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CONTENTS
Hydroponiclleroin: IIow To Grow Opium Poppies
Without Soil
O 1998by"RobertNeil Bunch Introduction............. .....................1
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Dosages,
Addiction,PotentialDangers
ChapterNine......... .....................85
Glossary
 Introduction
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1

INTRODUCTION

Heroin (her'o-in) n. 1, rccreationalnarcotic that is sp-

thesized from morphine extracted from the opium
poppy; highly addictive;cortrnon street nanps include:
chinawhite, H, horse,junk, skag,srnackand suicide.2,
King of drugs.

Casualheroinuseis not only on th upswingagaituit is

now chic and quasi-sociallyacceptableto sport the lithe
body, dark sunkeneyes and withdrawn posture of the
corunon streetaddict. Supernndelsstnrt the catwalk with
gauntfranps and heavilyshadowedeyes,afrernativerock
music giants axen't giants unlesstbey have been in tbe
Betty Ford Clinic at leastonce,andevenhigh-fashionrno-
gul Calvin Klein bombardsthe generalpopulacewith teb-
vision advertisenpntswhich boast sickly teenagerswho
look like theyhavebeenon a week-longbender.
With the influx of the cbarest smackthe Unitd States
has ever seenflowing into a haff-dozenna]x port ciths,
anyonewho is'coof is t"Hng a rfoleon the whe huse.
The drug war has donc litth, if any damage to tb
600,00Gpoud worHwid,eheroindemand.The demandin
 Hydroponic Heroin
How To Grow Opium Poppies Without Soil
the United Statesalonerangesfrom 20,000 to 30,000 pure
pounds (average 454,000,000 initial uncut doses at 25
mg!), and showsno sign of decline.
The reasonwhy smackhasbecomeAmerica's next drug
"epidemic" is clear: potent, unadulteratedproduct is hit-
ting the street, and the outdated necessityof intravenous
injection hasbeeneliminated.Heroin in the '70s contained
7-l5%opure product, and it took some regular usageto
become addicted. Now that supply greatly exceeds de-
mand, streei-leveljunk can register up to 97Vopure! This
level of purity allows more aestheticdly correct methods
of ingestion such as smoking and snorting. Numerous us-
ers have reverted to snorting, for a dose as small as half a
grirm can be lethal to a non-tolerantindividual.
With the increasedpurity conrcs the increasedpotential
for addiction,and no one is exempt from the psychological
dependenceheroin creates. Even though estimates state
that only 25-40Voof usersare physicallydependent,if you
know someone who has ever gotten a good dose, you
know it is clear that a profound psychological addiction
can occur within secondsafter the line is gone or the
tourniquet is removed.If the tolerant user attemptsto quit,
he can be assuredof a prolonged (at least four months)
withdrawal which will be more rnentally debilitating and
painful than any form of tortue rnankind might draw from
the darkestrecessesof its collective mind.
With all of this said, one might wonder why anyone
would even attempt to try heroin. The reason is quite
simple: in the correct atmosphere,dosage and frequency, a
heroin buzz is one of life's great rewards. The intense
surge in creativity, euphoria, and relaxation can make the
Introduction
occasionalweekenduser soar to heightsneverbeforeex-
perienced.
Becauseof the tolerancefactor,theffiequent'thipper"
will get ashigh, if not higher,thanthe most needle-tracked
crusty wanderingthe back alleysof the Big Apple. If the
unbelievershould debatethe massivecreativity factor of
heroin, sonp notableaddictsfor the rebuttal include:en-
thony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers),Scott Weiland
(Stone Temple Pilots), I-ayne Staley (Alice in Chains),
Brad Nowell (Sublfurrc),Jimi Hendrix, JanisJoplin, John
Belushi and Robert Downey Jr., all creative geniusesin
their own right.
To digestall of the governmentand nrediapropaganda,
one would think that all usersdie minutesafter their first
dose.This is, as usual tafty far from the truth. Hospital
recordsshow that the majority of junkies die from bogus
horse, impurities used to cut the srmck, infections and
malnutrition,rather than hot loads (a street term used to
describe sudden,unforeseenincreasesin purity of the
heroininjectedby inravenoususers).
For someonewho would like to achievethis statewith-
out the fear of overdosing,inrpurities,or coming down,
there is anothereasily attained drug that is much more
pleasant(puking can be circumvented)and saferthan her-
oin - its grandparent,opium.
This book is gearedtoward the opiate-dependent as well
asthe inexperienced recreationaldrug userwho would like
to havehis own stashof l$OVopure opiumlatex,nnrphine
hydrochloride,or, in the caseof the chemicallyinclined,
srnack.The text following the introductionwill guide the
 HydroPonic Heroin
How To Grow Opium PoppiesWithout Soil
reader through all of the steps necessaryto maintain a
year-roundcrop of hydroponicopium poppies,therebl
of..iog the grower the exclusiverights to the free and
pureopiateof his choice.
Readthe text asif your life dependedon it (it does),es-
peciallythe chapteron dosagesand ingestion.When your
fittt ctop hasbeenharvestedandyou are experiencingthe
warm opiaterush,know that you havejoined an elite club'
Membersinclude: Inrd Byron, Coleridge,CharlesDick-
ens,BelaLugosi,EdgarAllen Poe,Mary Shelly,Thomas
de Quinceyand Mao 7*Jrong.You are in excellentcom-
pany for creativity, astral-planeexploring, and higher-
consciousness brain reformattingvia nreditation'Keep in
mind, however,that you are riding the most majesticand
unbreakable horseon theplanet.Make swe that your reins
arekept tight; otherwise,it will ride you.
J-r S^t qROW
Clupter One
History Of fhc PopW, OpiwnAnd Heroin Usage
ChapterOne
OF THEPOPPY,
HfSTORY
oPlut-tfrA/D
HERofNUSAqE
No plant in history has causedas much adversity,lry
and grief as the opium poppy (Greek opos =juice). First
cultivated on the shores of the Mediterranean by
prehistoricman, texts regardingthis plant did not appear
until the Greels praisedthe poppy 500 yearsbefore the
birth of Christ.
Hip'pocrateswasthe first physicianto exploreits haling
abilities,and Hornersangpraisesof the poppy in his epic,
the Odyssey.tThe dnrg willl 'lull all pain and anger,and
bring forgetfulnessof every sorrow." Obviously,Horner
chokeddown a doseor two!
The opium poppy next reachedChinesernanuscriptsin
700 AD. Chineseand East Indian doctors regardedthe
plant as a generalcure-all For the following 700 yearsin
the east, rnan and poppy lived in relative harmony.The
plant was picked for its 'lniraculous" s@ds and rarely
abuseduntil a slick Chineseman in the 15th century
discoveredthat if the capsulewas slicedwithin a ten-day
period following the fall of the petals, a wonderful thing
 Hydroponic Heroin
How To Grow Opium Poppies Without Soil
happened - opium! This is where the easy balance
between man and poppy dissolves. Arrpd with a powerful
drug and having little access to addiction treatment
information, Eastern man had unknowingly siarted the
opium ball rolling towards the remaining civilized world.
Two hundred years after this rnornentousoccasion, most
of the East, including India and Persia, abused the opiate
in the form of a recreational drink, or by sinply eating it.
The stage was now set for Western man to swoop down
and make a large scale comrnercial venture from the ever-
increasing demand.
The Portuguese were the first to transport and market
Indian opium to the Chinese. It was the Dutch seafarers,
however, that hooked the Asians and SoutheastAsians by
introducing them to smoking the raw latex. Until this
point, the bad taste and slow absorption of opium into the
stomach prevented profound addiction. Now that the
opium could be snpked and the effects could be felt
immediately, demand for the pungent black product
skyrocketed. By the mid-l7th century, over 50 tons of
opium were flowing into Asia by boat. Eventually, the fazz
(the Ernperor Yung Chen) became concerned about the
addictioq death and "shriveling of the facial features," and
laid down the law on opium - total prohibition on the
product, sales, and srnoking dens. This lasted about two
minutes, as the Asian people had already developed a
sophisticated taste for ttre sweet poppy-resin snpke. The
Emperor countered this by placing tariffs on imported
opiurn, hoping this would drive up the price, but to no
avail; the Chinesehad to get their smoke on at any price.
Chapter One
History Of The Poppy, Opium And Heroin Usage
InL773, the opium trade was madeglobal by the British
East India Company.The British traded the Patna opium
from India to the other Asians for their porcelains,silks,
and spices.They used theseproducts to make a fortune in
Europe and the Americas. The Chinese Emperor once
again enforced the banning of opium by forbidding
exportationof Chinesesilver, and the British respondedby
waging two all-out wars. These two famous altercations
were known as the Opium Wars. By the end of the second
war (1860), therewer€ at least 10,000,000opium addicts
in China, consuming80Voof.the world's opium supply.
In the Western world, opium had madb itself known
through numerous "snake oils" and legitimate medical
remedies.Since the public self-medicatedat that tirne, the
opiate strangleholdtook Europe by storm.
The "Big M," or morphine, was first extractedfrom the
opium latex in the early 19th century. After some"clinicall'
ingestions, the chemist soon named the addictive white
powder morphine, after the god of dreams, Morpheus.
Morphine has always played a role in armed conflict, due
to its immediate analgesic properties. During the Civil
War, both the North and South grew opium poppies to
treat wounded soldiers, as morphine shortages were
conrmon.
Seeking a non-addictive alternative to morphine, C.R.
Wright first synthesizedheroin in 1874. He tested the
heroin on stray dogs in his laboratory, and much to his
amazenrcnt,it worked better than morphine and in much
smaller doses. After killing several dogs, and s[saning up
copious amounts of dog vomit, Wright stopped his
research.
 Hydroponic Heroin
Horv To Grow Opium PoppiesVYithout Soil
Not daunted by Wright's outcomes, Tbe Bayer
Corryany (yes, like the children's aspirin) turned out tbe
new pain killer in bulk, advertisingit as a cure for all that
ails. It cured many people (of sobriety), and imitators
rusbed to meet the awesonp demand of the 'hon-
addictive"' reliever.The harshlifestylesalmng the lower
classeswho worked in agriculturalfields accountedfor tbe
rnailrity of users, as their gueling labor bd to chronic
pains and rheumatoid artbritis. The redications were
cheaperthan beer (and rnore powerful), and one could
purcha$ea dozenor sodark bottlesfor a dime.
This heydaycam to a grinding halt in the 1890s,as
I Arerican and European doctors' offices became
increasingly ovenun by sufrering addicts and dytng
I children More children were dying of lethal doses of
opiatesin their nostrumsthan all other tlpes of poisonings
cornbined!In responseto tbe incrcasedpublic awareness,
tbe Unitd States passed an act requiring medicine
coryanies to cite ingredientsand their amountson tbe
lI labels of tbeh products. This causedthe coryanies to
reducethe amountsof opiatesin their remediesby up to
75%.
In 1914, Congresspassed the Harrison Act, which
banned the sale of narcotics without a doctor's
prescription"So many doctors were dealing for profit,
however,rhat the governrcnt had to stop it coryletely.
So in 1923, after 400 years of hardcoreabuse,the US
bannedall nucotics.
This efrectivelymade all Pharmacistspushers,started
tbe war on drugsandpavedthe way for the DEA The ban
also created a market for underworld dntg dealers,
Chapter One
History Of The Poppy, OpiumAnd Heroin Usage
smugglersand of courss, the Italian Mafia. Such seedy
characterstook advantageof the high demandto make
fortunesby smugglingheroininto the US.
After the SecondWorld War, the crinp familieswere so
scatteredthat the imports into the US fell to new lows.
Add to this the fact that antidrug propagandawas
rampant,and it is easyto seewhy Arneric4 at that point,
had its lowest opiate addiction percentageever. The
numbershad droppedfrom arounda quarter of a million
before 1923,to only 20,000after the war.
A few yearsafter the war, a syntheticheroin substitute
was createdfor recovery.In 1964, Doctors Dole and
Nyswander discovered the chemical forrnula that was
supposedto cure the addict. It boasteda lower intensity
high that had a longer plateau,and was not detrinrentalto
the user's well-being. This drug, unfortunately,hooked
everyonewho cane acrossit, and many now had two
addictions:heroinAND methadone!
Never fear, the pandemiclove for opiates is never-
endingand thereis little chancefor a cornpletecure, save
for abstinence.This is backedby the fact that in the '70s,
heroin addiction had surpassedits all-tfure high and the
numberof addictsnumberednearlyhalf a million.
The numberof addictsin the US now is estimatedto be
between 500-700,000, with 95,000 in retbadone
treatmenL
Obviously, this plant and its by-productscan make a
penon feel pretty good. If the profound addictioncreated
by opiatescan survive, die and regenemteover a 1,000'
year period, it would seemthat humansare genetically
 IlydroPonic Heroin
How To Grow Opium PoppiesWithout Soil
10
predisposedto be hooked. Can it be that man evolved with
the poppy, never to be seParated?
Examples of hybridization in an open garden.
Notice shade and patterning differences.
ChapterTwo
Warning To Would-BeGrowers
1t
ChapterTwo
wARNfNqTo
qROWERS
wouLD-BE
The opium poppy is in a legal class by itself when it
conrcsto propagation.In sonreareasof the United States,
it is treated as a normally occurring noxious weed, and no
trouble would result if it appearedto be growing wild in a
backyard garden. In sonp areas,however, all steps must
be taken to eradicatethe poppy, lest the hapless,unknow-
ing landowner fall under the heel of local and state gov-
erffnent. The smart ihing to do would be to write your
local council or agriculture agency and ask for a list of
banned plants and weeds, and take it from there. If you
live in a rural area with plenty of farmers and rednecks,
you could probably plant the poppies in your front yard
amidst similarly sized weeds and no one would never even
suspectthat they were a psychotropicspecies.Poppiesare
legal to grow in most of Europe, including England, but
Canada's government does not tolerate it at all - yet.
Speciesof poppy that are semilegal to grow in the US:
Papaverargemone,bracteaturn, dubiunL hybridiurL orien-
tale, pilosun, radicaturn, rhoeas, spicatum and walpolei.
These are known as field poppies and are much smaller
and yield considerably less potent gum (if any) than the
 Hydroponic Heroin ClnpterTwo
How To Grow Opium PoppiesWithout Soil Warning To Would-Be Growers

