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Nalim
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Help make my balcony green!
#6605364 - 02/24/07 11:41 AM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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So. I will be growing some ethnos on my balcony this summer and hope that someone can come with interesting suggestions. The important thing is that I cant grow anything that is poisonous to my cats.
I have decided on some these are: Phalaris(not sure what sp. yet, probably arundinacea) Poppy(hens and chickens) will probably have 6 or so 10" pots for these. Calycanthus floridus(common sweetshrub) Eucalyptus globulus(eucalyptus) Coffea arabica(coffee) Humulus lupulus(hops)
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: Nalim]
#6605931 - 02/24/07 03:08 PM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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sinicuichi and damiana maybe? ;D
and a question...do you know how much time eucalyptus have to be grown before you can harvest something without hurting the plant?
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Nalim
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: brshroomer]
#6605946 - 02/24/07 03:16 PM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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The eucalyptus will be for decoration and the pleasant smell. I plan to keep them for many years
Thanks for the suggestions. Will read up on them.
More input folks!
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: Nalim]
#6605966 - 02/24/07 03:23 PM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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How about some kratom?
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: Schwip]
#6605983 - 02/24/07 03:28 PM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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How about some san pedro or peruvian torch?
And some cannabis inside....
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: Schwip]
#6606012 - 02/24/07 03:40 PM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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I will have a bunch of those, but they will go in my grow-room.. One or two might end up on the balcony though
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: Sebastian23]
#6606016 - 02/24/07 03:42 PM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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Way ahead of you! But they are my indoor plants. And also: cacti on the ground is a nono because of the cats.
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Edited by Nast (02/24/07 03:50 PM)
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: Nalim]
#6606616 - 02/24/07 07:44 PM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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Coleus is extremely easy to grow, beautiful, and lots of colors/patterns to choose from.
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If you really think your cats will eat your plants, there is some concern with all the plants that you mentioned. Not sure, but I think Coffea and Calycanthus are the worst but only the fruits on the Calycanthus contain the toxin. Humulus and Eucalyptus can cause skin irritation, or worse. Phalaris kills sheep.
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: Nalim]
#6607137 - 02/24/07 11:13 PM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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Vines, vines and more vines!
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: schmutzen]
#6607142 - 02/24/07 11:15 PM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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hey think about the cats too catnip I grow it for my mom's cats every year
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Nalim
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: cpw1971]
#6607678 - 02/25/07 02:57 AM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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I was actually thinking of that one too.. Will perhaps do that. Just going to be a pain to avoid that they get to it when its small..
Namaste: What vines could I grow? Does Banisteriopsis do well in pots, I will be forced to move it inside during the winter, will they survive?
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: Nalim]
#6607805 - 02/25/07 05:34 AM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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any chance of hiding a couple of dope plants in amongst the others? lol
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: Nalim]
#6607945 - 02/25/07 07:55 AM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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B. Caapi needs high levels of humidity so it most likely wouldn't work.
The catnip generally doesn't attract cats until it has been dried out, either way it would be entertaining.
Any kind of vines will do. You could start Morning Glories from seed, or buy some starts from a nursery. Passion Flower is a really nice one.
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: schmutzen]
#6607970 - 02/25/07 08:17 AM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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uare: I'm thinking of maybe putting out a couple of auto-flowering hybrids.. not sure which yet.. perhaps lowryder #2
namaste: I will build a small greenhouse for tomatoes and salvia d, perhaps that will be enough for caapi? I'll perhaps get some MG heavenly blue..
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: Nalim]
#6608154 - 02/25/07 09:53 AM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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B. Caapi needs high humidity but it definetly can be hardened of to low humidity, just grows slower. Phalaris won't be worth the trouble unless you can plant a whole yard of it. Passion flowers are beautiful, and the worst black thumb in the world could get morning glories to grow, Rivea corymbosa is much hardier than HBWR, depending on where you live you might be able to keep it outside all year.
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: ngnyus]
#6608197 - 02/25/07 10:12 AM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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passion flower! i got a giant one in my backyard...but it's not really healthy right now, i'm working on it...
the fruit is great as food, and somewhat sedative...(here they are pretty common..maracuja...)
and with the leaves you can make a smoking blend...i already did so i'm sure you'll feel something...
the feeling is just great...that "warm blanket" feeling...;D
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: brshroomer]
#6608265 - 02/25/07 10:37 AM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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Thanks for the input guys.
ngnyus: The n,n-DMT contents of p. tuberosa I have found is around 0,1% and 0,022% 5-MeO-DMT dry weight, and the grass gets high. so I'll might get atleas 200g of dry grass before the summer is over, that makes 4 pretty strong doses of DMT and 4 or so doses of 5-MeO-DMT..
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: Nalim]
#6608572 - 02/25/07 12:39 PM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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Grow a "piss-off-plant" (see Richters) to keep the cats away.
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Nalim
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: Nalim]
#6608586 - 02/25/07 12:45 PM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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If I where to try my luck with Anadenanthera, should I get peregrina or colubrina?
Also I might be getting some Acacia phlebophylla seeds, anyone know if there are any toxic compounds in this species leaves(which contain 0.3% n,n-DMT).. Wouldn't wanna grow it just to find out its useless:D
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: Nalim]
#6608782 - 02/25/07 01:57 PM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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If you need some phalaris seeds I have plenty of P. Aquatica, send me a pm, but in limited space I just think you would have much better luck with Acacia obtusifolia or mimosa hostilis, phalaris leaves are a PAIN IN THE ASS to grind, Last year I harvested a couple of paper bags full, and ended up throwing it in the compost heap.
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Nalim
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: ngnyus]
#6608849 - 02/25/07 02:17 PM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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I was thinking of going for Acacia phlebophylla instead, it has much higher DMT-concentrations in the leaves.. The seeds are insanely expensive though(probably because it is endangered).. Might get both..
Won't freezing the phalaris make it possible to grind/crush? Or throwing it in a food processor?
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: Nalim]
#6609168 - 02/25/07 04:02 PM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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Freezing it does make it a LITTLE easier. But from my experience (I got a tiny little food processor which probably has somethin to do with it), I spent about 10 hours of work to grind up what turned up a half pound of dried leaf.
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Nalim
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: ngnyus]
#6609257 - 02/25/07 04:21 PM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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That sux big-time... Well might grow it anyhow, just for the hell of it..
Well my list has been somewhat changed: Phalaris Poppy(hens and chickens) will probably have 6 or so 10" pots for these. Eucalyptus globulus(eucalyptus) Coffea arabica(coffee) Humulus lupulus(hops) Ipomoea tricolor Anadenanthera colubrina or peregrina Acacia obtusifolia Acacia phlebophylla Mitragyna speciosa
And a couple of non-ethnos: Alstroemeria Aquilegia cultorum
Any of these I should skip? What are the best way to get the Anadenanthera happy? Anything more to add?
I am still weighing some of the pros and cons with the suggestions I've gotten so far, might get some Passion flowers...
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ngnyus
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: Nalim]
#6609272 - 02/25/07 04:25 PM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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What have you heard about eucalyptus, I heard a single vague report that you can get dmt out of it, have you heard anything?
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: ngnyus]
#6609307 - 02/25/07 04:33 PM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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it's good for making smoking blends...;D
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Nalim
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Re: Help make my balcony green! [Re: ngnyus]
#6609341 - 02/25/07 04:43 PM (17 years, 1 month ago) |
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I'll be growing the eucalyptus mostly by aesthetic reasons, and for the scent.
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