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Garden States Microdose Webcast - Episode 23 - Cactus Talk with Patrick Noll (AKA Cactus Jerk)
Author and cactus breeder Patrick Noll has a chat with EGA's resident cactus fiend and creator of The Mescaline Garden, Dr Liam Engel, for an in-depth chat about the genus Trichocereus. They cover cultivation, flowering, climates, taxonomy, censorship and Patrick's upcoming books.
Hosted by Nick Wallis & the EGA team.
00:00:00 Introduction
00:07:08 Patrick Noll interview
00:08:19 Cactus gardening in cold winters
00:13:13 San Pedro flowers
00:16:50 San Pedro censorship
00:21:16 Breeding San Pedro hybrids
00:30:08 Neglected traits in San Pedro hybrids
00:33:07 Artificial lighting for cactus
00:39:00 Encouraging cactus flowering
00:43:40 Patrick’s current projects
01:05:43 Poaching, conservation and wild cacti
01:14:30 Eating cactus fruits
01:18:30 Cactus errors and misinformation
01:34:38 Support Patrick’s work
01:42:30 Patrick’s top tips for cactus care
01:42:56 Outro
- Bio Patrick Noll -
Patrick Noll is a cactus breeder, taxonomist and author specialising in the Trichocereus genus. While the San Pedro group is core to Patrick’s work, his breeding program is primarily concerned with beautiful and unique flowering hybrids.
Patrick is a long-time moderator of the Shaman Australis ethnobotanical forum, creator of Trichocereus.net and the books The San Pedro Group, San Pedro Hybrids and Trichocereus Culture. Patrick also occupies the strange niche of cactus social media influencer. He can be found all over the internet under his pseudonym ‘Cactus Jerk.’
To find Patrick visit his website - trichocereus.net
- Bio Liam Engel -
Dr Liam Engel is an ethnobotanist, drug science researcher and communicator. Liam’s unique perspective draws on skills in health and medicine, communications and social sciences, as well as botany and horticulture. Liam is a world-renowned expert on psychedelic cacti and Acacia trees, founder of The Mescaline Garden, an educational psychoactive plant nursery, and core contributor to Entheogenesis Australis, an internationally influential ethnobotanical charity.
Liam has published many scholarly works and a wide variety of other health, harm reduction and botanical publications concerning psychoactive plants. Liam has acted as an expert ethnobotanical consultant for numerous organisations including The ABC, the Conversation and the Sydney Royal Botanical Garden. Liam is currently completing a second PhD in Medical Science, on a scholarship funded by Natural Health International, who are working together to study tryptamines in plants.
To find out more about Liam and his work, visit www.themescalinegarden.com and www.liamengel.doctor
- About EGA -
Entheogenesis Australis is a charitable educational organisation established in 2004. We provide opportunities for critical thinking and knowledge sharing on ethnobotanical plants, fungi, nature, and sustainability. Through our conferences and workshops, we aim to celebrate the culture, art, politics and community around medicine plants in the hope to better wellbeing for humankind and the planet.
To find out more about what we do, head over to our organisational website, www.entheogenesis.org