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more famous Indochinese, Persian, Turkish and Yugo- (2) Offense and punishnrcnt.- Every person who
slavic somniferumvarieties. contravenessubsection(l) is guilty of an indictableof-
The best way to get around this legal snafu is to grow fenseandliableto inprisonmentfor a term not exceed-
the little devils insidewhere pryrng eyescan't see,but with ing sevenyears.
this tactic comes a much more serious offense and pun-
ishment:conspiracyto manufacturemorphine,a Schedule (3) Destructionof plant.- The Minister may causeto
II narcotic. If you are foolish enough to get caught with a
be destroyedany growing plant of opium poppy or
basenrent-fu[ be prepared to do a life sentencewithout
marihuanacultivatedotherwisethan under authorityof
parole, as the fuzz will more than likely slap a narcotics
and in accordancewith a licenseissuedunderthe rego-
trafficking charge on you. For this reasorL it is best to
lations.
grow a small"year-roundcrop than take the chanceon one
hugehaul.
Uprooted plants and sevenyears in a Canadianprison
If the goverilnent createsa stink in your nose, and you
may soundbad, but it's nothing conpared to the punish-
are pro-anarchy,growing poppies is probably not the best
rrcnt rEted out for growing enough plants to prove a
way to give Uncle Sam the bird. Growing marijuana or
'qtrafficking"charge.Traffickinglegallynreansto rnanufac-
mush,roomswould be a better deal should you get caught.
ture, se[ give, administer,transport,send deliver or dis-
To give you an idea of how serious the punishnrentsare
tribute Papaver somnifemm or its constituent phenan-
for Papaver somniferum propagation, take a look at some
threne(activenarcotics)alkaloids.
of the punishmentswhen caught in North America.
This is what the Canadian Pharmacy I-egislation has to
R.S.,1985,c. 27 (1stSupp.),s. 197.
say about getting caught with the "dreaded poppy" (this
applies only to the somniferum species):
a. (1) Tratrcking. - No personshall traffic in a narcotic
or any substance representedor held out by the person
R.S.,c. N-1, s. 5.
to be a narcotic.
6.(1) Cultivation of opium poppy or marihuana.- No
(2) Possession for purposeof trafficking. - No per-
person shall cultivate opium poppy or nurihuana ex-
son shall have in his possessionany narcotic for the
cept under the authority of, and in accordancewith, a
purposeof traffrcking.
license issued to the person under the regulations.
 Hydroponic Heroin
How To Grow Opium PoppiesWithout Soil
T4
(3) Offenseand punishment.- Every personwho
contravenessubsection(l) or (2) is guiltyof an indict-
ableoffenceandliableto be imprisonedfor life.
P+"t-vl'tt^z*Afu q*ruL"e Olp;u,rr-
PotDlp;,lllt" Tk U4^;fu4fiafa,
The United States lawmaking bodies have, of course,
handeddown their versionof the opium poppy law (note:
poppy seeds,unlike marijuanaseeds,are legal). This con-
voluted and multi-faceted passageis the FederalInclusion
list for Schedule II drugs as it pertains to the Papaver
somniferum:
ScheduleII. (a) The drugs and other substances listed in
this section, by whatever official name, common or
usualname,chemicalname,or brand namedesignated,
are included in ScheduleII.
(b) Substances.(Vegetable origin or chemical synthe-
sis.) Unless specificallyexcepted,any of the following
substances,except those listed in other schedules,
whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction
from substancesof vegetableorigin, or independently
by meansof chemical synthesis,or by combination of
extractionand chemical synthesis:
(1) Opium and opiate, and any salt, compound, de-
rivative, or preparation of opium or opiate, excluding
apormorphine, dextrorphan, nalbuphine, nalmefene,
Chapter Two
Warning To Would-BeGrowers
15
naloxone,and naltrexone,and their respectivesalts,
but includingthefollowing:
(i) Raw opium;(ii) opiumextracts;(iii) opiumfluid;
(iv) powderedopium; (v) granulatedopium; (vi)
tinctureof opium;(vii) codeine;(viii) ethylrnorphine;
(ix) etorphinehydrochloride;(x) hydrocodone;(xi)
hydromorphone;(xii) rnetopon; (xiii) morphine;
(xiv) oxycodone;(xv) oxynnrphone;and (xvi) the-
baine.
(2) Any salt,isorner,derivative,or preparationthereof
that is chemicallyequivalentor identical with any of
the substances referredto in subsection(b) (1) of this
section,but not includingthe isoquinolinealkaloidsof
opium.
(3) Opiumpoppyandpoppystraw.
(4-5)Concerningcocaine.
(6) Concentrateofpoppy strawCfhecrudeextractof
poppy straw in either liquid, solid, or powder form
which contains the phenanthrenealkaloids of the
opiumpoppy.)
As you may alreadyknow, the United Stateshas much
more stringent drug laws than Canada.If a grower is
caught cultivating or extracting the latex from opium
poppies,he will more than likely be chargedwith conspir-
acy to traffic morphine.Trafficking a ScheduleII narcotic
carriesa n&styminimumof three yearsfor a first offense.
If the grower has a prior drug-relatedconviction in this
arena,10 years.The third convictionwould fall under the
 Hydroponic Heroin
How To Grow Opium PoppiesWithout Soil
16
"habitualoffendet'' statuteand the grower would spenda
minimumof 15yearsto life in prison.
If the wily grower wereto extractthe opiumanddiscard
the seedcapsulesbeforebeing caught,the offensewould
be lessenedto possession(if no puriffing chemicalsor
glasswarewere uncovered).The thing to do to lessenthe
chancesfor a harsherpenalty would be: harvestand ex-
tract latex from the poppies, throw away ALL leaves,
podsandstemsandthenbuy your purifying chemicals.
The charges,should you be caught with the purified
opiates,arebasedon a marijuana-weightconversiontable.
OPilil.+4aa;4aana (bxnbt*
Accordingto the USCA,Title 18 ChapterI toZ:
I gmmof raw opium = 50 gramsof marijuana
I gmmof morphine= 500 gramsof marijuana
1 garn of heroin= I kilogram of marijuana
For a first offensewhereone gramof opium wasseized,
the possessorcould face anywherefrom probationto six
rrcnths in custody. This is the least offense, and the
chancethat the hone grower would possessthis srnall
arnountis slirn If you grow a decentgardenof poppies'
your yield could be 40-100 gramsof raw opiurn The pm-
istrmentfor being caught with this anrcunt(first offense)'
rangesfrom six to 16months.
Supposingthat the opium was purified to nnrphine hy-
drochloride,the weight would be lesseneddue to the re-
npval of plant acids.Sincernorphireis a tenth the weight
ChapterTwo
WamingTo WouA-BeGrowerc
17
of the raw opiur4 the arnountof product that was refined
would be +10 grams.As you can see,the United States
hascorryensatedfsl this power increaseby increasingthe
marijuanaconversionby tenfold. The punishmentwould
be ttte sarre for 4-10 gramsof morphineHCI as 4G100
gramsof raw opium.
Possession of heroinis probablythe worst dnrg offense
one might imagire. If the cbemicallyinclinod grower arn-
ped the morphineup to diacetylnnrphine, the penaltiesif
caught are staggering:4-10 gramsof pure heroin would
get the first offenderat leastten months.If the drug war-
rior is caughtwith the upperlimit, he canexpectto ponder
life in an institution for aroundtwo years.This is far too
much tinrc, considering4-10 grarnsof heroin could only
bring $80G2,000if sold.
Obviously,the best idea is not to get caught! No one
thinks they will anyway, so it is suggestedthat only a
rnodestgardenbe grown Don't do the crire if you can't
do the time. (Seechartat the endof the chapter.)
Below is a tabb which will clue the potential grower in
asto the severitythe US Governrnentputs on the poppy's
constitrrentopioids.
U^;fA $afa ScLh,le Talrl^o
ScheduleI Nancotics:
No bgal useknown, not availableeven with presctip
tion Abusepotential- higb. Such dnrgs are heroinb
ISD, rpscaline, marijuan4 PCP, peyote and Quaa-
hdes. These rocrcationalchemfoalscarry the stiffest
 Hydroponic Heroin ClnpterTwo
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t8 T9

penaltiesfor possession,except for marijuana,which narcoticover-the-counterpain killers, antipyreticsand

now has legitimateusesthanls to California'sArticle weak opiates.Anacin, Motrin and St. Joseph'sfor
215. Childrenfall underthis category.

ScheduleII Narcotics: FederalMarlluana{plate ConverslonLevel Table

For Poesesslon
Usuallyavailableonly by non-refillableprescriptionor
tfure-delay prescriptions. Abuse potential - high. OdrrnSf.XorphlnrWt )lorcln St ldlu.m Wt Oflrnr trvrl
rg - 5og o
Suchdrugs are amphetamines, cocaine,rnorphineand :
t_, - sms 8
19 tkg tO
nethadone.Close records are kept about dispensers log -5(x)co
toj skg
and users,and pharmaciesusuallykeep thesegoodies : -
109 to kS
12
16
locked in a sensitizedfloor safeto preventdrug fiend 50g - 2.5kS 12
25 l(g
holdups. _1s -
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FederalSenterclng Table
ScheduleIII Narcotics:
t Ytl Ottrrr. I
Availableby refillableprescription.Abusepotential- 6 I
Tlm. ln ton$r
0€
rnoderate.Suchdrugs are watered-downversionsof 8
2 1-7
t 2{
strongerdrugslike Tylenol with codeine,Phenobarbi- 2 +1 0
10 1 &12
tal and Vicodin. Only hard-up narcotic addicts and 2 &14
12
desperateburn-outsabusetheseweakchemicals. 2
I 10.10
12.18
14 1 1$21
2 1&24
SchedulefV Narcotics: 16 1 21-24
Availableby refillableprescription.Abusepotential- 18
2
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2+g
27-c3
low. Drugs includedare anti-anxietybenzodiazepines 2 3GC/
n 1 3+41
like Ativan, Valium and Xanax. Despitethe IV classi- 2 37-a6
2. 1
fication, these non-recreationalchemicalsare abused 2
41-5t
&gl
by peoplewho usuallyhave accessto thesedrugs for 24 I 5t{l
2 57-71
treatmentof mentaldiseaseor defect

ScheduleY Narcotics:
Availableby refillable prescriptionor no prescription.
Abuse potential - low. Included drugs are non-
 ChapterThree
TheOpiumPoppy

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Chapter Three
THEOPIUHPOPPY
PA44kaLW
The opium poppy (Papaversomniferum),alsoknown as
the White PoppyandMawseed,is an erect,annualrosette
plant that glows nearlyworldwide from SoutheastAsia to
Europeand the Anrericas.It is a long-dayplant; that is, it
will flower most efficiently when the photoperiod(total
daylight hours) is between15 and 16 hours. This photo-
period, combinedwith indigenoushabitat,puts the poppy
in the winter annualclass of plants. It ttrives in cooler
weather,and is often plantedin late summerin the north-
ern hemisphere.It has the exact opposite flowering
scheduleas marijuan4 which flowers fastest when the
photoperiodis lessthan 13hours.
Unlike marijuanaand most other narcotic plants, the
opium poppy is responsiveto the critical photoperiodas
early as two weeks after ernergence.It variesin flower-
petal color from pale white (rnostpotent) to red and pur-
ple (wild strains).Its statureis alsowildly variant,ranging
from a two- to six-feetmainstalk with six to 12 minor off-
shoots.Its seedpo4 or capsule,which perchesatop a ring
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23

on the main stalk, varies from hemisphericalto ovoid, de-

pressedor non-depressedand delineatedto smooth. This
pod can range in size from egg to orange-sizedand its top
is crowned with a group of star-shapedstigma rays. The
tiny kidney-shapedseedswithin the green pod can be col-
ored white (most desirable)to dark puple.

t\

&"".
,b
&':ta
"

This variety displays a nearly pumpkin-shapedseedpod.

q4Du:"^een/,il.a+"
Life cycle (from germinationto senescence)varies with
strain and location from six to sevenmonths - a few of
the papaverswill even grow all year. Since the poppy is a
classic weed, it can thrive in a variety of soils; sandy to
moist and rich as long as the plant isn't killed by frost and
is kept watered. Intense sunlight is also preferred, as this
Large Turkishvariery.
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factor directly contributesto the plant's overall size and
pot€ncy.
The poppy's opium gum yield is relatedto the plant's
sizeas well, so strive to find the largesthytrid straiq as it
will producethe largestseedpods.Also, the longer a Par-
ticular plant takes to flower, the larger the seedcapsule
will eventuallybe. Suchinforrnationis usefulwben estab
lishinga desiredinbredline.
Contradictoryto old popular belief, lower tetrperature
doesnot havean effect on the flowering tire of poppies.
It does,however,positivelyefrect ttrc potencyof the ex-
uded latex. This widely held fact conrcsfrom the knowl-
edgethat npst otber rosette plants' flowering cycbs are
enhanced by ryriods of cold lessthan50" F.
entsinclude:morphirrc,codeine,codamine,nrtopon, rulr-
ceine,narcotine,papaverine,thebaine,rhoeadine,and np-
conic and sulfuric acids.The meconicacid is usedin toxi-
cology and drug screeningto determinethe presenceof
opiatealkaloids,specificallymorphine.
Sonreother non-narcoticchemicalscontainedin the la-
tex are: albumin,calcium salts, caoutchouc,magnesiun;
mucilageand sugar.Tlpse agentsact as bindersand make
up the gum asthe waterin the latex evaporates.

