Cacti Talk..I've Got Some Questions

ANC

Well-Known Member

• May 4, 2011

• #21

ALL cacti are bitter.

 

PStanky

Active Member

• May 4, 2011

• #22

so you think its pedro ANC?

 

PStanky

Active Member

• May 4, 2011

• #23

ill take some more pics of the bigger cuttings so maybe it will be
a more definate answer.

 

ANC

Well-Known Member

• May 4, 2011

• #24

its virtualy impossible to say, I'd say virtualy all these cacti and torches are hybrids of similar types. If you get realy into cacti you can get specific seeds from know parents, say like juuls' scop.

 

PStanky

Active Member

• May 4, 2011

• #25

would it be worth running an extraction on? in your opinion of course.
or even tea perhaps? basically ill be blunt, judging by the pics would
you say that you think it is a mescaline cotaining cactus?

 

Unnk

Well-Known Member

• May 4, 2011

• #26

questiion ANC your pm box is full was wondering if you can shoot me a pm with a link to the extraction

 

DarthD3vl

Well-Known Member

• May 4, 2011

• #27

PStanky said:

would it be worth running an extraction on? in your opinion of course.
or even tea perhaps? basically ill be blunt, judging by the pics would
you say that you think it is a mescaline cotaining cactus?

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Imma say yes!
it looks very much like a pedro/torch much more the pedro side, there are hundreds of hybrids and probably some unknowns...
worst case scenario is you eat some inactive bitter cacti soup. with extraction i guess you would just end up with nothing if it wasn't mescaline containing..

where was it grown?

 

PStanky

Active Member

• May 4, 2011

• #28

no idea where it started but currently it has been growing in idaho here are some pics of a little bigger cutting

 

DarthD3vl

Well-Known Member

• May 4, 2011

• #29

looks really really close to me, the spine patterns even match the spine patterns in the one anc posted, they are pretty dark spines but i dont think that alone would be the deciding factor, they look legit to me.

 

PStanky

Active Member

• May 4, 2011

• #30

theey have been extremely neglected for the past few years and im saving a couple and hopefully extracting the rest.
but perhaps the ill growing conditions could play a role in the discolored spines?

 

CaNNaBiZ CaNucK

Well-Known Member

• May 4, 2011

• #31

They look magic to me. If in fact they have been neglected.. that will most certainly be to your advantage They'll produce more mesc as a defense mechanism.

 

PStanky

Active Member

• May 4, 2011

• #32

oh that is what i like to hear =)
but they have definately been neglected
and in the wrong soil, and too much sun,
and the have been fallen into several times..
the list goes on and on

 

PStanky

Active Member

• May 4, 2011

• #33

so now that we got that cleared up somewhat...
any cultivation tips?
or extraction meathod tips?
or perhaps even tea meathods?

 

SoupOfGreen

Member

• May 4, 2011

• #34

Here's the one i follow.
The best tea tek eva! Happy trails with grandpa!
http://forums.mycotopia.net/holding-tank/45397-irishlions-cactus-tea-tek.html

-Credit to Irishlion for the tek.

 

PStanky

Active Member

• May 4, 2011

• #35

thanks man +rep

 

PStanky

Active Member

• May 4, 2011

• #36

anyone got anything else for me? =) haha sorry im just pushin for
some knowledge.

 

CaNNaBiZ CaNucK

Well-Known Member

• May 4, 2011

• #37

SoupOfGreen said:

Here's the one i follow.
The best tea tek eva! Happy trails with grandpa!
http://forums.mycotopia.net/holding-tank/45397-irishlions-cactus-tea-tek.html

-Credit to Irishlion for the tek.

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Seconded Irishlion's tek is what I used as a guide my first Tea time.. easy to follow with great results.

 

PStanky

Active Member

• May 5, 2011

• #38

good call guys ill be trying that then.
any tips on storing cuttings for later use?
or for storing tea after its made for later use?

 

CaNNaBiZ CaNucK

Well-Known Member

• May 5, 2011

• #39

For use later on down the road, you should store your cuttings somewhere dark, dry and cool for at least a growing season (spring, summer) to bring about the best results. This is neglect in its purest It seems mean and callous, but you're simply just giving it a helping hand on its path to secreting its life potion. Prepearing mescaline is the Trich's lot in life. It knows its fate and accepts it. And Loves you for it

As for storing tea, I've heard freezing is the only way to go. It will go bad eventually otherwise. Though the mescaline will not, so even if your tea rots, you could still perform an extraction.
My advice: if you're going to make a very large batch, do an extraction. Like ANC says, tea is 90% of an extraction.

 

PStanky

Active Member

• May 5, 2011

• #40

thanks again man.
im brewin some up as we speak
so wish me luck. not like i need it...its pretty simple
but wish me luck that all goes well =)