Thanks SKUNK .. the rules are indeed quite different so I'm glad you brought that up.

Yep I'd be happy to post a grow log. I've brought my plants up in a large hoophouse - but recently moved into my own house so they're now hardening in the garden for the cold winter looming ahead. I'll get some of them in the ground very soon.

Will get working on a bit of a grow log/tutorial for Acacia if that helps? I have a similar thing on the nexus so much will be copy and pasted if thats ok.. if not let me know and I'll start anew.

Sometimes people miss the rules,  and talk about stuff not related to cultivation of plants and more or other aspects..  helps keep a low profile and focus on sharing and growing out special plants.

Site seems a little slow as of recently.  But looks like the trade area is still plugging along.   Would be nice to see STS as busy as it was back in it's heyday when I joined back in 2016

Would love to hear more about your Acacia growing,  always been fascinated with Acacia and have tried in the past to grow it and wouldn't mind having another attempt at growing it again. 

Ya definitely get a grow log going and share some of your garden and any advice of information you care to share ,  I'm sure others would be interested and Benifit from the knowledge.   

Look forward to seeing you around the forums.

Thanks SKUNK .. the rules are indeed quite different so I'm glad you brought that up.

Yep I'd be happy to post a grow log. I've brought my plants up in a large hoophouse - but recently moved into my own house so they're now hardening in the garden for the cold winter looming ahead. I'll get some of them in the ground very soon.

Will get working on a bit of a grow log/tutorial for Acacia if that helps? I have a similar thing on the nexus so much will be copy and pasted if thats ok.. if not let me know and I'll start anew.

Hey fellow green thumbs!

Nice to be here. Found STS through it's better known other half and feel I should fit in well here/have plenty to contribute.

I am a bit of an acacia head! I love growing different species of "wattle" (as we call it in Australia). Some of my favourites include Acacia floribunda, Acacia obtusifolia, Acacia granitica, Acacia mucronata and it's various sub species and Acacia stricta. The green and gold is our national emblem here and it's scent in spring time is close to the hearts of many Aussies.

I have lots of interesting Acacia seeds I'd love to share which I will post more about. In particular I am working on making good 'type' strain of Acacia floribunda available to members as it's one there has much confusion about. Anyways.. its raining here and I have stuff outside about to get wet.. so bye for now and look forward to engaging.

Welcome to STS,  from a part ausie who lives in Canada 🇨🇦.    One of ,my favorite places to travel to.  Have lots of family down under. 
Glad you were able to find your way over to the sister site. 

This Place really has a special void that it fills, and is full of wonderful grow information!

Look forward to hearing more about your Acacia growing.  If you have the time bash up a grow log and share some of yout gardens. 

We have some rain here to for the long weekend,  but will turn to snow this evening.   So had to haul my cacti back in the house 🏡.   

Do take some time and review the rules of sts,  as unlike the sister site there are certain topics we don't cover here.

Look forward to seeing you around the forums.

Hey fellow green thumbs!

Nice to be here. Found STS through it's better known other half and feel I should fit in well here/have plenty to contribute.

I am a bit of an acacia head! I love growing different species of "wattle" (as we call it in Australia). Some of my favourites include Acacia floribunda, Acacia obtusifolia, Acacia granitica, Acacia mucronata and it's various sub species and Acacia stricta. The green and gold is our national emblem here and it's scent in spring time is close to the hearts of many Aussies.

I have lots of interesting Acacia seeds I'd love to share which I will post more about. In particular I am working on making good 'type' strain of Acacia floribunda available to members as it's one there has much confusion about. Anyways.. its raining here and I have stuff outside about to get wet.. so bye for now and look forward to engaging.

If any of y'all have bee keeping questions feel free to ask. I've had bees for several years now and also work for a commercial bee keeper. Not the absolute most knowledgeable but can certainly help.

easy/ cheap/ simple/ non-invasive/ watch bees/ bottle to bottle beekeeping!
bottle to bottle bee keeping on youtube

also check out THE AZ hive... and the LAAZY hive...
https://czs.si/Upload/clanek%20ABJ.pdf
https://projects.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/AZ-Hives-from-Langstroth-Components-LAAZY-Hive-1.pdf
https://projects.sare.org/wp-content/uploads/THE-LAAZY-HIVE-LANGSTROTH-ADAPTED-TO-AZ-STYLE-HIVE-FOR-YOU.pdf

Can anyone recommend some good books on growing Papaver somniferum, and also any for Salvia divinorum? Perhaps some which cover any history and more info on these plants too?

I've been growing these species for a while and I've learnt what works for me through experience. However I'm interested to read some dedicated books to see any more specific details and tips. Also, I just fancy a read of some plant topics and I'd like to get some nice books

Thanks for posting this; I've long kept a line of succession of Coleus plants after noticing the rumours of possible phytochemical content. This was bolstered by a possibly coincidental lucid dreaming experience after eating a single leaf, which also coincidentally fell off the plant when I woke up in the middle of the night.
 Anecdotally, one plant that could realistically fit the description 'Electric Lime' showed the most promise in this direction when compared to more purple-tinged varieties on an ad hoc, in vivo basis.

I'd be interested to know the exact distinction between 'Electric Lime' and 'River Walk'. It's likely time to be taking a look in my local garden centres (EU).

I wonder if there are other cultivars, or wild non-cultivated plants, which have higher concentrations than the 'Electric Lime' cultivar that was used in this study. If so it's probably still very low amounts, still interesting all the same to see Salvinorin pop up in this species! Growing conditions also seem to influence concentrations.

Ahh yes, Salvia recognita has some lovely flowers too! Really nice to grow, although a bit of a slow and small growing plant compared to some other Salvias. Salvia glutinosa is another interesting species (less so than S. recognita) which grows very fast and large which could make it more attractive. Hawk Moths seem to love S. glutinosa, it's the only plant I've noticed them on in the garden.
Another post on STS on these Salvias: New psychoactive Salvia species with Salvinorin A & B discovered!

For any UK members reading this and wanting to grow Coleus 'Electric Lime' - in early spring for many years now Tesco’s across the UK has sold multi-packs of different Coleus cultivars with one of them being 'Electric Lime'. It can also be found in garden centres in early spring too so keep an eye out over the next month or so. Usually they're only around for a short period. Sometimes on eBay too.
Also, just as a heads up in case you find any which are unlabelled and look like it - there's another cultivar which looks very similar called 'River Walk'. Still a beautiful plant but if you want the 'Electric Lime' cultivar specifically be sure to find a labelled one or be very familiar with the differences of these cultivars.

Very cool since there were some random reports of it being active. However you would need to have 40x minimum to have any psychoactive effects.

Salvia recognita seems most interesting however the availability of coleus is very high and the colors are wild.