CAar'*aL CoNfifuril
Dtring the last stagesof flowering, the opium poppy
will drop its petalsandproducea millcy-whitelatex within
the lactiferous vessel system of tbe egg-like capsule's
outer wall for a period of no longer than ten days.If al-
lowedto maturepastthis tirne,the seedpod will changeto
yellow, then b,rown,and the peak harvesttime will have
passed.Oncethe capsuleis pierced,or slice4 tightly along
its bngitude (over a perid of four to sevenduyt), tbe la-
tex will ooz€ out and hanlen into opium, a psychoactive
substancethat contains nunrerous narcotic cbemicals.
Theseeftaloids, which arc bound to 'flant acids," make
up 6 ?n% of tbe weight of the uffiPe seedpod. Sore of Latcx ooztslron tfisftcshly-pked large f,
tbe better known and rcre powerfirl twodozen constitu-

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The seed capsule is not the only source for the latex'
When the main stern, branches or leaves have been sev-
ered, latex will weep from the slice. This latex is not as
potent as pod latex, but there is no use in wasting any! To
collect this low-grade opiate, snrcar a cigarette with the
cut end of the branch or leaf.
Starnd&^r ah"l, Weab^ana
As powerfula plantasthepoppyappea$to be in nature
Frostanddry
andcontent,it is not withoutits weaknesses.
weatherare the plant's worst enemies,yet it does prefer
cold nights (50'D and rather warm (85" F) days.Too
much rain or constantdew formation can causethe plant
to succumbto a fungal attack (dampingoff) and nrin the
pod color andpotencY.
Becauseof its odd stature,the poppyis top-heavyand
can be stem-bentand broken by a gust of npdium-speed
wind. This is especiallytrue when flowering, as the seed
capsuleis large.
As you will soondiscover,papaversdo not take well to
beingtransplianted, so a modifiedgerminationtechniqueis
calledfor. If the transplantsare conductedin an improper
rruulner,the poPpy will repay the grower with stunted
growthandless-than-bountiful yields.
The strengthsof the poppy are uncorlmon for an alka-
loid-producing psychotropic plant- Poppies can be
stomped into the ground when they are sprouts and
plantlets,and it only makesthem grow faster and larger!
The wild versions(red to purple and spotted strains)are
Chapter Three
The Opium Poppy
27
especiallyresistantto punishment,
but stompingthe Impe-
rial White, PersianWhite and Hens and Chickenshybrid
varietiesprobablyisn't a good ide4 sincefine imported
seedscanrun as high as $8.00per gram.Most other pa-
paver seedsbought from magazinesourcesare 509 per
$am.
Ba.r/;^e a^"/" Varr;d+ Patnerl
Unlike marijuana,it is very easyto inbreedthe papaver
somniferumto achievethe desiredplant characteristics.
An
inbredline (IBL) hybrid will not expressgeneticdrift and
lose potency or vigor, no rnatter how many times the
poppy is bred to its cousins.This is excellentfor all those
breedersout therewho would try andbreakthe ITVoalka-
loid level in the mostpowerfulnaturallyoccurringstains.
Strainvarietiesdiffer greatlywhenit comesto potency
and yield. When tested,poppiesfrom Yugoslaviaappear
to be the most potent (due to harshclimateconditions),
with up to a lTVoalkaloidcontent.Runners-up from Asian
and Middle-Easternsourceshave only half the amountof
alkaloids,sochooseimportedstrainswisely.
bt,*t ^ot" tl4.r
The poppyhasbeen,cultivated and collectedfor centu-
ries and usedas an analgesic(externalas well as internal),
astringent(skin bracer),cure
antidiarrhetic,antispacmodic,
for alcoholisnl expectorant,hypnotic, orgasmintensifier,
sedativeandstimulantnarcotic.
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ChapterFour
OF
OVERV/IEW
HyDROPONICS
Hydroponicsarcn't new at all The HangingGardensof
Babylonwerehydroponb.So were tbp floating gardensof
ancientChinaand thc royal garde,nsof tbe Aztecs,Egle
tiens and Mayans. Tbese technobgy defcbnt cutures
nanaged to gtow without soil, and so catr tbe hore
grcwerof today!
B€ing hirly cost prohibitive and dangerousto buy
through the meil, hydroponb syst€,ms and otbr assorted
equipmentarc not easilyacquiredby tbc av€ragegrcwer
without arousingsuqplion How can ore grcw opiates
indoorswitbout spendinga forture or risk beingcaughtby
the infra rgd devilsin tbe skf Easy.By nnlcingorc's own
systemandlight barrbrst For thc prbe of an ource of fire
marijuane orr can build a homc syst€mthat will wort
with minimqlupkeep,and will enabbtbe growerto realize
a year-roundhuvest
Sorc thingswillhave to be bougbt,zuchas a TDS rc-
ter and pH test kit. Most gnrw storescarry tbese,and if
the grower doesn't rct suspbiouswhen hying tbem, no
onewillbe the wis€r.
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Nuh;afu ;rt* tll tl1laDph;e Sri.n"
Nutrient concentrationis the amountof primarychemi-
cals(macronutrients) presentin the watersolutionin a hy-
droponicsystem.The basicchemicalsneededfor anyplant
are describedas the N-P-K percentage. The N-P-K num-
bers are often found on the front label of gardening
amendments.
The N, or nitrogen, is the most important chemical
neededfor the vegetativestageof plant growth.Nitrogen
regulatesprotein uptakeand is heavilyinvolvedin chloro-
phyll (plant pigmen$ synthesis.Nitrogen is also responsi-
ble for leaf and stemgrowth. Nitrogen addsto the overall
healthand vigor of the poppyplant.A shortageof nitro-
gen is diagnosedas yellowing leavesand a generalslow
downor halt in growth.
The P, or phosphorus,providesa deviceby which en-
ergy is transferredin the plant. It is also the chemicalthat
is responsiblefor diseaseresistance,seedand fruit forma-
tion, and strong root growth. Phosphorusuptakepeaks
during the budding and flowering stages.A shortageof
phosphorus causesdark greenleaves,stuntedgrowth,and
a reddeningof stemsand leaf junctions. As with other
primary nutrient deficiencies,lower leavesare the first to
be affected.
The K or potassium(potash),is neededto facilitatethe
rrovement of food within the poppy plant. It also helps
$owth by aiding cell division. Potash regulatesthe
arnount of chlorophyll in the foliage and controls the
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Overview Of Hydroponic s
31
leaves'breathingapparatus(stomata),in order to use the
availablelight andcarbondioxidemoreefficiently.
Along with the prirnarynutrients,there are also secon-
darynutrients.Theyarecalledsecondarynutrientsbecause
they are not neededin the amountsthat N-P-K are. These
secondarynutrientsare: Calcium(Ca), Magnesium(Mg)
and Sulfur (S). Theseelenpnts are inportant in chloro-
phyll synthesisandsoil detoxification.
In additionto prinraryandsecondarynutrients,thereare
trace elerpnts (micronutrients)to account for. These
chemicalsare only neededin minuteamounts.Thesetrace
elernentscommonlyusedby plantsare: Boron (B), Chlo-
rine (Cl), Copper(Cu), Iron (Fe),Manganese (Mn), Mo-
(7n). As with any other chemi-
bbdenum(Mo) and 7-nc
cal, too high of a concentrationof trace elenpntsin a so-
lution can be detrinpntal to a poppy's health.If a grower
decidesto add micronutrients,it is suggestedthat he only
dosesonceperharvest.
The pH level of the nutrientsolutionis as important to
the plant's well-being as nutrient concentration.Poppy
plantsaren't as sensitiveto pH as someplants, but there
remainsan idealrengeof 6.5-6.8.V/ithin this range,the
poppy can rnost effectively assimilatethe nutrients and
waterof the solution.
An acidic(or low pH) bindsthe nutrientsin the solution
to acid saltsandpreventsroot absorption.An alkaline(or
high pH) harmsplantsby buildingup toxic saltsand roots
from absorbingwater. Always test pH after mixing nutri-
ents with water. pH kits are readily available in pool
stol€s,hydroponicgrow storesand better gardeningout-
lets. pH can be brought into line by using commercially
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32
availablepH up andpH down. Honp rerne-dies includethe
additionof distilled white vinegaror a crushed aspirin so-
lution to lower pH; baking sodaor dilute lye solution to
raisethe pH. pH shouldneverbe altereddrasticallywhen
the plants are young, as they are sensitiveand will suffer
shock.
In discussinghydroponicgrow systemsfor the poppy,
we will start with the smallestand simplestand work our
way to the enorrnousand corrylicatedsp:rce-age systems.
Before construction,thereare a few constantsfor the hy-
droponic poppy garden that beginnersmust familiarize
themselveswith.
P4ry1 qpal& Copiladl
H1la+q;e
All successfulhydropooicpoppy gardenssystems,no
matterhow conplex, must fall within theseparanreters.It
only takes a mild variation of one of theseto throw the
whole gardenofr-kilter, so maintainclose toleranceson
your parameters.
pH of nutrientsolution..... ...6.5-6.8
F Chooseaccordingly,becauseonce you commit, it is pur
Temperature of nutrientsolution ........65-75"
(If the terperaturegoesabove75oF, the roots will cook.
If the terryeraturegoesbelow 65" F, the roots will have
somerouble absorbingnutrientsdueto root shock.)
TDS of nutrientsolution..... 3OG90OgramVtitne
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Ovemiew Of Hydroponbs
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(TDS, or total dissolved solids, is a measureof salt
shength within the solution. It is similar to tbe salinity
mea$[e in oceanwater.)
F day,50' F night
Atnospherict€mperahue.................75o
(NighafuF terperatures of 50oF havebeenshownto in-
6ease the potency of the final opium resin Since the
poppy is indigenousto very cold, arid regions,one would
only be doing naturc a favor by mimicking the flower's
naturaltemperaturerange.)
RelativeHumidity.. min, 65%max
............25%
(Humidity below 25% maydehydratethe plant, sustained
bvels above65% will clog tbe breathingapparatusof the
cold-weather,arid plants, causingthem to gaspfor frresh
air.)
stagemax2U2U?-O
Fertilizermix N-P-K ..........vegetative
floweringstagemax lG'35-10
(No morethanonescoopper two gallons)
With thesestandardsin min4 we cannow take a look at
sorlE coflunon,aod not-so-cornmon,hydroponicsysterns.
duty as a grower to be Mother Nature.Tbe more comPli-
catedthe sptem of your choice,the moreof a motberit is
to naintain!
Eventhough),oumight be tenpted to nrsh out and buy
a shitloadof higb-techequiprent, resistthis urge untillou
get tbe hnngof growingwith your own seE-builtuoit. This
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way, if your thumbis not as greenas you would like, the
equipmentwon't be a lossif you havea garagesale.
T,1po4 S,rd.lr,.l,t
Paa aa"l eols 4 EarI"
There are three tlpes of hydroponiccultrue that one
could use for poppy gardening:SandCulttlre, Aggregate
Culture,andInorganicExperinrentalCulture.Revieweach
carefullyand choosethe one that is most suited to )lour
lifestyteandlevel of gardeningexperience.
SandCulture
Sandculture is a npthod by which cleanedsandis used
for the growingnredium-It is easyonceyou get the gtstof
it, but canget out of handquickly oncethe grower turns a
watctrful eye away from tbe system-Sand is about tbe
cheapestthing in the world (exceptfor advice),andmakes
for a unique style of gardening. Fluids drain quickly
ttrough it andarecapturedin a reservoirbelow the plants.
It is nearly impossibleto overwateror overfertilizeusing
sandas a growth npdiunr. On the other hand,a sandsys-
temcan alsobe a poPpygrower's worst nightmare,for the
sandis not asforgiving as soil whennot wateredregularly.
Let two things stick in your mind when dealingwith sand
culture systerns:a grower can kill tbe poppiesby using a
strongfertilizer solution,and the grower cankill the pop
piesby forgettingto water frequentlyenough.It is bestto
eurploya recirculatings)Btemand rnrnitor tbe TDS and
pH daily.
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Overttiew Of Hydroponics
35
AggregateCulturc
Before we can go into the different tlpes of aggregate
growing systerns,we must first explorethe differenttypes
of aggregategrowing mediumsand the pros and cons of
each.As with other systems,pick the one which is bestfor
your growing needs.As you will see,sonp of the aggre-
gate mediumsare strangeat best,but whenit conrestime
to harvest,you won't give one thought to what the plants
aregrowingin!
Wxgil. Hd;r',,lo
Broken Bricks
Broken bits of brich if scrubbedthoroughlyand broken
into small enough pieces,can make a cheap aggregate
nedium. If they are not cleanedthoroughly,chemicalsthat
are usedto help the bricksconreout of their moldscleanly
canleachinto the nutrientsolutionandkill your poppies.
The bricks must be brokeninto bits no larger than two
fingers' width. Any larger and the surfacearea used to
catch and hold nutrients, oxygen and water would be
greatly diminished.Also, when the shardsare too htg",
theycancut into the stemsandroots whenthe containeris
moved.
Bricks are only good for onegrow cycle,asthey tendto
breakdown in water. KeeppH checkeddaily when using
bricks, becausemineralsare leachedfrom the bricks that
canalter waterhardness(high TDS andpH).
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CatLitter gilDrl)
Most people think that cat litter is only good for one
thing. At a recent horticultue exposition,I saw a uun
gowing strawberriesfrom a garbagebag filld with cat
litter. Tdk aboutcheap!The super-absorbent natureof oil
dry allows the gardenerto water less frequently,but this
doesnot rpan it is suitablefor beginners.If you overrilater
or overfertilizewith cat litter as yoru subotratgit can't be
leachedout. What goesinto the redium staysin tbe np-
dium! Try using a 5U50 sand/catlitter mixture. This will
be a muchmore forgiving plantingmix for the novicegar-
dener.
Centrul HcatlAb Filton
You heardit herefirst! With a hydroponicgrow s)tstem,
all the plants need is sorewhere for their roots to take
bold. By srnash-stacking ten or twelve filters from a cen-
tral ah unit (clean ores!) and eryloying a constanttoP
drip inigation sptem, you can have a no-fail hydroponic
system.If the wetrbingisn't tigbt enough to place pre-
germinatedseedlingscomfortably,place a layer of fiber-
gilassor cotton tbneelayersdown andplant tbe seedlingon
top of that.
ExpandalClay BaIIs
Rapidly becomingpopular armng marijuanagrowers,
expandedclay ballsarethe rext bestthing to slicedbread!
Clay balls can be uscdin any hydroponicsptem because
of tbeir sirryb makeup.They are mlded and then fired in
a furnaoeat exherely high teryeratures (2,000oF!) to
make tbem porous.The intensebeat causesthousandsof
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Oveniew Of Hydroponics
37
microscopb porcs to form on tbe exterior of the balls.
Thesetiny hobs mp the nutrient mixture and oxygen in
the perfectcombinationWater rushingover the clay pel-
bts is mademore turbulentby the pores and is aerated,
like a nrshing$trearnSincethe raw materialthat makesup
thesepelbts is bakedclan water solutionsthat passover
will retaintheir pH balarce.BrandnatrEsof clay pellctsto
look fon Golite, Cirorocks,Gronoxand Hydroton.
Gravel (Pca)
Gravelis the perfectmediumfor tbe hydroponicnovbe.
It is'easy to fin{ cheapif you have to buy it, inert, fast
drainingand easyto keep clean Peagravel drainsso fast
that it bas to be combinedwith sandto slow the nutrient
mixture. The gravel-sandnixtut€ works spergistically in
that the sandkoepsthe water fromnrshing though unused
and the gravel preventstbe sandfrom becomingsodd€n
and st4gnant.The gravel-sandratio shouHbe around5:3,
on how fre the sad is. If usingthis r€cipe,be
sur€to mix veryevenly,as alopsided conceirtrationgadi-
ent could spell disasterfor yotr plants.Evenwith the cor-
rect mixture, this urdium will baveto be wateredseveral
tires per day. This rneansthat an automatedcolbction
andwateringsystemmustbe eryloyd unlesstbe grower
haslots of sparetime.
Perlite
Perlite is a very usefulgrowing medium,being extraor-
dinarily light when dry and having t high wat€r retention
rate (up to 3Wo).It is mde by superheatingvobanic rock
past its relting point. This causesthe rock to elEand and

