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Post by gerry on Apr 1, 2015 20:37:57 GMT -5
great stuff, i really liked watching. But for an authentic, Ozzy brushfire, it needed much more poisonous things
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Post by amanitovirosa on Apr 2, 2015 10:29:13 GMT -5
...ok, next time I'll find and put an Amanita Virosa in the greenhouse, deadly enough for ya'? Don't know where to get a Black Mamba, haha.
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Post by gerry on Apr 2, 2015 11:10:04 GMT -5
Dang man, I thought that was your name for a while, until I googled it. I suppose it is deadly enough lol. You actually own these crazy little beauties?
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Post by amanitovirosa on Apr 2, 2015 12:14:18 GMT -5
...nope, I changed it to the masculine. Amanita Virosa (Destroying Angel) and Amanita Phalloides (Death Cap) are fairly common and I find them all the time when I go looking for Boletus Edulis. Both are deadly, not just poisonous. Symptoms occur anywhere from 24 hours to a week after ingestion but by then it is already too late as there is no known cure for the toxins these mushrooms contain. They can also 'infect' other, very prized and delicious mushrooms in the basket. Severe vomiting, diarrhoea, fever and stomach pains cause the victim to finally succumb due to kidney and liver failure. A very slow and painful death. Avoid these at all costs!!! Don't know if they grow in Australia. Happy Growing!
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Post by lloyd on Apr 2, 2015 12:46:24 GMT -5
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Post by amanitovirosa on Apr 2, 2015 13:07:42 GMT -5
...thanks Lloyd, I guess they do grow in Australia. The only known edible (and highly prized!) Amanita is the Amanita Cesaria, which grows in Europe and South America, maybe together with Heliamphora.
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Post by lloyd on Apr 2, 2015 13:16:09 GMT -5
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Post by amanitovirosa on Apr 2, 2015 14:46:38 GMT -5
...thanks again, interesting write up about that French doctor. Very risky.
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Post by amanitovirosa on Apr 24, 2015 19:45:02 GMT -5
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Post by amanitovirosa on May 18, 2015 21:11:07 GMT -5
...the 3 Cephs that have returned to life are now outside, as of today. They are still south facing but in a very shady area and will probably only receive an hour or two of direct sun all day. As opposed to my 'Exposed Cephs', which are displaying a great dislike to full, direct sun all day. No pics today, piece of crap disposable phone.
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Post by Apoplast on May 20, 2015 19:48:13 GMT -5
Hi destroyingangel - They look and sounds like they are doing well. It was a bold move to set them ablaze. I like bold moves. Flame on!
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Post by amanitovirosa on May 21, 2015 19:18:31 GMT -5
...thanks Apoplast!...finally somebody gets my OCPS name right, after only a year! I do a lot of experimenting with my plants. Knowledge and gathering and searching for info are one thing but I find that if you don't experiment on your own you will learn nothing new. Experience is HUGE, which is something I am short on and something that can't be learned. I find that experimenting in different ways builds experience, which is invaluable and can't be found online.
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Post by Apoplast on May 21, 2015 21:02:28 GMT -5
You might just be my new hero.
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Post by amanitovirosa on May 21, 2015 22:21:34 GMT -5
...haha, that's funny, no heroes here. I'm just a Polak Iron Maiden/Antonio Vivaldi fan living in Canada trying to grow some cool plants.
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Post by snapperhead51 on May 25, 2015 4:45:30 GMT -5
a very interesting experiment you have done, must say very game of you to do it , but yes it is a natural occurrence and man done as well , in the wild locations of ceph habitats , I actually going to be in Albany in 1st week of Nov this year to see what the summer firers have done to the ceph and drosera population is several areas for a study on the population growth , its usually a very exciting time as you get to see many ares that are usually over grown and hide the plants that we so seek , I am not surprised that your burning was successful , you can try next time to use leaf and dry grass as fuel as its the natural stuff as its native shrubs in the wild habits, I personally have never been game to do this , so congrats to you J
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