Growing Psychotria in Melbourne

[OldGardener]

Has anyone here had experience growing Psychotria viridis in Melbourne? Also any experience growing Caapi in Melbourne?

 

I have a three metre glasshouse with good soil, and am hoping to dig a trench in the glasshouse, fill it with plenty of compost, keep the glass whitewashed, humidified, and see how it goes.

 

I am interested in reading the experiences of others who may have grown Psychotria in Melbourne, with and without glasshouse. I'm also considering growing Caapi, but I think that might be a difficult task, being a tropical climber.

Edited August 6, 2017 by OldGardener

[_Puff_Tough_]

Get to the point. If youre interested in dmt the wattle is a great source ... Acacia maidenii ..... The viridis takes too long to grow out to a fair size.... and theyre finnicky. Acacia species contain dmt in abundance....

 

and you take, let me suggest.... a third toke.... longggg and slowwwww and you vaporizeee and you take it in and in and in and there is this sound, like the crumpling of a bread wrapper.... and this scene comes rushing forward..... ahh mckenna may you rest in paradise.

Edited August 6, 2017 by _Puff_Tough_

[OldGardener]

I should have mentioned that I already have Acacia floribunda and some other wattles that I could experiment with. But I have a perfectly good glasshouse going to waste, from my days of growing ferns and orchids. It is currently overgrown with stuff that needs to be cleared, and I thought I would give Psychotria and Caapi a go.

 

From what I have read on the internet, it seems that these plants may grow well here. So I have decided to give them a go.

[_Puff_Tough_]

The caapi takes a long time to grow before its ready to be used for the brew...... better off with peganum harmala seeds .... for the harmaline .... / T-H Harmaline maoi...... Psychotria can be tough to grow in a lot of regions of oz ...

 

 

[OldGardener]

OK, so I've taken the plunge and purchased a Psychotria vididis "Luna". It is currently sitting under a plastic "growdome" in a warm shady spot and is getting several mistings a day to keep up the humidity until I get it repotted and into the glasshouse.

 

I think I'll give the Caapi a miss until I see how the Psychotria goes. Peganum (Syrian Rue) is a far more robust plant for Melbourne anyway, so I'll stick with that for now.

 

I think the trick with Psychotria is to try to replicate the jungle conditions it came from. So dappled light, high humidity, and a soil with plenty of compost is the go. Warmth would help, but that is one thing in very short supply in Melbourne at the moment.

 

 

[OldGardener]

Update on my Psychotria:

The plant is still growing, very slowly. It has put on about four more leaves, but has dropped two. Hoping it will pick up in the warmer weather.

[OldGardener]

Time for another update.

 

My Psychotria is still very green and healthy looking. But it has not grown at all. It has had several new leaves but a few of the old leaves have fallen off so overall the plant looks about the same as when I brought it. It is in a pot in a glasshouse in Melbun. Gets plenty of sun and gets misted nearly every day.

 

Don't know what it requires to get it to actually grow.

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got any pics?

 

 

 

thats gotta be a lotta work

 

to keep up with your growing conditions

 

may be if you were more north of Melbourne 

 

it wouldnt be so much work....

 

but im a lazy gardener 

 

imo i think its to cold of a climate n its not taking off. i could be wrong

 

good luck!

Edited March 16, 2018 by ..............................