Hydroponic Heroin
How To Grow Opium Poppies\ilithout Soil
38
shatter,baving thousandsof flakes of porous material
Perlite has the odd characteristicof being able to abso$
water, but not nutrients.This is good for your plants in
that the nutrientsax€not boun4 as in soil Although per-
lite canbeusedby itself, its cost canbe prohibitive,so mix
with sand50150%.Thereare two differenttlpes of perlite
on tbe market;the redfum grade(3 mm in diareter), and
the fine grade.The npdium gradeshouldbe used as the
fine is bettersuitedfor cloning.Usecautionwhenopening
a bag of perlite.Fine dust particlescausedfrom vibrations
during strippingcan enter your lungs and eyesand cause
irritation" While nbt toxic, itchy lungs suck! To deal with
the cloud of irritating dust, opena smallhole in the top of
the bag andpour in sonp water. This keepsthe dust from
flying into tlre atnolphere.
Rockwool
Rochnool is a rclatively new growing medium (est.
'E2). It is made by pouring a mixture of liquid basalt,
linpstore andsilicaonto a spinningcylinder.Tbesernolten
elernentsstrike tlp wheeland are flung far from the heat,
wbere they are collected as fibrous strands.This is the
sarneprocedureby which fiberglassinsulationis fornpd.
The strandsare then sprayedwith an adhesiveand mlded
into blocls, cubesor slabs,andthenoven-cured.
This cheap,light materialhasa veryhigh waterretention
rate (up to 80%), makingit very easyfor tbe amateurgar-
dener to drown the roots. Rockwool is best suited for
slow, topdrip intermittent-flowirrigation due to its water
absorptionabilities.Tbe bestthing aboutrockrvool is that
it allowsplantsto be transplantd andre-transplanted from
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Oveniew Of Hydroponbs
39
one growing vesselto another.A grower can germinate
seedsin one-inchplugs, transferall the good starts into
two-inch cubesfor further growttu and finally placethem
into four-inchblocts on a four-foot slab.Whenemploying
a topfeed system,a slick of blue-greenalgaewill form on
the blocksandeventuallyon the slab.Thereis no causefor
alafin, this is surply nature'sway of saYrng,'Everything is
working fine!" The algaeis beneficialto your pop'pies;it
providesdissolvedoxygento their roots and removescar-
bon dioxide from the nutrient mixture. Your plants will
thankyou for it!
Rockrvoolmust be handledvery carefullywhen dry be-
causeof its glassy,fibrous naturc. If you do get a rock-
wool splinter, alleviateit by running water over the irri-
tated area.This will causethe splinterto softenand come
out.
A problemnpst new rockwool usersencounteris that
whenit first getswet, it froths yellow! To avoid introduc-
ing this harmlessfoam into your hydroponicsptern, pre-
wash all rockrrool with tap water prior to use. Another
minor problemwith rockwool; its pH can be as high as 9!
Be sureto addpH down to your nutrientmixtureuntil the
pH nurnbersfall into line in the nrnoff water. Sonreexcel-
lent brand narps of rockrnoot Cultilene, Grodan and
Hortiwool.
Seashells(Crushed)
Cnrshedseashellsare an uncorilnon, but worthwhile,
npdium to usein a hydroponicsptem- Whencnrstredfine
enough (similar to saltwater aquarium substrate), and
mixedwith perlite, seashellscan add mineralslike calcium
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andmagnesiumto tbe nutrientmixture.Not only are these Y*t, et@irrl

ninerals important for the plants' metabolisrn,tbey are
alsoexcellentpH bufrers.Cnrshedcoral and dolomitecan
This chart allows tbe gardenerto determinewhich ag-
alsobe usedasbuffersin hydroponicsystems.This tlpe of
gregateis tbe bestoverallfor his living conditions(e.9.,no
aggregatecanbe found at any saltwateraquariumshop.If
you alreadyhave a systemin use, and you would like to large lava rock gardenson the secondfloor!), mnetary
sinrationandgardeningexperiene.
add theseanpndrnentsto the mix, just throw a coupleof
handfulsinto the reservoir. Cod ttDrY, LllrrPrn ll20l}l T.E
W.t tur.
Vcrmiculite Bdc*s m trlglVuncNr6 monlhs lbk&ood Ca, Sl
Catutiar kry low/Hdt 6 monft8 hlgtula'F Ca, Sl
Vermiculite,like its cousinperlite, is a high-tenperature lil,lovv lndellrilie brvrfiur Ined
ArFlie|3 bf,
treatedmineral Mica is pressurecooked until it expands Cqd low trlgtYnnctt lndoltnlb pocrgood Ce,LlS
ClayBat3 rpd meduncit lndefrnlto Itgh,t{gh ln€rt
to 2,000tirnesits originalvolurne,while retainingits initial lrldvuttctt lnddrille lil/rned Ce"Sl
Gratrgl h
werght. Its water retention properties are nearly double P€rb h lor{med 1 yes rnedm€d lmd
Fodalod bf lourmed 2yeeF trlgh,low hrtt
that of perlite! It tends to bneakdown after a seasonof lrr lilffidt 6 months ilgh,lor lneil
Vemlodlto
Sowing. For thesereasons,vermiculiteis more of a soil VolcanlcRod( h hldunctt ktdoinlb medfn€d Ined
enhancerthan a soleaggregate.As with perlite, be caleful
not to bneathein the dustfrom a bag of vermiculite. Bllt Wryil. Fot *fp*?
Volcanic Rock(Lava Rock) This chart demonstrateswhich aggregateis best suited
Nature's best for an ebband-flow system!Thesebrick- for a particular hydroponicsysteno" No additivessuch as
red porous rocks can be found at rnany garden stores, sandare included,so each redium must standon its own
nurseriesand retail stores.They are inert, non-toxic, can- properties.
not becornewaterloggedor rot, hold the perfect arnount The tpes of systernsto grow opiumpoppbs are as fol-
of air and nutrientsin their pores,and best of all - they lows: topdrip, which seesthe plants receiving constant
can be usedindefinitely!The only drawbackfor volcanic drops of nutrient solutbn from above the root line; ebb
rocks is that if you chooseto createa large garden,it will andflow, which seestbe plants' roots floodedand drained
weigh a ton! However, for a smallersysten, it can't be with nutrient solution at intervals;ad wick' in which the
beat. plantsare in a containerfilbd with a redium that will act
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42 43

as a capillary agent, drawing nutrient solution from a 30Vowater andTUVoair! Comparethis to rockwool's 807o
lower reservoirthroughcloth wicks. water and 20Vo air, and one can clearly see that it would
For the amateurgrower, a wick systemis the absolute be nearly impossible to overwater plants using foam slabs
best,requiringlittle attentionand still producingexcellent as a npdiurn The only adjustnrcnt that would have to be
results. made using foam slabs is the feeding schedule.Due to the
high flow-through nature of the slabs,feedings would have
Ebb lnd Flow to be much more frequent, even constant.
Bridc falr good poor
CatLltbr poor poor good Light Systems
Air Fllter good poor poof
Coral good falr poor After weeding through the nunrcrous hydroponic sys-
Chy Balb good good poof tems and picking the one which is right for your situation,
Grawl lalr tair Poof
Pedib Poor poor good you have one more important choice to make to complete
Rodcod good poor fair the unit; a light source. The most important (and expen-
Vemlculite poof Poor fair
lava Rock good good poor sive) decision you have as a guerrilla gardener must be
made.Although we havecheapskatedour way through the
hydroponic systernslabynnth, we cannot scrimp one bit on
lrcryt*WeA,h,4. light choice. The two types of lights that are acceptablefor
growing poppies are fluorescent tubes (which are the best
Polyuretlune SlabM ethod
choice) and high-intensity dischargelamps.
The polyurethane(or PU) slab npthod is the newest
crazn,to conp out of the Netherlands.The slabs,which
Fluorescents
can be found at any carpetingor warehouse-t)?egarden-
Fluorescent lights are a great alternative for someone
ing store, are used in topdrip systemsin the place of
who wants to grow, but can't afford the heat output of the
rockwool The advantagesare quite clear: foam slabsare
high-intensity discharge lamps due to confined grow
pH neutraf rockwool can raise your pH; foam slabsare
space.Fluorescent or tube lights are filled with inert gases,
not irritating to the skin and lungs, rockwool posesthe
mercury vapor and phosphor. When the current is passed
sanp healththreatas asbestos;foam slabsare reusablein-
through the tube via ballast, the chemicals are excited and
definitely(they offer a ten-yearguaranteeon horticultural
emit a glow. Most of the heat that is emitted by a fluores-
slabs),rockwool bneaksdown after a season;and,possibly
cent system is by the ballast. If you choose tubes and heat
the best reasonto use foam slabs over rockwool, is its
is a problern, ask the light store attendant about a rernote
water retention property. Polyurethaneslabs hold only
ballast. They cost more, but the crop will be worth it!
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Fluorescenttubes fall under thre power categories:
standard,HO (high output), and VHO (very high output).
The standardtubesusuallycolnurte 10 watts per foot of
length.The HO tubesconsunefive or six tirrBs the watt-
age, and the VHOs can consunrcas much energy as a
high-intensitydischargelary. Tbe ballastsare tbe same
for the standardand HO, but difrer for tbe increasedvolt-
ageneedsof the VHOs.
The bestfull-spectrumtubesto useare the HO T-10's.
They are made by Vita-Lite and produce a whopping
2,750lurpns per four-foot tube (non-twisted).A lumenis
a standardunit for rreasuringlight flow. One lumen is
€qual to the amountof light that ore candlewould pro-
duceon one squarefoot of surfaceonefoot away.The T-
l0's are guaranteedto match 9l% of the sun's color
spectrumandlast \&0 hours(five yean).
Always useelectronicballastswben they can be found.
They arequite costly,but are well worth it in the long run.
Ebctronic ballastsare silent, extendtube life up to 30%,
reduceluren depreciationby l0%, makeHO tubesburn
4O%brighter, and use only 62% of the power a normal
bdlastwould.
n<$,v,ta*\ D;trdaae l;$,fi
McbI EaIilIcs
Metal halideswenediscoveredfor horticuhuralpurposes
by, of all peopb, tree-trimrremin the suburbsof large cit-
bs! When tbese citbs replrced standard incandescent
sheetlarys with HID retal halides,the tee trimmersno-
Chapter Four
Ovemisw Of HYdroPonics
ticed that they were doing twice asmuchwork' Turns out
that thesenew nptal halide lanps were keepingthe trees
bathedin light all night and they were getting a double-
daylight photoperiod!
fne t,OOOwattnptal halidestandsfar abovethe rest of
the pack, producing 110,000lunrens!For a few dollars
,*ri, you qrn buy superhalidesthat produce 117,00G'
125,000.The best singlebulb on the marketis the Agro-
sun HO halide. Ttrese color-correctedhalides not only
have the blue spectrumthat the other halidesare known
for, they alsohavereds that maximizefruiting (especially
in marijuana).These enhancedspectnrmbulbs nrake all
other singlebulb systernsobsolete.Theycost a little lmre'
but you get what YouPaYfor.
fitr run nptal halide lanp produceslight by passing
voltage through halide gaseswithin a quartz arc tube'-
They-mustbe usedin the position stampedon the baseof
the bulb (HOR horizontal'VER vertical' I'JNW universal),
so it is suggestedthat a lary be bought with a universal
stanping.This rerpn"s the hasslesassociated with baving
to positiona bulb a sPecificwaY.
If you live in an areathat has frequentpower outages'
this may not be the best bulb for you, becausethere is a
five minuterestriketinp after a MH is shut off due to in-
ternal gas cooling. Each consecutiveoutage will' like
bumpsto a hot bulb, shortenthe life of the bulb'
ff, zu sorre strangereason you need to remve the
bulb, wait until it bas cooled ofr coryletely. The beat
causesthe baseto expandand it couH break offin yow
band.Superhot glassfragmentsin your handcould crary
yo* ttyt"t Also, if the bulb ever bneaks(if a droplet of
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waterwereto hit it), turn it offwithout lookingat it. Even Yow CA^akt
though it might still be operating,UV radiation will be
leakingout of it. Llght Type Watts Lumens Llfe-hours Prlce

