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Thanks for the post olive. I do like the idea of getting a more advanced system. It would probably suit my anal personality. The first thing that comes to mind though is the work required to keep them healthy. I don't min the work. But time is an issue.

he might get away from the forums, but he won't get away from the camping trips so easily! ;)

that would be great, thank you coolname. I will PM you and we can work something out. cheers

Happy birthday geebus

Thanks for sharing Olive, I know lots of people on here and we al have our own stories and histories. opening up like this I think is good. it brings us all a bit closer towards understanding each other. I don't know about the blood drinking bit though... wierdo ;)

I have had astrophytum grafted onto pereskiopsis but i find they take at a much lower rate than lophs. The scion needs to be a bit bigger than your standard loph seedl8ng too. And a bit of downward pressure can help. My pick for astros would be hylocereus or harrisia.

Cool. thanks big red

welcome back tipz.. it has been a while. I hope the break was good.. so where were we......

I don't believe you on this ! :D

thank you my dear SAB friends. I had a pretty shitty day and its nice to come home to this thread thank you

I think if my kid was asking questions like that I would talk about the drugs but also talk about hallucinations separate from drugs. Pick up a basic psychology textbook and look at vision and perception. There are heaps of eye/brain tricks like the impossible triangle, The spinning ballerina (two that come to mind) hallucinations can happen when your tired, with poor vision, injury and illness. There is heaps of material out there that would further nourish this curiosity. Ever wonder why clouds look like things? Is that a hallucination? Is a dream a hallucination? What about blind people? I think its good to have an open mind but don’t leave the door blowing off the hinges! We all need a solid foundation of reality, especially when young – it provides a sense of security and stability. I personally would be very careful about not providing your own explanation of hallucinations and reality.

I was just thinking that could be an option.

I'll meet up for a chin wag if you like?

I'm thinking of doing a recce this weekend to Tumut. does anyone have any tips as to where to look for sites?

when the timing is right you will have to fill everyone in on what has happened. good on you ;)

there are a few of us. several actually. but getting them/us to come out of the woodwork. that can be tough/

I hate weeds around my cacti and I really don't have the energy to pull them all out. my new approach is succulent ground covers. it works well and the bees love it when they flower. the two big ones here are sceletium emarcidum and a delosperma species. if anyone wants to trade for some more varieties let me know. somewhere under the sceletium are several TBM.

you are welcome to ask much of this as you would like. cheers

I'm looking for any varieties of caapi people would like to trade with me. or to buy if I can't offer you anything nice. thanks please PM me WT

I am a little worried that the succulents around teh base will encourage rot. I guess I will find out

once you put cacti in the ground you wonder how you ever got by without... the ground.

happy birthday gents,

Haha . I joke about the happy ending! I insist on one. They have a picture of me up at the counter of most places. 'Don't serve this man'

I had some 'needling' done in my lower back a few times by an osteopath. She explained it was 'medical acupuncture' and not like TCM Traditional Chinese medicine. She thought it was a good idea and it did help in the short term. It kind of freaked me out that the needles were going in all the way and sitting between the wingy bits of my vertebrae. I had the spasms and electric shock feelings too. You probably have a very complex problem after car accidents but i find nothing gives me relief like a hand full of benzos, a chaser of pain meds,a massage ( happy ending optional) a cup of tea and a early night in bed.

good on you waterboy - we are lucky people. I wish you strength to strength and a healthier and happier future