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 daytripper23
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 Coleus Disease
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I am not sure how long they have been here but today I noticed these strange unnatractive brown wart like things on my coleuse's stem. They can be picked off and easily crumble between finger tips.
Anyone know what they are?
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 sturmer88
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It looks like it could be the beginning of Scale.
The Pest: Scale
First Signs:
Similar to Mealybug damage. But, on close inspections, little "oyster shells" are attached to the stems and leaves. Many, but not all, species produce shiny honeydew on leaf surfaces. Active only as babies (crawlers), Scales soon lose their legs, grow a hard outer shell, and settle in for a quiet life of sucking plant juices. Circular to slightly oval, Scales readily scrape off with a fingernail.
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daytripper23
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yup, I looked it up on google and that looks like it.
Thanks
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Aopocetx
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You might aswell let it die, it doesn't do anything.
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daytripper23
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lol you are a funny guy aopocetx
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Aopocetx said:
You might aswell let it die, it doesn't do anything.
it looks pretty
just cause it doesnt blow you into another world like salvia doesnt mean its useless to grow, the leaf cfoloring loooks awesome, to me birng active has nothing to do with my love of coleus
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sturmer88
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I agree many plants are fun to grow just for the fun of growing. However in my opinion the plants and cacti that contain alkaloids give them a kind of mystical addition to a garden. Even if you don't plan on consuming them, One gets a kind of magical feeling growing them.
Don't get me wrong. I don't want to sound like some peacnik hippie. I just love my ethobotanicals.
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daytripper23
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Well yea of course ethno is a bonus, but this doesn't mean I have any particular disdain for other plants. That said though,
Ethnobotany (from "ethno" - study of culture[1] and "botany" - study of plants) is the scientific study of the relationships that exist between people and plants.
Whether coleus is active or not, the existential implications of this plant (even if placebo), are intriguing and prominent enough for me to already consider it an ethnobotanical of a kind. Ironically the basic reason I would consider it as such, is the curious insistence of certain people in this forum to convince me not to conduct my experiment with coleus.
Why is it that every time the topic of coleus comes up in this forum, it inspires a mind state vehemently against the further exploration of activity? The implications of this plant are not a far cry from psychedelic, inspiring a maelstrom of objective and subjective cosiderations.
Aopotex continually mentions that the plant has no "reported activity", as well as no "isolated compounds", as his scientific appeal to truth. Yet if I accepted this as truth, especially when I have the effective means to test this myself (and frankly no reason not to), my own approach would not be empirical. There are reports of activity on the internet (erowid has a coleus file), as well as naysayers who report otherwise. Since I have not myself tried it yet, I think it would be assumptive to invest myself either way.
Aopetex, your continual appeal to science and objectivity is well noted, and I will take your advice by conducting my own experiments.
Ive been collecting buds for a little while now, and I will eventually report back with what I find.
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Aopocetx
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If you discover that it produces more effects than "mild" I will give you props.
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Just because a plant has no discovered active compounds in it, it does not mean it is not active. Have you ever tried it aopo? I think that the fact many people get no results from the plant is simply that they have tried the wrong plant. This plant has been bastardized and its genetics mingled with extremely over the years, so the actual plant you find in the stores is a far-cry from the original plants used in ceremonies for its 'divine properties'.
Before YOU make any decisions on its activity i suggest you track down some un-adulterated plants and give them a go.
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