lncandesc€ntGro300 1800 6,500 $5-10

High-PressureSodiumLamps 40 1500 12,0.J0 $8
Fluorescent
High-pressuresodium lanps have been a favorite of HOTube n 2100 24,000 $15
V H OTube 11 0 27fi 24,06 $40
guenilla marijuanagrowersfor years.You have probably 400 34.000 20,000 $60
HIDHalide
seenthem on top of light poles illuminatingdark parking 1000 117,000 12,000 $80
HPS 400 50,000 20,000 $60
lots in industrial areas.This heavy-dutyusageatteststo 1000 140,000 24,W) $80
their remarkablelight output; one l0Gwatt bulb can pro-
duce140,000lumens! This is equivalentto 3,500standard Below is a chart that will show the complete costs of
fluorescenttubes! buyrng a lighting system for a medium-sized (10'x8')
Therearetwo sizesof high-pressuresodiumlights asfar opium poppy garden. The prices include all of the neces-
as the closet gardeneris concerned:the 400-watt and the sary hardware such as hangers, lens, reflectors and an
king 1,00Gwatt.If you decideto buy oneof theseelectric electronic timer. Try and buy the most expensivesystem
stars,splurgeandbuy the l.,00Gwatt.It illuminatesbetter, you can afford, as it will usually last longer (and can be
reducesharvesttinp and increasesthe vigor in all photo- used to grow marijuanaand other illegal species!)and give
syntheticcreatures! better results than a cheaperone. Also, the more expensive
The HFS lanps work by sendinga current through va- lights conre with warranties, which can be useful should
porized mercuryand sodiumin an arc tube. The sodium your high-dollar, fake sunbreak down.
glows a rich yellow that is high in the red-orange-yellow
System Watts Wan. Bulbo Prlce
spectrunlmimickingthe fall sun.
The HPS canbe positionedin anydirection"unlike some lncandesc€nt 1200 no 4€00 watt $60
of the metal halides. The ballast for a 1,00Gwatt unit Fluorssc€nt 160 m 4-40watt $65
HOFlrcrescent 160 y€s zl-zl0watt $235
weighs60 pounds,so be sureto get one that hasa remote VHOFluorescent 560 yes &140watl $350
ballastunlessyou want your ceiling to cavein at somein- HIDMetalHalile 2fi y€s $20s
400 yes $250
opportunemoment. 1000 yes $'315
HPS 400 y€s $26s
High-pressuresodiumbulbshavethe longestdurationof 10@ y€s $410
any high-intensitylight. Used for Vl lroun per day, the
HPSwill burn for ?r4,0Uhours.
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fAuaat Tl. hal ahf
"ag
Ul,laap;ale Ddali,ot"
As you may alreadyknow, the Man has conputeizpd
systemsthat enable him to catch the unwary guerrilla
grower. After you read this and put these npthods of
"hide andseek"into action,you will no longerbeunwary!
Thermal and W detection stemsfrom the advent of
HID lights comrnonlyfound in indoor gardens.The ther-
maf or heat-seeking,radar uscs super-cooledgasesto
detect abnormalheat emanatingfrom a source.The W
scannerenploys a filter, suchas a butterfly has,to detect
abnorrnallyhigh amountsof the normallyunseenultravio-
let radiation. Fluorescentlights are exerpt from these
tlpes of scans.Keepthis in mind whenplanningyour sys-
tem.
How can we keep the fuzz at bay with his super-
sophisticate4hieh-dolar light finders?Easy:with a little
commonsense.Theseforms of radiationare just like any
other in that they can be contained.Preventingthe pigs
from peepingis the least expensiveand the nrost stress-
rcducingthing you cando beforesettingup.
To be 100%surethat the copscan't detectyour lighting
systemfrom the great outdoors, follow these no-brainer
steps.
Placea couple of black sheetsover each window that
the grow room might be locatedin. This step is for your
nosy neighbors.Next, place a blanket or quilt over the
plastic sheets.Make sure that this corryletely covers the
wholewindow. It shouldbe at leastfour incheslargerthan
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Overview Of Hydroponics
49
the window all around. If you can get a black or white
blanket, all the better! The quilt is to absorb (or reflect, in
the caseof the white one) any stray radiation that makes it
past our heat barriers. If you don't live in a big city with
millions of dollars to spend on black helicopters and all
that garbage, you can probably stop here and be safe. If
the city you live in hasheavy air traffic, read on!
Take severalslabsof styrofoam and make a solid wall of
them the size of your window by taping them together
with duct tape. Tape the plate of styrofoam to the wall
around the window. DO NOT nail the plate to the wa[ as
this would give radiation a way to escape.The styrofoam
could shift as the nails tear into it creating an unseen
breach. The styrofoam serves as a heat insulator againsl
infrared detection, and serves as a physical barrier against
all W waves.
Finally, take a couple of sheetsof aluminum foil or my-
lar and cover the window completely, shiny side toward
you. This will be the primary reflector and barrier for all
wavelengths.
When done, shine your brightest and hottest lamps di-
rectly on the window from the inside. Go outside at dark
and see if you can see anything coming through the win-
dow, and put your hand on the glassto test for heat. More
than likely, the job is done.
Your total cost may be as little as $5.00 for this barrier
that the police have paid $1.5 million to break. The funny
thing is, they can't! Score: Clever gardener-2,Silly cops-0.
Sorry, Mr. Policeman,no doughnut!
If, after you have set up and your opium poppy garden
stops flourishing, use this nutrient deficiency/overload
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checklist to cross-referencethe problem with cure. Most horne-grown stones,he will re*oguzn imnrediately that the
physical signs of distress can be cured by simple npans benefitsof a superior gardenfar outweigh the initial costs.
(change nutrient solution concentration,alter room tem- Keep in mind these products are ONLY for the most seri-
perature, pH, TDS, etc.). This list is very basic, and the ous and experiencedguerrilla gardener.
avid grower may want to buy a more complete how-to When inquiring about these products, don't act strange
hydroponicsystemdiagnosismanual. or make any referencesas to what they are for. If you are
asked what tlpe of garden you have, tell them a flower
garden. DON'T pay for the items with a check or credit
fltfu/r.,?e D<l;v;all0vcnlnaL ClunlJ'rat card, as these types of stores have been busted by the
Symptoms Deflclency
DEA and their salesrecords used to gain accessto illegal
gardens.
Gowih slows, lourerleaves yellow Nitogen x
Leaves discolor brown or purple,
curl backward Phosphorus x Chmate Controllcn
Leaf tips displaya 'bum' Nitrogen As a cold-weather plant, the poppy could benefit greatly
Lower leaveslum brown, dry out Potassium x
Leafveins remainsgreen,remaining from a climate controller. These electronic units contrin a
leaf pales lron x pre-set thermostat that activates an air conditioner or ex-
Black spots after iron rem€q
Leaves display yellow spots Copper X haust blower when atnnspheric conditions start creeping
Newest growing tips die, bro$,nspots
into the hot zone. Therc is also another type that regulates
app€ar on poppy capsul€ Calcium x
Capsule ripening delayed Nitrcgen humidity as well Ideal mountain-like growing conditions
Yellowing leaves, capsule laib lo
bbom Manganese
can be duplicated with this type of s)rstern Price: $l2G
Plantsturn brown and die All nutrients r80.

l14a4 HW+r.1, CO2Systems

qail.4^rv^* e4,;pnta*l
There are a few high-techgardeningimplementswhich
can be bought at your local hydroponicgrow store that
will ensurea vigorous indoor crop and substantiallyin-
creaseopium latex yield. Sonp of theseitems are quite
costly, but if the grower is seriousabout havinghis own
Carbondioxideemittersor generatorsare a heaven-sent
for the guerrillagrower. CO2gas increasesplant size and
speedsgrowth up to 100%. A carbon dioxide emitter
works by usinga tank of conpressedgas (easyto find),
and a generatorproducesgas by burning liquid propane
fueLThe emitteris the only systemwhichis plausiblefor a
poppy garden,as the generator tends to create excess
heat. Price:$160withouttankrental.
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Dght Balanccrc rays. This kills all of the bacteria (in solution) and viruses
Light balancersare a must for a large indoor garden. to which nutrient rich water eventually gives rise. The
The light is affixed to a moving chain on a rail and the poppies will be less susceptible to air and waterborne dis-
rroverrcnt imitatesthe east-westsun cycle. Light balanc- ease,and this will buy the professionalgrower sonrepeace
ers also keep equal amountsof light on eachpart of the of mind. Price:$50-150.
garden,sonrcthingnot possiblewith a single-fixedlight
systen A largerindoor gardencanbe realizedwithout the
excesscosts of electricity bills and of providing an extra
high-intensitylight. Price:$11G300.

Liquid Nutrionts
Liquid nutrientsare a boon for all hydroponicenthusi-
asts.Most of them are all-natural,addingan organictaste
to your opium insteadof a ctremicaltastedue to the pres-
ence of inorganic fertilizen in the comnon hydroponic
nutrient solution. Sonp of these fertilizers even contain
helpfulbacteriaculturesand naturallyoccuning horrrones
to boost the plant's growth and overall yield. Price: $25-
50 per gallon.

Protein Skimmercand Ultraviolet SteriHzen

For the hardcorehydroponicgrower with thousandsof
dollan of psychotropicplants on the line, thesetwo de-
vices are necessarywhen the guenilla grower makes a
living by sellinghis greenwat€s.
Protein skimmerswork by rennving all organic waste
from the reservohby foam fractionalizationThe d re-
suft is a super-cleannutrient solutionthat will las bnger
benveensfuanges, therebypromotingvigorouspoppies.
Ultraviolet sterilizersare placedin-line in a recirculating
systemand work by radiatingthe passingwater with W
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55

Chapter Five
FROI' SEEDTO WEED
The first thing the guerrillapoppy gtower needsto ac-
quire is a good supplyof poppy seeds.Surprisingly,you
can get some high-germinationrate seedsat your local
grocery store in the spice aisle. Dependingon freshness
and the sourcefrom which they were exported,gtrocery-
store seedscan be a cost-effectivealternativeto over-
pricedmail orderseeds.
If you havethe moneyand would like somereally pow-
erfut hyfuid seedsthat would producehugelatex-steaming
rnonsterpoppies,there is an excellentsource for rnail-
order somnifenrmseedsin Canada For $27.00 they will
send you five grams(5000 seeds)of fresh poppy seeds
takenfrom giant plarrtsin ASoa Turkey! They also guar-
antee a rearly lW% gerrrination successrate! Contact
themaf izmir@saltspring.com, or write themat:
Iznir Oil & SpiceCompany
P.O.Box 316GangesStn.
SaltspringIslan4 B.C. V8K2V9
Canada
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For a better deal, but of unknown origin and germina-
tion rate, there are a few seed dealers to be found in the
classifieds n High Times. They sell the Papaver somnif-
erum seedsfor about $15.00per ounce.
SeedTech HawaiianSeeds
1935S. PlumRd. P.O.Box 4908
Palatine,IL60067 Macon,GA 31208
Obviously,the best deal is at the grocery store. A 35
gram bottle of McCormick Brand Poppy Seed contains
roughly 35,000 seedsand goes for $4.00! Most of the
growersthat I know usetheseexclusivelyand claim a 75-
9OVosucrnssrate. During my research,I germinateda to-
tal of 500 grocerystoreseedsand found that, surprisingly,
$U9OVo of themwereviableandgerminatedvigorously!
Germinatingpoppy seedsis a very simple task that
leavesthe grower with limitlessoptions. Sincethe poppy
is not too keen on being transplanted,the glower must
attemptto germinatethe seedsdirectly in the hydroponic
system (quite difficult unless using a wick system),or
germinatein a transferablemedium such as peat pots,
polyurethaneslabsor rockwool.
After choosing your hydroponic and lighting systern,
and nrakingsurc that the hydroponicsptem doesn't leak
after a couple days of usage,stick hundredsof the tiny
seedsan eighth- to a quarter-inchdeep into the chosen
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From SeedTo Weed
57
mediunr, water heavily, and place in a sunny window.
Germinationfor the Poppy is alnpst immediate(three to
four days), with the seedlingsbecomingleggy two days
after enrcrgerrce. Make sure the nrediumstaln moist, not
soggy,and don't fertilize at this point. Ttrc poppy's root
systemconsistsonly of a tap and a coupleof micro-hairs,
so anynitrogenwould burn andkill your plants.
Whenthe seedlingsshow a secondset of leaves(at five
to ten cm), the baby poppiesare ready to transplantinto
the hydroponicsysternUse a weaknutrient solution(257o
of recomnpndedamount)combinedwith a splashof B-12
and Rootoneat first, and keep fluorescentslG24 inches
directly over the s),sterL High-intensitydischargelanps
require more distance(30-36 inches),as super-hot bulb
temperatures cancook the tenderseedlings.A good gauge
for distarrceis the handtest. Placeyour barehandover the
seedlingsandrmve the light systemup anddown until the
heat from ttre lary no longer burns your hand after 30
seconds.Set the light timer on a scheduleof 12 hours
ontt} hours off. During the off-cycle, no stray light can
enterthe grow arca,so makesurethat whenthe lights go
off, th plants are bathed in conplete darkne.ssfor 12
hours.
True to their classification,the poppieswill grow like
weedsunderthc correct light and nutrient conditions.Af-
ter the plantsbreakpastthe ten cm barrier' changethe di-
lute nutrientsohrtionandreplacewith a haf-stnengthdos-
age(no rmre tban250-350TDS aboveyour water solids).
This ircrerrental ircreasewill easetbe poppiesinto major
growth mde without shockingtbe bn out of them with a
full nutrientload all at ore. Tbe gradualircreasealso at
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lows beneficial nitrogen-fixing bacteria to form and mass
in the mediaof the hydroponic system.
As the plants grow, raise the lights accordingly. If fluo-
rescentsare being employed, they may be allowed to come
within six to ten inches of the fast-growing poppies. No
provisions for metal halides can be made at this point, due
to the fact that opium poppies suffer in hot conditions. If
you have a metal halide in your grow roorn, it will rnore
than likely raise room temperature 15-20 degrees.Remedy
this situation quickly by keeping a wall-unit air conditioner
aimed at the plants. Remember that the maximum daylight
temperaturefor the poppiesis 75'F.
TA;**a*
changedevery ten days to two weeks. Also, watch for
signsof nutrientoverloador deficiency,asthis canhappen
at anytime afterthe nutrientsolutionis at full strength.
Light systemtimer should now be bumpedup to 13
hourson/I1 hoursoff.
Srr,il.n- Rg,l"d,@4- T;''r,a
Specificsystemsrequire specificnutrient solution feed-
ing tinresto be programmedinto the electronictimer that
controlsthe system'ssolutionpump.Below is a timing list
for the most plausiblehydroponicsystems.Not included
are the wick systems,as they are self-regulatingvia mois-
ture gradient.

