carnivorous n shit. Times they are a'changin.

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  8. Pretty sure that 'weird fungus' is actually a root from the fern. I could be wrong but it looks a lot like it.

    Hare's foot ferns put out very similar above ground roots, surely many other ferns do as well. See if you can establish if its connected to the fern or a solo operator.


  9. Im surprised no shaman has opened up and said they dont need a shamanic weapon cos they have spirits, ghosts, and demon's that can do there bidding.

    Why are Shamans and Witches so hush hush about the fact they believe in and use black magic for there own personal benefit ?

    If that's genuinely what you think goes on in the lives of all shamans and witches, I feel you have a very misguided view of both witchcraft and shamanism.

    I'm not saying that there arent witches and shamans who do use black magic but the PRIMARY ROLE of a shaman is to heal, and to interperet subtle patterns for the benefit of their community. Witches perform similar functions in different ways.

    The most basic fundamental law that is passed along with awareness of any of these practices, is that whatever you do, comes back to you three-fold. If you cause harm to another, you are inviting it upon yourself.

    The only witches I've known have been for simplicities sake 'white witches' who work to uphold balance, health and equilibrium in their own lives, and their families. Projecting ill intent towards another using one's power is serverly frowned upon.

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