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MycoCakEater
1. Introduction
The Opium Poppy(Papaver Somniferum) is the worlds most controversial flower. While some use it for the beautiful flowers, others use it for cooking,relive from pain,and best of all,for recreational and spiritual purposes. But beware,as frequent as the use comes, addiction follows. In no way is this drug to be abused, or you may be abused your self by Mother Opium. Opium is both an angel and a demon.Now without delay let the guide begin.
2. A Basic Rundown on the Opium Alkaloids
Opium is made of four main alkaloids morphine, codeine, thebaine and papaverine.About twenty other alkaloids exist in opium but they have little or no significance medically or economically. A number of other "opium alkaloids" are commercial products and are used medically(hydrocodone), butˇthey are not obtained directly from opium, but by conversion of morphine, codeine and thebaine.
Morphine being the most prevalent, Most raw opium usually has between 8% and 19% of morphine.The second most prevalent, but just as, is Codeine.The codeine content of opium is related inversely to the morphine content but only in a general way. Codeine percentage in opium can range from 1% to over 3%.The third most prevalent are Thebaine & Papaverine. Thebaine is the most poisonous opium alkaloid and is scarcely used medically.However, it is converted into several other products: hydrocodone & oxycodone.Papaverine has a considerable medical use, so much so that supplies available from opium have sometimes run short. It is then manufactured synthetically.
3. Growing
In the United States and Canada, poppy seeds are perfectly legal. This is because, like our very loved mushroom spores, poppy seeds do not actually contain any of the alkaloids that are in the fully-grown poppy plant.You can purchase seeds from many online retailers, gardening stores, hardware stores, and florists.
There are many strains of papaver:
Nigrum - White and purple Opium Poppies that produce whimsical, often peony-like flowers that mature to medium-sized pods of decent yield.
Persian Whites - These Opium Poppies produce gorgeous white flowers, and are considered a "high-yield" strain. They make an excellent addition to any garden, indoors or out.
Tazmanian - Big and beautiful, Tazmanian poppies are one of the largest somniferum strains. Considered by many to be the "best of the best", Tazmanian poppies produce monster-sized pods that produce many seeds with each generation.
Hens and Chicks - A unique pod that is composed of 1 main pod surrounded by 20-30 smaller pods.
Giganthemum- The largest opium poppy pod, size can range from golf ball to baseball sized pods. Yield is VERY good.
For this grow, our strain of choice Giganthemum (these are planted in the late fall in SE US, due to freak weather during weather they were growing but slowly through the winter)
First we have to start with a few seeds.........
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After about 2 weeks you'll see some seedlings like these-
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Then after a couple of weeks.....
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Now lets fast forward a couple weeks.....
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And a few more weeks of an unusual mild winter..........
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And now its Spring time, and now they are officially supposed to grow and that they are!.............
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And now ladies and gents is the poppies as of today (April 05)
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