The painfultask of thinningthe weakfrom the strongis Type Syslem eCglogato nm€ or/off
at hand.By the tinrethe largestplantsarc 20 cm, a notice- sand 10minorVl houroff
Flow-lhu.rghor
able vigor gradient will have appearedas plants with Ebb& Fbrr grawl i0 minory'1Ominoff
clayballs 10minon80 minoll
weakergeneticslean over and tend to be stunted.Take a perlite 10 minory'1houroff
pair of sharp scissorsand weed out the smallerplants, P.U.slab 10minon6 minoff
roclelrool 15minory'4hoursoff
leavingonly groups(4-6) of largeonesspacedsix to nine vermiculite 15minor/8 hoursoff
inchesapart. volcanicrock 30 minory'4houa off
To cope with the pain of losing so manyplants, make Togfeed rccirculating sand conbnUl drodsec
tea as describedin Chapter7, if you have enoughthin- grar/€l constantstream
claybalb constanuldroC4s€c
nings. perlite constanuldoC10 sec
Changehalf-strengthnutrient solution and replace it P.U.slab consiantsfuearn
rochrool constanuldrcpAOsec
with full-strength.By now, the poppieswill be usedto the wrmbtdiie notapplktble
fertiltzer and will experienceanother spurt of growth. vdcanh rcd< constanUldto/lO s€c
From this point on" the nutrient solution will need to be
checked daily for pH and total dissolved solids and
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After the plantshavereached12inches,cull the weakest
from eachgroup, leavingonly the singlestrongestplants
six to nineinchesapart.Changethe nutrientsolutionfrom
one high in nitrogento one high in phosphorusand raise
light scheduleto 14hourson/10houn off.
],nlut'tt od, 4 FlDtteArr,h*
Once the critical photoperiod has been bneached,tlrc
rernainingpoppieswill prepareto go into full flowering
rnode.Whenthe poppiesare 28-30 inchestall (aroundthe
fourth or fifth month), turn on tbe light and leave the
plantsin the fake sunshinefor 72 burs. Monitor the pop
pies' room tenperatureclosely during this stage,as high
heatcan ruin all of the care that you haveput into thern
After the thnee-dayperid, start tbe lights back on a 16
hours on/8 hours off schedule,which is the oPtirnalpho-
toperiodto induceflowering in thesomniferumspecies.
This play with the lights mimicsthe onsetof spring,with
ever-increasinglight hours. Ttre plants will reqpondby
producingflowers rapidly to manufacturetheir seedsbe-
fore the burningheatof "sumtrtf,'"arrives.Oncetbe flow-
ers start to fill out, you can reduceth light cycle to 15
hours onlg hours off. This slows tbe flower production"
allowingtirre for largerflowers (capsules)to fornu This is
orrc of the best reasonsto grow poppiesindoors(besides
not beingarrcsted).With a variablelight cycle,the grower
cancontrolhow largeandhow fast his poppiesgow.
Chapter Six
Optimal Harvest Parameters
6l
Chapter Six
OPTIHAL
HfrRVEST
PfrRfrI'6TER5
D<1<**,an"a1;ot* S."l' UP4^le
"[
Rirle<r^zt4
There are three deciding factors when preparing to
harvestopium from the seedpods: petal dropping, capsule
color and firmness. When the opium poppy nears
senescence(death) by dropping its flower petals, the time
is nearing for latex gathering. When half of the petals have
fallen and the capsule'scolor is a pale green, start gently
squeezingthe capsuledaily. When the walls of the seed
pod fill with the liquid, they will start to firrn By the time
the last petals have dropped, the seed pod should be the
perfect color and firmness. If it is not firm yet, it is
probably still manufacturing latex and needs a few more
days to collect and build up wall pressue within the
capsule.
Collection ternperaturehas always been debated anrong
poppy growers. Some growers swear that morning
(coldest) collections are the best, and sorne live by the
noon (hottest) collection rule. My personal experience is
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that there is no right or wrong time of the day for
collection, but there is an optimal time for opium potency.
The cool morning temperatures allow the latex to ooze
without having to struggle against the evaporating heat of
midday, but it has been my experience that when the latex
is collected in the heat, a protective fikn (like the skin on
old Jell-O) dries on and protects the flowing resin. This
keeps the opium fresh (12-137o moisture content) and
maintains maximum constituent potency. It is also how
opium as been collected in India for a thousand years, so
who can argueagainstits effectiveness?
At 7 a.rn, no more than three days after all of the petals
have dropped, bend the main stalk over so that the opium
seedcapsuletouches the ground. This will causeall mobile
fluids contained within the plant matter to move dowr;
increasing poppy head pressure,and thereby, firmness.
Be sure to allow the largest plant to mature and die,
because this will be your seed stock for the next crop.
l-arge, high-yielding plants come from the best seeds, so
don't give in to temptationand slice the biggestpods.
By noon, the lowered heads will have firmed and you
can now take the first of four opium harvests.Take a new
razor blade and make several shallow incisions, tightly
together, along the capsules' longitudinal planes from
bottom to top.
Only harvest a quarter of the poppy's latex per day, as it
will continue to give a harvest for four consecutivedays.
The latex will flow freely IF your cuts were not too
deep. If they were too deep, the latex will spill into the
seed hollow and be hell to collect. Allow the latex to dry
on the capsules' surfacesuntil it becomesbrown and tarry,
then scrape off with a butter knife and place in the
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Optimal Hamest Parameters
63
refrigeratorin an airtight container.Continuethis process
until you havetakenall the latex from the plants,at which
tirnethe smartguerrillagrower will disassemble down and
hide the hydroponic and light systerns,and discard all
vegetativematter (thoroughlychopped)in a public trash
receptacle.To get a second flower crop from your
hydroponicsystern,cut the usedseedpodsoff wherethe
stalk attachesto another branch. This will cause new
flowersto form (if you arelucky).
You can also boil the chopped and spent capsules,
flowers, leavesand stemsto mrudmizeyour yield. This
concoction will make a much more powerful tea than
plantlet thinnings. Knead the dried opium into a single
gum ball and weigh it for researchhistory. Also, kneading
the opium distributes the variant constituents into a
homogenous,narcoticmixturewhich is easierto store and
transportthan flakesor grains.This ball of opiates,now
rr-ady for abusageor refining, will remain fresh much
longerthanthe averagegrowercanresistsmokingit.
Aal;'a6 a. Ho+"rtlL *.A Stocl.
If you have realized an excellentharvestand want to
continueto grow poppies,you cantakethis wholeprocess
a stepfurther by selectingand breedingyour own private
stock. To breedor inbreedpoppiesindoors,wait until the
flowers have fornpd and brush the flowers with a small
paintbrush.This takes the place of insect fertilization,
which probablywon't happenindoors.Allow the plant to
rnatureand die, then smashthe dried headto pick out the
nunprous seeds.Seedsplacedin fihn containerswith a
 Hyroponic Hercin Chapter Six
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& 65

desiccantshould be viable for up to two years (some ernalt;*'r,t 4 ab IBL

breederssay tluee, but I like fresh seeds' germination
speedbetter).
For the most seriousopium lover, an inbred line (IBL)
canbe established. The advantages to havingan inbredline
are obvious: constant high-performingyields, increased
diseaseresistance,narcotic profile blend of choice and
identicalmaturities.Someinbred lines have alreadybeen
establishedfor the opium poppy (Inperial Whites), but
you cancreateyour own familiarblendafter a bit of opium
smokingandsamplingfrom variousvarieties.
To start an inbredline with poppies(it would only rnake
senseto do it with weakervarieties),breedthe strongest
and largestplants (rarents, or Pls) and use the resulting
seedsto breed with another large, constant vegetative
plant that is directly related to the Pl. A constant
vegetativepoppycanbe obtaineduntil the seedsare rcady
by keepingthe ptant on a 12 hour on/12 hour off light
schedulewith a steadyatrnosphedctemperature.
Cloningmaybe an option for the experiencedgrower in
establistringan excellentinbredline. Siryly cut peripheral
branchesfrom the poppy of your choice and root them in
rooting hornpne-soakedrockntoolcubesundera moisture
lid. When the clonesextribit roots in two to four weeks,
place them in your hydroponicsystemand rnaturetbem
normally.
When the flowering stage starts, breed the clones
togetber. Since the clones bave tbe sarr exact genetic
code, the grower will end up with seodsthat carry the
traits of the clore donor. This can causemrtations wbbh
may house desirableor undesirabletraits, so if, whc'n
Dricd poppy seedpods restin a bowl
inbreedingby cloneor otherwise,you get a mnster popPy
until thc nen planting season
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Sy.-:!gi.:!!.$.,j-!.!s;::.v.!is;l!5F:r.:!i$t:nir::i::l::1i
How big-timegrowerstaketheir pods to town!
ThispicturewastakeninTurkcY,
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From ExudedLatex
67
Chapter Seven
CRERTNNOF HEDICINfrL
frA/DRECRE
frTIONAL
PRODUCTS
FROtt
EXUDED
LNTEX
Medicineis poison in the tunds of the inexperienced;
poison is rnedicinein tlu han^ of thc experienced.
Once you have taken the poppy harvest and have a
reaff supplyof opium later; the,stageis set for refining
andcreatingnur'rous medicinalandiecreationalconcocl
tions andderivatives.Thereare a slew of dnrgsone could
tfo" from raw opiur4 but the onesmost gardeners(and
drug usen) are concernedwith are morphineand heroin
Thesearethe opiateheavyhitters.
If a gardenerhasa decentlevel of basicchemistrytrain-
ing, be can supporthimselffinanciallyby sellingtn" p*i-
fied productsto acquaintances. When,"fioiog, -A*"y, ,"t
up, cook and finish in the shortestamountoi tir* possi-
ble. Dawdlingandprocrastinationleaveyou wide open to
a conspiracycharge.
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68
R.la lp+ Ilo^. Rdi.w';64
ITIEYER:leavethe lab while in progress,smokewhile
'tooking," aoswerthe door while cooking, buy chemistry
glassware,tell anyonewhat you ate up to, cook underthe
influenceof any drug, refine heroin if you are not chemi-
cally inclined,buy the chemicalswith a credit card, show
your real identification,cook in rnetal kitchenware,use
nrtal utensils,refine heroinover an open flanrc in an un-
ventilatedspace,cook when you have warrantsoutstand-
ing, cook when sonpore knows you grow poppies,nrn
with scissors,cook if anyof your friendshaveoutstanding
warrants,take your chemicalsstraight to the lab, drive
yotr own car to the chemicalsupplyhouse,buy acetican-
hydride,or spill aceticanhydrideon younelf.
ALWAYS: cook conpletely at one interval, destroy
glasswareand chemicalcontainemafter cooking, discard
poppy capsulesbeforeset-up,stealchemicalsand supplies
when possible,use a fake identification"use friend's car,
searchpurctmsedchemicalsand glasswarefor tracersbe-
fore returniqgto lab, drive aroundtown beforereturning
to lab, keeppoppy cultivation secret,use adequateventi-
lation whsarefiningheroiq havea fire extinguisherhandy,
cleanand desEoyglasswareafter cooking, follow refining
proceduresto tbe letter, look both ways before crossing
the road, and concealthe refined substancein an area a
narcotics-sniffingdogcannotreach.
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Creation Of Medicinal And Recreational Prodrcts
From F.xudedLatex
69
Eiaad;o+" 4 Ho4qA;aaHA
What you will needfor every 10 gramsraw opium:
500 ml demineralized water
60 gnms calciumchloride
200 ml concentraled ammonia
4 coffeefilters
The removalof the basic constituentof raw opium is
relatively easy and can be done without purchasingany
expensivechemicals.Even the chemicallychallengedcan
oUt"in a decent supply of morphinefrom three to four
dozen average-sized Papaversornnifenrms.This refining
processis not worth the trouble if a small gardenis har-
vested;the theoreticalyield of morphineis aroundl0%oof'
the weightof the raw latex.
Add 1G'30gams opium latex (dry) to a liter of demin-
eralizedwater (availablein grocery storeson the bottled
water aisle) and slowly raise the terryerature
(approximately l70o-190'F) while stirring,until the latex
conpletely dissolves.Removefrom heat and add enough
lime fertilizer (calciumchloride)so that the plants' organic
matterfalls out of suspension. This milky top layer of the
solutioncontainsthedissolvedmorphinehydrociloride'
Briskly stir the liquid and pour the solution through a
coffee filter. Discardfilter and placethe solution back on
the heat until it reaches170o-190'F. Wben the solution
beginsto steam,add concentratedannnonia(antrydrousis
noi nocessary)until cr5rutalsstop forming. White crystals
will fall out of solutionandcanbe collectedby pouringthe
 Hydroponic Heroin
How To Grow Opium PoppieslVithout Soil
70
solutionthrougha secondcoffee filter and allowing them
to dry overnight.The crptals shouldbe chop@ fine and
are usableat this point. Snortingwould be the preferable
administrationroute here, as inexperiencedcooks could
fuck somebodyup if impurities remain and tbey get in-
irted. On the other hand,if the gardeneris a chemist,the
fluS crystals can be dissolved in distilled water and
banged.Keepin mindthat most usersconplain that intra-
venousinjection of morphineHCI causesunpleasanttin-
gling sensations.See Dosage Chart (CtrapterEight) for
adrninistrationartounts.
Nuhlta r anl 4 lle 0:6"
There are two gradesof heroin: number3 and nurnber
4. Thesenumbersrefer to the correspondingstepsin the
four-stagerefinementprocess.Only gardenerswith at least
two yearsof college-levelchemistrywould havea ctrance
of symthesizing srnack The key ingredient,acetic anhy-
dride (concentratedaceticacQ, shouldonly be handledby
experiencedclandestinechemistsor govenuFnt bureau-
crats. Acetic anhydrideis also a listed chemicalon the
DEA's rnost-watchedchemicallist. This is the bestreason
for nraking friends with chemistswho have accessto a
collegelab or breakinginto chemicalsupplyhouses.
Tlrc chemicalsused, unless specificallycalled for, are
not neededin exactanpunts.Most tirnesthe underground
chemistaddschemicalsuntil the precipitatestopsfalling.
Heroincookingisn't an exactscience.It basicallyinvolves
cornmonsenseanda keeneyefor clandestinechemistry.
ChaPter Seven
Creation Of Medicinal And Recreational Products
From F.xudedI'atex
7T
Cookingheroinalsorequiresa larger gardenof poppies
due to the multiple stepsinvolvedin its refinement.Each
consecutivestepwill reducethe actualyrelda little more,
so a gardenof 60+ poppiesis calledfor- Don't fret, as I
have'tiends" who havegrown 400 plantsin a singlebed-
room!
Whatis neededfor every 10gramsof morphineHCI:
15gramsof aceticacid
50 gramssodiumcarbonate
200 ml water
50 gramsactivatedcarbon
200ml chloroform
200ml ethyl alcohol
200ml muriaticacid
200ml ethyl ether
4 coffeefilters
StepNumberI
Add equal amountsof morphineand acetic anhydride
andbring the tenperatureto 185' F. Use cautionif you
don't live in a rural area,as aceticacid is what gives the
"smell" to vinegar,and is closeto unbearable if the chem-
ist is not cooking in a barn or other well-ventilatedarea.
Onekeepsthe temperatureconstantand stirs periodically
for a period of no less than six hours. At this point, the
chemisthasbondedthe acid to the opiateto form a crude
heroin(diacetylmorPhine).
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72 73

