Getting the Salvia conversation started

[Sera Michele]

Well...I got my Salvia plant in the mail the other day. Looks great!

I have it sitting outside getting about 3 hours evening sun. Is that a good amount? It is indirect light, because the plant is on my apartment balcony.

I am misting about 3-4 times a day...but how often should I water it?

[We_All_Shine_On]

I would answer, but I'm not having good luck with mine. Watch out for friggin aphids they got mine. I had to cut off all the branches :(

[4_Leaf_Clover]

many thanks for getting the Salvia conversation started ;)

i don't know too much about cultivation,
but i know that there's lots of good info on the subject at:
http://www.sagewisdom.org

actually, i think i might smoke a bit tonight.
i have some 10x, and i am feeling that the time is right, soo... :)

peace, all ~*
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[bertrose]

i wonder if i should try salvia...how is it compared to weed? is it more intense? i heard it was like a really short high, from erowid.org ....

[TreePhiend]

It really isn't like weed at all. It is a powerful halucinogen (if you use enough) and isn't a party drug at all. It is a drug for soul searching and contemplation and it can be a very uncomfortable experiance, but it is truly fascinating and I recomend it to people who enjoy and are comfortable with psychedelics.

[bertrose]

I'll look more into it. I really wanna try psychadelics. All i've ever tried is weed. I was planing on getting some shrooms because the bro said to me, that he likes it better than weed. But psychadelics interest me...so hopefully i can start them soon.

[opticalpromise]

water it when the soil is dry. if the leaves are droopy and wilted then its a sure sign that you let the soil get too dry. try not to stress the plant. i never mist my plants, i used to, i stopped when i realized they didnt need it.

[dj_cloudy_chamber]

Yeah, salvia is a crazy herb. I find the best way to get a good high from it is to use a vaporizor or a waterpipe. And ya need a butaine lighter too, gotta cook that shit. But anyway, my gf and I just picked up 12 salvia plants and planted them this morning. Not to sure about how to take care of it, any suggestions are welcomed. =)

[Sera Michele]

Water pipe works best for me.

Well my plant is doing great...the amount of leaves have doubled! I only mist it about 1-2 times a day and so far have been watering it every other day. It seems to like it.

[redgreenvines]

normally I water 1 time per day about 4OZ. but DISTILLED water only. the tap water has too much salts - distilled is the same as rain water.

my soil is well drained with 33% organic potting soil, 33%perlite and 33% vermiculite.

there are rocks at the bottom of the pot and some below.
if I put in too much water the pot drains.

[NatureFreak412]

could u get this plant at a store, or at least the seeds like home depot, or something?

[BuffaloSoldier]

so you have an idea:
(posted in another thread:)

Last Salvia Trip: I felt thousands/millions of single points (kind of like when you get a tingling sensation) but the points were actually beings.... like spirits or something. The points had no dimensions, and I couldn't see them, but I knew they where there. They then started pulling away at my reality like my vision was a page of a book, and they were pulling at the top left corner, and the part of the other side that I saw was just flowing colors... really weird trip.

The time before that: I kept looking at a shadow on my ceiling and saying it was god looking at me. I had my guitar on me and it felt like it weighed 200 pounds. Whatever was in the ceiling looking at me was holding the guitar down so I couldn't get up... That same day, my friend said he felt like he was going through a porthole. But he kind of laughs the whole thing off and keeps saying how he feels instead of keeping his mouth shut and flowing with it.

[Sera Michele]

I feel a similar way, but to me it seems like the plant is taking over me, and I myself am turning into the plant. I also see a lot of color.

To answer the question of where to get the plant:

I ordered mine online www.sagewisdom.org (http://www.sagewisdom.org) is a good resource. I have not seen them in any stores.

[PeRrY]

You can order them on ebay, or just go to google.com, and type in salvia, then you'll get a bunch of sites, one of those should have what you'll want.
* i hear if your ordering a salvia plant, you'd wanna go with the wasson strain, i guess its an easy grow for most people