Really? What a bummer. What exactly is false in the book? I haven't read the practical stuff yet, but the historical part and the description of the endorphin system seems to be correct as far as I can tell.
How does one properly cure Opium?For some reason I couldn’t see pic before but now that I do I can tell you by the look of it that it’s a proper stuff. It was cured for long enough. Raw opium has to have that kind of crystaly look to it after it’s cured for long enough, it can be darker or lighter in color than your stuff but it has to have that crystaly look and if it doesn’t it either wasn’t cured for long enough or is too weak and therefore should be refined before use. Lucky you
In your garage makes sense. I've been wondering how you grow poppies indoors with grow lights. I've tried starting them under grow lights, tried starting them outside or on the windowsill to be stronger, but they just wilt with indoor temperatures. I think my only hope might be to grow them over mid winter completely under lights instead of spring/summer.Yeah, when I mentioned my idea of publishing a book on the subject to the folks in the drug gardening subreddit (where I was somewhat active during my grow), there was a very strong response; at least 50 people wh commented expressing interest in the book (along with many direct messages as well).
I feel like I would like to do one more Tasmanian grow to test a few theories but I could absolutely author a book right now based on my experiences. Maybe i'll get back on it; I already have an outline and an introduction written. I was also thinking of writing a separate narrative section discussing a bit about the different varieties of poppies themselves, the characteristics of those poppies, as well as some basic phytochemistry of p. soms etc. Would be nice for it to be a standalone book with a little heft to it (rather than just a 40 page grow manual with some pictures and instructions).
The only deficit to my book would be that I know nothing about hydroponic or aeroponic poppy cultivation, all of my grows have been indoor soil grows. That said, most indoor growers will use soil given it's comparative ease (and the ability to fit it into a spare closet). I was able to get these two plants into a 3 foot by 3 foot tent (these are the fast growing GMO poppies):
And this was a mix of afghan whites and giganthemums in the corner of my garage:
But yeah, no good indoor grow book exists. There is a book called "hydroponic heroin" but it is pretty awful.
is there age opium you can buy in certain Asian markets? or it super illegal and not a chance of scoring opium unless its from a real sketchy source or your getting ripped off in america cause why sell opium when u can sell fent and make ton more money
hats exactly why id love have oz of it for great end of the night pain relief and relaxation without the crazy withdrawal or increase in need of use
Perhaps it was the weather outside, I was waiting longer before scoring after reading jim hogshire's book, but I thought they were drying out by ten days. One plant last year was dripping constantly, I could hardly keep up with the amount coming off two huge pods, I left a pod of the same plant alone for the seeds but they didn't germinate, still got enough good seeds for several lifetimes so it won't matter, the chicks and hens don't give as much but might be stronger, I mostly grow those.As far as when to score them, the best is to wait until the pod reaches its terminal size, and the crown points upward.
Personally I think 4-5 days after the petals fall off is way too soon. This was taken 4 days after petals fell off:
And here is the same poppy 9 days after the petals fell off. Notice the upward crown. It had also stopped getting wider. It is now ready to score:
But yeah, the temperature must be kept low. Definitely not something you want to try in the summer unless you have sufficient air conditioning. Temperatures shouldn't exceed the low 70s, and they prefer the 60s.
Can you grow them indoors?