Step Number 2
Number 4 Heroin can kill in low dosesin the intolerant
The product is mixed vigorously with water and chloro-
individual SeeDosageChart (ChapterEight) for admini-
form (l:l rvater:chloroform)and drainedoff. This extracts
strationamounts.
any unreactedproducts or impurities. Pour off the water-
chloroform mixture and add sodium carbonateto the her-
Laudanum
oin solution. This will cause heroin crystals to form and
The cure-allandbe-allof the 19th century,l,audanumis
fall out of the solution.
easily preparedand does cure nuny ailnpnts. Maladies
curedinclude:generalaches,nervousness, congestion, di-
Step Number 3
arrhea and dysphoria.Due to its alcohol content, the
Filter the solution through a couple of coffee filters to
opium is takenup quickerthan if eatenby itself. It is very
collect the heroin crystals.Dry the crystals overnight and
pleasurableto abuse,evenmorethanopium alone.
then add them to a portion of alcohol and activated char-
The ingredientsare srmpleandeasyto conrcby; distilled
coal chips. Shakevigorously for a couple of minutes and
water and the clear, high-proof alcohol of your choice
filter chips through coffee filter. Evaporate alcohol off
(clearrum l5l, vodk4 pure grain alcohol,etc.). [,auda-
with a low heat.The product remainingis known as Nunr
num also has the prestigeto be able to be cookedin the
ber 3 Heroin. It can be usedin this form or further purified
kitchen without the normal safety constraints.Also, no
to 99Voin stepnumber4.
chemicalskills areneededto whip up this old favorite.
In a cleanPyrexpot, combinetwo fluid ouncesof water
StepNumber 4
and two fluid ouncesof alcohol Add 1-2 ouncesof raw
This step takes the heroin and turns it into super-potent,
opiumand slowly raisettre temperaturewhile stirring until
super-purecrystals.The purity will vary, but even an aver-
the opium completelydissolves.Removefrom heat and
age chemist can realize a product that is 75Vo pure! The
pour into a dark glasscontainer;keep out of sunlight.It
dangersof acetic anhydride are mild compared to the pre-
storeswell and will cure syrptoms you didn't evenknow
cipitator in this case:ether.
youhad!
Dissolve heroin crystalsin a portion of alcohol and add
simultaneously: muriatic (HCl) acid and ethyl ether. This
Anodyne
will precipitate the Number 4 Heroin. Filter the crystals as
Anodpe is an old brand of British topical anesthetic
in the previous step and spreadthem on a glass plate. po-
which sports an opium active ingredient.This liniment is
sition a standard40-watt light bulb 16 inches above the
good for bruises,muscle soreness,ilint pains, strains,
plate and allow to dry overnight. When the crystals are dry
sprainsandtears.
and crunchy, they can be used accordingly. CAUTION!
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How To Grow Opium Poppies Without Soil
74
Anodyne is very srmple to make; combine one bottle of
Laudanum and an equal bottle of soap liniment or skin lo-
tion. Apply salve to affected area; the alcohol is evapo-
rated by the skin temperature, and the opium osmoses
(slowly, but very effectively) through the skin.
Opium Tea
If you have managedto get away with having a large
garden,you will have poundsof trimmings from removing
less vigorous plants. What to do with them? Make a po-
tent narcotic tea! Studieshave shown that thesetrimmings
contain high percentagesof alkaloids. Just because the
poppies are 10 centinpters tall doesn't mean that they
don't pack a major punch. If the youngstersare healthy,
they will contain close to I mg of opiates per gram of
dried trimmings! So, if you have a pound of trimmings,
you will have nearly half a gram of alkaloids (five or six
glasses).
Boil each pound of dried trimmings in two quarts of
water until the water has been reduced in volunp to one
quart. Strain the mix through a coffee filter, add six tea
bags and a lemon, sliced thin. Makes five moderate doses
of foul-tasting elixir. If effects are not noticed within an
hour, boil remaining tea until the volume is reduced further
and bry again.
This recipe can (and should) also be used with the har-
vested seed capsules, chopped flower petals, leaves and
stems. This makes for a very strong alkaloid brew. The
only drawback is that this solution will not store very long,
so you should use it within a week of brewing.
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Creation Of Medicinal And Recreational Products
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75
Seed Tea
If you get impatient waiting for your capsulesto ripen,
there is a recipe that allows the grower to experiencethe
alkaloid "trip" without sacrificingplants. The seedsof the
poppy (most varieties)contain the samealkaloids,savefor
morphine,as the matureplant, only in minule amounts.
To benefitfrom this knowledge,the grower would need
to acquire 9-10 35 gram bottles of poppy seed from the
local supermarket(steal thenr, or it will run you $36-50).
While you are there, steal a half-dozenlemons.Empty the
bottles into a large glass container and cover the seeds
with the lemonjuice. Allow to soak for at least 15 minutes
and then add somehot (185'F) water and allow to soak
another 15 minutes. Strain out the seedstlrough a coffee
filter and boil the remaining liquid until it takes on the ap-
pearanceof syrup.
Choke down the synrp and find somewhere safe to
vegetate for about five hours. The alkaloids in the brew
will hit the user in about an hour and will keep the opiate-
head tripping for three to four more, depending on the
freshnessand strain of the seeds.
Other Assofted Opiates
Many other opiates can be synthesizedusing morphine
as a base.If the grower is also a real chemist and has ac-
cess to a labratory he can manufacture dntgs up to nine
times as powerful as morphine! Such a drug would be in-
valuable on the street. The profit potential for such a po-
tent dmg would be phenonrcnal due to the minuscule
amount neededby an addict. To rnanufacture such a face-
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Eow To Grow Opium Poppiesrilithout Soil

slapper,look up the opiatesin the Merck Index. Full reci-

pesandingredientsarecontainedtherein.

ChapterEight
DOSfrqES,
ADDICTION,
POTENTffiL
DnNqERS
Although the nrediawould haveus believethat heroinis
the most powerful narcoticon the planet,this is far from
the truth. There arc at bast three prescriptiondrugs (not
too comrpn) that, when abused,can be rnore dangerous
thansmack.
Below is a clnrt that shows how much of a specific
opiate inlrtion it takesintramuscularlyto equalthe pain-
killing propertiesof 130mg codeine.As you can see,her-
oin is the fourth one down on the list. This rnay seemlike
a nrde bunchof chemicalsuntil you realizethat 60 mg of
nicotinewill kill a grownman!

WDotaeTalrla
hlrcdon Anpurt In m

Orymonnme (tlunorpttan) 1
llydomophqte (Dtaudld) 1. 5
lsrofptnnO (Ilomonn) 2
llerch 5
Mophhe 10
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78
79

Msthadono 10
Onrcodone(Percocet) 15
It is very easy to see that heroin and morphine are not
(Demerol)
Meperidine
good choicesfor eating! Eating 60 mg of heroin wastes55
75
mg! This nrans that the liver destroys 92Vo of the total
The table above is for a non-abuse situation; post- dosage. The gtower would be wasting his time eating
surgery, cancer and nerve-damaged patients usually get heroin if produced from poppies, unlesshe had a garden
these types of drugs. If recreational effects are desired, the size of a football field.
these amounts could increase at least tenfold. Further-
more, the majority of these chemicals would be 'told- lq,f.n rcrtor.+ Oue/^or. lllaarr^;6*
shaken" (a term referring to the opiate pilt being dropped
into the syringe, filled with water, shakenand injected into Mainliningheroinis a very risky businesswhenit conres
a vein) insteadof injectedinto the muscle. from the street. When true fatal overdosesire reported,
The reason that heroin and other opiates are not as they are usuallybecauseof the 'tut" found in street-level
commonly eaten for recreation is that the liver destroys the smack. Such comnnn allergy-producingcuts are baby
majority of the active ingredients. This calls for the opiate- laxative, baking soda, lactose,procaine,table sugar, and
eater to consunre much larger amounts to surpassthis ob quinine.
stacle. Below is a chart that shows the marked increasein Quinine,a non-phenanthrene alkaloid derivedfrom the
dosage for eaters to equal 200 mg of orally ingested co- opium poppy, is a streetadulterantusedto make the ad-
deine. dict believethe heroinis morepotent.It appearsandtastes
identicalto heroin"but can causeheart failure becauseof
O4aLlt"ga;w* TaI'L its powerful vasodilatationproperties.The rnajorityof true
Ophte Oral llosags In mg overdosedeathsareattributedto this opiate.
NEVER consunr alcohol or barbiturateswhen using
Lwophanol(Dlomoran) 4 any opiate. Studieshaveshowna numberof overdosefa-
Hyrhornrphon (DihrldiQ 7.5 talities occurredwhenthe s)4nergy of thesethree downers
(Numotphan)
Oxymotphone 10 carneinto play. All of thesedrugs can causerespiratory
Mdutlone n depressionseparately,but when combined,the user can
O4rcodon€(P€rcocat) 30 experiencelung failure or can drown as his lungsbecome
ltlorphlne 60 filled wittr fluid (pulmonaryedema).
l,leloin 60 Another mysterysurroundingthe overdosesof known
addictsis attributedto atmosphere.Addicts who normally
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80
take 1-2 grams per day in the sarneenvironrnentdie when
their doses remain the same, but they change their sur-
roundings. Surroundings can even refer to different peo-
ple, weather conditions, music or time of day. This would
reasonablyfunplythat to shoot up safely,one must pick the
samespot and people (neverIV alone)every time.
OtDbLl" Talardl "Q
Tolerancefor opioids is anotherfactor to consider when
partaking for recreation. The user quickly finds that he
rnay take ever-increasing amounts and still not experience
the satisfactionfound when he first started using. It is for
this precisereason that many usersdetoxi$ their systems
to lower their resistancefor a better rush.
This is the other lethal overdosedemon: the addict stops
(involuntarily or voluntarily) shooting up for a period of
two weeks,and his tolerancegoesdown to zero. His usual
total daily dose would be 1,200-1,500mg. He attemptsto
IV using the sarneannunt that he was used to taking be-
fore the abstinence, and dies almost instantly. Opiates are
in a class by themselvesin the tolerance factor. Always
keep this fact in mind before detoxing for increasedeffect
or relapsing after abstinence.
UlDe Ahi^t Dwx M;tllrnmla)
Becausewhat goesup must cornedown, heroin and its
abusablecousins are capableof producing sonp of the
worst (non-deadly)physicaland psychologicalwithdrawal
Clnpter Eight
Dosages, Addiction, Potential Dangers
8l
syrptoms known to man.Whenthe tolerantuserruns out
ofsupply, he can expectto feel the very equaland oppo-
site synptomsfrom thosethat a good dosecreates.Anxi-
ety insteadof well-being,uncontrollablediarrtrcainstead
of constipation,high blood pressureinsteadof low, and
terrible chills insteadof the usualpleasantwarmth which
accompanies a freshdose.
The reasonwhy opium withdrawalsare so nasty is di-
rectly relatedto the sectionof the brain which opiatesde-
press.The locus coeruleusis a part of the bnainstemthat
is responsiblefor fear, and when the depressant-opiates
are absent,the locus becorneshlperactiveand sendsmul-
tiple agitation and alarm signalsto the consciouspart of
the brain causingintensefeelingsof anxietyin tbe tolerant
addict.
The ability to cope with the conrcdownis what sepa-
ratesthe npn from the boys.Severelyaddictedindividuals
canexperiencedeliriumtrcmorsandhallucinationsharsher
than thoseresultingfrom a saturationdoseof ISD. Chip
pers, peoplewho control their addictionby only usingon
the weekends,rarely experiencesuch withdrawal syrp
toms.
Hel^oh loL U;*,e to E4q+n
bu@ Ml;ul;ox Pdot't^aL
Morphine and heroin can be used recteationallyif the
userhasa bit of conruronsense.The fint rule of opiateuse
is to limit frequency.An old Chineseproverb statesthat:
"One who uses opium daily for a week has a lifelong

