With so many DMT-rich plants available to grow it feels satisfying to me that we actually grow lots of them. Although I notice in some geographical quarters there can be a tendency to laser-focus on one particular plant (I'm looking at you, Mimosa hostilis), the global picture shows a lot of diversity in what we grow and are interested in. In general we've done ourselves proud with the range of plants we research, propagate, share, and nurture.

I'm wondering which DMT-containing plants are your favourite to grow, and why.

Although Psychotrias are an obvious choice for numerous reasons, I have to go for Acacias. Psychotrias, particularly Nexus and DW05, are a pleasure to grow. Nexus is just a champion grower, with fast shoots, solid stemps, and thick glossy leaves; Nexus keeps pace and doesn't slow down for pests to eat it. DW05 is a little pickier, a little slower to get to know, but not as fussy as viridis (at least in my climate). It has a beautiful, slightly darker colouration, and a staid, calm aspect.

Acacias are my favourite. Once established they are hardy and self-sufficient. Many of them will grow into proper trees, but not getting big enough to be cumbersome and difficult to manage. Longifolia dn obtusifolia reward me with bright and robust flowers that attract bees and other pollinators. They bring colour into the garden, and have a fantastic texture to their leaves. Prune them with intention and they will provide you with shade when you need it. Once mature, you can harvest more seed than you know what to do with. And of course in terms of personality, they are open, talkative, and wise without being preoccupied about it.

I look forward to getting to know more Acacias, when space will permit.

I wish I knew someone who knew how to test if a plant is a prime candidate because I’d ask them to take a look at Calamondin. I have a hunch there may be something going on there but I don’t have anything you would call proof to back that hunch up with.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calamansi

I have Nexus, DW02, DW08, and DW10. The first two arrived a few months earlier than the other two. They are all being rooted.

The Nexus is indeed faster growing than the DW02. Almost all the leaves have developed a tiny plant already. The DW02 leaves didn’t develop plants yet. They all have roots. I think they will be fine.

To me, the DW10 seemed vital, and the first tiny roots appeared in a few days.

I believe they will be different. Many say that "Cubensis is Cubensis", meaning there is no difference between the Cubensis strains. There are significant differences between my B+ and Mazatapec strains. I suppose the Psychotria plants will be also unique.

I've heard the opposite, that the DW02 is faster growing.
Maybe it's slower to shoot after rooting, but then takes off?

Over at Herbalistics the description says:

I think "good growth rate when compared to Nexus" doesn’t mean faster. More likely, it means it’s close to it. I am not sure.

I agree that it is likely the different strains of Psychotria being developed will have different characters.

The growth rate will probably depend on environment, also. Herbalistics grows in a different climate to me, and I find that his observation on growth differ to my own. Viridis struggles to just stay alive where I am, whereas my nexus grows as fast as my cartha in terms of size, and develops thicker stems and leaves, etc. Meaning that Nexus seems to outperform even cartha where I am. The DWs are all relatively slow in my climate, maybe because they are closer to viridis.

Even different caapi strains have wildly different growth rates for me, when grown in the same medium, aspect, etc. etc.

Cool! How did you get that hunch? Are you talking about fruit, leaves, or some other part of the plant?

Nothing other than I was walking through a greenhouse and got hit with a wave of the same floral scent that freebase dmt has. I put my face down into the bush and inhaled for a moment, it was an unmistakable scent. I know that isn’t exactly the scientific method, or maybe it is, but sometimes a plant will shoot you a message that can’t be mistaken.

There’s probably nothing there, but if I had the capabilities to test it, that plant would be my #1 in line. Same floral smell you get when boiling MHRB.

Very cool. Is Endlessness still doing chromatography testing? Maybe you could get a sample to someone with the equipment to do a test!