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.

Link
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-57399-y

Title
The influence of cultivation conditions on the formation of psychoactive salvinorin A, salvinorin B, rosmarinic acid and caffeic acid in Coleus scutellarioides

Abstract
Coleus scutellarioides (L.) Benh. is a popular species in the world, known for its characteristic magnificent colourful leaves. The study has revealed that the contents of rosmarinic acid and caffeic acid are significantly higher in the plant tissues cultivated in vivo than when under in vitro conditions. The performed qualitative and quantitative analyses confirmed the presence (whose averaged content) of salvinorin A (6.65 µg/1 g of fresh plant) and salvinorin B (50.46 µg/1 g of fresh plant) in tissues of Coleus scutellarioides (L.) Benh. of ‘Electric lime’ variety. The greatest quantities of these compounds were recorded for plants cultivated in vitro on the MS medium enriched with NAA (naphthyl-1-acetic acid) at a concentration of 0.5 mg∙ dm–3. The research detected differences in the amounts of compounds between plants grown in vivo and those cultivated in vitro. Addition of plant growth regulators into the breeding medium under in vitro conditions was found affecting the amounts of compounds in plant tissues.

I managed killing one once when 'helping' it out of the husk. Wait a good period of time and only attempt doing so once you're certain it wont happen naturally. The plant being more mature at this stage will also make it more robust. I found making sure the husk remains moist and pliable increases the seedlings chances to shed the husk by itself and also makes it easier for you if you do go down that road. Sphagnum was my solution and did the trick.