Hydroponic Heroin
How To Grow Opium PoppiesWithout Soil
quest."This is especiallytrue whenthe opiatesusedare
synthetic.Never use ntore than two daysconsecutively,
andalwaysallow two weeksbetweeneachusage.
Smokingand snortingare two methodsby which a per-
son can get a synthesized 'frx" and not suffersuchawful
withdrawalsymptoms.Snortingallowsa full dosagewith-
out drawingblood,therebycircumventing dirty needleus-
age and needletracks.The rush when snortingisn't as
thrilling, and the high not as high, but this is not always
bad.
Smokingis by far the safestroute to downloadsome
heroin, morphineor opium gurn A user can determine
purity anddosageimnrediately,andoverdosesfor smokers
are almostnonexistent. The downsideto smokingis that
someof the product(only appliesto crystallinepowders)
gets charred and wasted in the process.Most smokers
sprinkletheir powderedproduct on tobaccoor marijuana
and roll it into a cigarette and light up. The rush from
smokingis almostimmediate,andif the first-tirnerdoesn't
like the feeling,he canget off the horseby simplyputting
the cigaretteout.
Thereare a numberof easywaysto srnokeopium if the
powdersare not your idea of a good tirp. A matchhead-
sizedpiece on a bed of tobacco in a marijuanapipe will
suffice for the first-tinpr. Since opium burns at a much
higher terryerature than leaf rnatter, use a torch-t1pe
lighter.
Anotherpopularway for experiencedopiumusersto get
their smoke on is the activated carbon glass-needle
nethod. Take a dfune-sizedpiece of activatedaquarium
carbonandtop it offwith a smallball of opiurn Coverthis
Chapter Eight
Dosages,Addiction, Potential Dangers
83
with a clear drinking glassand heat a hypodermicsyringe
needlewith the torch lighter. Raisethe glassslightly and
touch the opium with tbe heatedneedle.This will causeit
to snnke, filling the glasswith a narcotic cloud. Stick a
strawunderthe rim of the glassandsuckin the smoke.
Mltulata lo+ O7D;ttfra
If you or one of your friends shouldgo out of control
and eat too much opiunl shoot too much heroin or mor-
phine,there are ways of getting back to earth. Opium is
not very quickly absorbedinto the bloodstreamvia the
stornac[ so whenyou think you havehad too much,drink
sonr symp of ipecac and it will rernove the remaining
portion of the tar. Don't ery)ectto comedown any sooner
thoug[ as the systemwill have to remove the opiate-
saturatedportion of the bloodstreamat its normalrate. A
weak solution of water and potassiumpermanganate(5
grainsin a half-pint) can be ingestedand then expelledto
makesureall of theresidueis washedoul
Amyl and butyl nitrate (poppen) can be sniffed to
maintainblood prcssurein the eventof a heroin overdose.
The lucky penon shouldthenget a shong coffee(not hot)
errcrnaand be forced to move about to preventthe inevi-
table onset of corna.Mld electric shock has worked on
sorre addicts, and some people even keep s@ and
adrenalinecloseby fu usein just suchemergencies.
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How To Grcw Opium PoppiesWithout Soil ChapterNine
Glossary
84
85

CA;v,a Ml^d;ot" eutn

lP OP;u.*' All;vfi
The Chinesewould be expectedto preparechemicalsfor
detoxification, sincethey consideropium addiction very ChapterNine
anti-Confucian.This Asianptant is hard to comeby, but if
you canget it in a seedcatalog,Combretumsundaicumis
qLossnRv
well worth it. Cook the matureleavesin a 350oF oven
until roastedand tlrcn preparelike tea by steepingin boil-
ing water. It would appearas if the chemicalsin the leaf
ACETIC ACID: Oxygen-containingacid usedin the her-
acts as a locusdepressant,allowing the user to come Chemicalsymbol HCzHrOz.
oin refinementprocess.
down with a bit moreease.
ACTIVATED CARBON: Pelletizedcarbon or charcoal
that is usedin puriSing processes.It actsas an impurity
spongein theheroinrefinementprocess.

AGGREGATE: Inert mediumused to anchor roots in a

hydroponicsystem;bricks,graveland sandare examples
of aggregate.

ALBUMIN: Naturallyoccurringprotein found in aninnls,

eggs,andevensomeplants' exudedlatex.

ALKALOID: Psychoactive nitrogencornpound;someex-

amplesof alkaloidsareLSD, morphineandpsilocybin.

AMMOMA: Noxious reactive chemical Chemicalsym-

trol: NHr.

AI.IALGESIC:Pain-killingdrug; can be narcoticor non-

narcoticin nature.
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86
ANODYNE: Any chemical that relieves mental or physical
pain; alleviatesdistess.
ANNUAL: A plant that germinates and dies within one
year.
ANTIDIARRHETIC: Chemicalthat promotes slower bo-
lus movement or reduceswater level in the lower gas-
trointestinal tract.
ANTISPASMODIC: Chemical that calms nerves, thereby
reducingmusclespasms.
ARTICLE 215: California law that allows for the dispens-
ing of marijuanaby the prescriptionof a physician.
ASBESTOS: Cancer-causingagent found in automotive
brake pads, ceiling tile and insulation used in the '70s.
B-1: Vitamin that encouragesroot growth; staves shock
and wilt in newly tansplanted seedlingsand clones.
BALLAST: Electronic device that regulates the high-volt-
age needs of fluorescent and high-intensity discharge
lamps.
BANG: Injecting a drug directly into a vein; also mainline,
fix, slam,jam.
BLLJE-GREEN ALGAE: Beneficial plant form that forms
on exposed surfaces in a hydroponic system; removes
carbon dioxide and saturatessolution with oxygen.
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87
BUFFER: Any substancethat helps maintain a constant
pH in a hydroponicsystem.
CALCIUM CHLORIDE: Chemical commonly found in
fertthz,er,used to precipitate plant acids in the morphine-
refinementprocess.Chemicalsymbol: CaCIz.
CHIPPER: A person that uses heroin only at intervals;
weekenduser.
CHLOROFORM: Noxious, volatile chemical that is used
for an anesthetic.Used as a purifier in the heroin refine-
ment process.Chemicalsymbol: CHCI3.
CODEINE: Narcotic found in the opium latex of the
poppy plant. Commonly used as an anrlgesicand expec-
torant.
DAMPING OFF: A fungal diseasecausedby an atmos-
phere that containsan excessof humidity.
DEMINERALITFD WATER: Water that has been dis-
tilled and purified so that no solids such as calciunl exist
in solution. A necessitywhen doing chemicalprocesses
where no casualreactantscan be involved.
DESICCANT: Drying agent; found in packets for elec-
tronic equipment. Silica gel is the ingredient in most
cases.Drierite can be usedin its place.
DIACETYL MORPHINE: Chemical correct name for
morphine that has beenbonded to acetic acid; heroin.

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88
EBB AND FLOW:Hydroponicsystemthat hasthe plants'
roots stuckin aggregateand flooded,thendrainedat in-
tervals.
ETHYL ALCOHOL: Alcohol that is derivedfrom a plant
sourcesuchascornor potatoes.Usedasa solventin the
heroin refining process.Also called ethanol, chemical
symbol:CH3CH2OH.
ETHYL ETHER: Highly explosive,volatilesolventused
in the heroinrefinementprocess.Canbe boughtat most
pharmacies.
EXPECTORANT:Drug that loosensphlegmin the lungs.
FLOWERING STAGE: The time in a plant's life cycle
whenit putsall energyinto producingseeds.
FRACTIONALIZATION: Processby which proteins are
removedfrom a nutrient solution via pressurizedair in
an air-watercolumn.
GENETIC DRIFT: Mutations that occur when there are
severalattemptsat inbreeding.Syrptoms include:low-
eredpotency,dd physicalstructureandvigor loss.
GERMINATION: hocess by which the plant breals from
its seedcoatand sprouts.
HOMOGENOUS: Evenly distributedmixnre.
IIYBRID: Offspringof plantsfrom differentvarieties.
ChapterNine
Glossary
89
HYDROPOMC:Fromthe Greekwords'hydor," nrcaning
water, and "ponos," rneaningwork. Type of gardening
that doesnot usesoil.
HYPNOTIC:A drugthatinduceshypnosis;drowsystate.
IBL: Inbredline. Offspringfrom plantsof the samegenetic
code.
LACTIFEROUS:Producingor containingmilk.
LACTOSE: White, powdery adulterantusedto cut rnany
narcoticmixtr,rres;
derivedfrom milk sugars.
LATEX: Milky liquid that exudesfrom sorneplants,usu-
ally solidifiesafterexposueto air.
LEAF BLJRN:kaf+ip browning causedby an excessof
nitrogenin the hydroponicnutient solution.
LIFE-HOURS: Arnount of tinre from initid start-up to
burn-outin light systems.
LINIMENT: Liquid medicinefor the skin; actsasa balm.
LONGITUDE: The lines running north-southon a hemi-
sphericalor ovoid object.
LUMEN: Measureof light oueut. One lurcn is equal to
the amunt of light that wouH fall on a ore-square-foot
surfaceonefmt awayfrom a candle.
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LYE: Causticchemicalusedin a dilute solutionto raise
pH in a hydroponicnutrient solution. Chemicalsymbol:
NaOH.
MAINLINE: Intravenous
druguse;seebang.
MAWSEED:Synonymfor theopiumpoppy.
MICRO-HAIR: Tiny hairs that form on the main root;
andto draw in waterandnutrients.
usedfor anchorage
MERCK INDEX: Heavy-dutyreferencebook that gives
chemicalsynthesisfor countlesschemicals.
METHADONE: Syntheticheroin substitute;used in de-
toxificationandrehabilitationprogramsfor addicts.
MORPHINE: Narcotic opiate derived from the opium
poppy.
MUCILAGE: Adhesivegum secretionfound in some
plants;housesand binds the narcoticsin opium poppy
latex.
MIJRIATIC ACID: Commonlyfound diluted (32-35Vo)
hydrochloricacid.Chemicalsymbol HCl.
MYLAR: Plasticreflectivesheetingusedto increaselight
availabilityto closet-grownplants. Mylar reflects over
95Voof the light that strikesit.
Clupter Nine
GIossary
9l
NITROGEN-FDilNG BACTERIA: Naturally occurring
bacteriafound in the soil or rggregateof a hydroponic
systemthat preparesammoniumfor uptake and usage
into plant.
NOSTRUM:Any cure-allmedicine;snakeoil.
N-P-K kimary nutrientpercentagefound on tbe labelsof
all gardenamendments.
OPIATE: Any narcotic that dulls senses,especiallywhen
derivedfrom the opiumpoppy.
OSMOSIS:Tendencyof liquids to passthrough porous
membranes
like the skin.
PATNA OPILJM: High-grade opium grown near and
shippedfrom Calcutta India.
PEAT POTS: Snall growing pots that are coryosed of
dried peat rpss; allows roots to grow though when
wet.
PERENNIAL: A plant that growsall year.
pH: Latin for pondushydrogenii,it is a rrcasureof acidity
ard aftalinity. The pH scab rangeis 0-14, with 0 being
the mst acidic, 14 the most alkaline,afr 7 being neu-
Eal.
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92
PIIENANTHRENE: Active narcotic alkaloid found in
opiurn fuomatic chemicalusedin explosives,dyesand
drugmanufacturing.
PHOTOPERIOD:Amount of hours a plant receivesin a
24-hourperid.
POLYIJRETHANESLABS: Layersof foam rubberused
as a rnediumfor hydroponicsystems.Can be found at
any carpetingstoreor largegardeningcenter.
POTASSI{.JMPERMANGAI{ATE: Chemicalused as an
overdoseremedy for opium eaters.Chemicalsymbol:
KMnO4.
PROCAINE:Local anestheticusedto cut heroin and co-
caine.
PSYCHOTROPIC:Refers to a drug that alters nrental
being.
PYREX: High-temperatureglass used to manufacture
cookwareandutensils.
QUARTZ: Commonhardmineral.
alkaloid used to treat yel-
QLJININE:Non-phenanthrene
low fever.
ROOTONE: A brand-nanre plant horrnoneused to aid
root growthin clonesandtransplants.
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Glossary
93
ROSETTE: A plant that has a circular flower.
SEED POD: Ovoid capsulethat containsthe seedsof the
opiumpoppy.
SENESCENCE:Death of an annualplant after seedfor-
mation.
SODIUM CARBONATE: Basiffing agentusedin heroin
synthesis.Chemicalsymbol:NazCOr.
SPECTRLJM:Visible light wavesimportant to all photo-
syntheticrcsponse.Spectrumrangeis red, orange,yel-
low, green,blue,indigo andviolet.
STOMATA: Breathing apparatusfound in plant leaves.
Responsiblefor all respirationwithin a plant.
STIGMA: Reproductivepart of a plant that receivesthe
pollen.
SYNERGY: Combinedaction of two or more drugs or
participants.
TDS METER: Total dissolvedsolids;refersto the amount
of non-wateritemscontainedin the nutrient solutionof
a hydroponicsyst€m.
THERMAL SCANNER: High-tectr" multimillion dollar
device that enploys super-cooledgasesto detect ab-
normallyhigh heatemanatingfrom a source. i
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TOLERANCE: Ability to resist a drug. Also, ability to

takemoreof a drug with eachconsecutiveusage.

TOP-DRIP: Hydroponic systemthat seesthe plants re-

ceivingsmalldropsof waterfrom a hose1-2" abovethe
root line.

TOLJRMQUET: Any length of material used to wrap

arounda limb to raiseblood pressure;makesit easierto
"hit" veins.Someaddictsuse bandannas, rubberbands,
or towels.
surgicaltubing,shoestrings

UV SCANNER: High-techdevice used by the police to

detect abnormalstray radiation emanatingfrom sus-
pectedgrowing houses.They pick up the specificlight
wavesemittedfrom HID's.

VASODILATATION: Lowering of blood pressureby a

drug.

VEGETATIVE STAGE:The tinp in a plant's cyclewhen

it puts all its energyinto growing taller and producing
foliage.

WATER SOLIDS: Dissolvedchemicalscommonlyfound

in tap water. Calciumand salt are cornnronlyidentified
watersolids.

WICK SYSTEM: Hydroponic s)'stem that uses cloth

strips immersedin a nutrient solution to draw liquids
into a tight growingmedium.
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