Ayahuasca

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I was gifted a small cutting over a year ago, and once it was warm enough I planted it in the ground next to a wooden fence, in medium sh...Read Moreade. All summer it hardly put on any growth, until I cut back some of the branches shading it. In the winter, I expected it to die back, but the most of the leaves stuck around until March of this year before falling off in the third hard freeze it had endured. I expected it to not have made it, because it appeared never to have gone dormant, and I eventually cut the vine back to the ground to harvest its material. Just now I’ve observed fresh shoots coming from the stump, so it is cold hardy in the ground in 8b Austin given sufficient protection. Very excited to establish additional specimens. I should mention that I have a pond in the backyard that may help with humidity or temperature, but the pond is not near the B. Caapi, so it’s a limited effect.

I've been growing Banisteriopsis and Alicia for over a decade in PA with great success indoors. The two genera and every specie included ...Read Morethat I've been able to find are all very simple plants to grow. They make wonderful houseplants and is of course a must have for any entheogenic garden. Thought I might add my experience...

Seeds must be fresh. Germination can take as long as six months, this is more true with Alicia than Banisteriopsis, but I've had stubborn Banisteriopsis' that take four to five months to pop up (rusbyana comes to mind). Germination is best handled in coarse sand kept moist with bottom heat and very high humidity, gladware containers are great. Vermiculite can be used but is more prone to cobweb which is easily handled via the usual methods (H2O2/H2O 1:5), seeds should be soaked for 15 minutes in a dilute H2O2 before sowing. Drying the seeds thoroughly and putting them in the fridge for a week or so might encourage some difficult seeds to sprout. Established seedlings are moved to slightly acidic, well draining soil while maintaining humidity.

Cuttings can also be rooted in sand, vermiculite, soil, or simply in a glass of water. Personally I wrap the piece in a paper towel and place in a ziplock. They benefit only slightly from added auxin. I've tried IAA, IBA, and NAA, the only truly noticeable difference in strike rates came from placing the cuttings in a glass along with a piece of willow. Small woody pieces root easiest, a piece about as thick as a pencil with two nodes is the perfect size in my experience, but this varies with certain species. Strike rates for me are around 60%, don't give up on a cutting until after six months. Propagation on culture medium is obviously preferable if available.


Established plants do not require much light, but will thrive if given full sun. This can actually become an issue as I had a B. muricata (one of the more interesting species of banisteriopsis as the leaves contain significant amounts of The Light) that went from 3ft to over 7ft within one summer! Pot bound plants die very quickly, make sure it has plenty of room. Don't overfeed, off the shelf plant food at half strength once a month is fine. Established plants can also be acclimated to less humid conditions, but growth tends to slow. They can tolerate some cold, but a frost will quickly kill them.

Amazing house plant, I highly recommend it!

Itheus: There is nothing even REMOTELY "recreational" about the beverage and one doesn't need a shaman to bring something meaningful back from the experience. I don't know of anyone who "abuses" ayahuasca, it is very difficult to abuse any hallucinogen due to the rapid, short lived tolerance they cause.

It sounds like you have ready access to the plant, why not consume some before speaking against it out of ignorance? Even without a source of DMT, caapi is QUITE active by itself and worth trying. If not, I recommend you hold your tongue in the future before a teen/someone who has no respect for the plant finds your post and orders some off the internet only to hurt themselves or others thinking that it is a "drug" worth abusing. This sort of narrow mindedness really upsets me...

This rainforest climber thrives in partial sunlight, heat, and high humidity in a consistently moist medium. It can be container grown an...Read Mored overwintered indoors in temperate climates, and will continue to grow so long as it is given a large pot, a well lit location in a warm spot with humidity >50%. When conditions become dry, it behaves as if it is going dormant, and will defoliate to retain moisture. Give it a daily "rain" by thoroughly spraying with water, and new growth soon appears. Frequent pruning of the tips will control height and encourage lateral growth. It survives as a houseplant when in a suitably large container and given the space and height to sprawl.