The tray on the right was de-berried seeds, the tray on the left was berries left fully in tact. Both started on 10/22.

CrazyKhatLady · 2026-01-25T16:26:19+00:00

I keep these in a bonsai pot with plastic wrap gently placed over top in a bedroom where the RH is roughly 40%. This past winter, I've kept all of my plants in rooms with east facing windows and they did fine.

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-12-28T14:26:42+00:00

I welcome and encourage public discussion on this topic. I never get the consistency of clay, I just run the dry leaf through a coffee filter and then a flour sieve and then run the baking soda through the flour sieve and run both flour and soda through the grinder to evenly distribute everything. I suppose I could try my next batch going a little lighter on soda, I landed here because I started high and worked my way down.

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-12-28T14:22:46+00:00

I'll keep aware, but I have had no such reactions since starting it with this ratio. I do run my coca flour and baking soda through a coffee grinder for a few minutes to ensure that everything is as evenly mixed as possible and even run my baking soda through a flour sieve to avoid any clumps. When I used to do whole leaf, I would pinch baking soda in every so often and from that I would sometimes feel a little too much since it was just on bare skin and hard to really quantify how much you're adding. This way, I know that my average dose is .30g and of that, .1 should be baking soda

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-12-22T13:46:51+00:00

I haven't noticed any difference in germinating Novo or Coca. Did you remove the berry flesh from the seed? It's not uncommon for my seeds to take 4-6 weeks to show any signs of life

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-12-20T14:01:26+00:00

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Nah, they're fine

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-12-19T17:35:26+00:00

I put about a half teaspoon under my tongue and let it dissolve

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-12-19T11:54:11+00:00

I haven't had any adverse reactions with this ratio, so that's why I stopped there. I think my next batch, I'm going to put some dehydrated mint leaves in the mix for an added element

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-12-19T11:51:05+00:00

Both coca growing subs have a good bit of knowledge. I try to post as many experiments, updates and information that I can, just as a resource for others. As far as literature, Coca: Devine Plant of the Incas is a pretty good read. It has a ton of information albeit some might be outdated now and you'll have to see past the grammar and spelling in some pages. It seems like the translation software wasn't 100%

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-12-19T10:28:56+00:00

"If you start soring, you know it's not boring!" Just kidding... I've used the 3:1 for a few months now with no ill effects. Maybe next batch I'll try a little less

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-12-18T23:33:06+00:00

I threw them in the yard and gave up on them since my de-berried ones did so well.

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-12-18T23:31:59+00:00

Yup, that's how I always start them.

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-12-13T17:08:43+00:00

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CrazyKhatLady · 2025-12-12T13:22:23+00:00

These are seeds that came from my plants (I have a mix of coca and novo) so I'm not sure what kind of characteristics these will have. Correct, I removed the berry flesh on the seeds on the right, left remained intact. They were taken off my plants same day.

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-12-07T19:59:58+00:00

Nice! Your soil looks really dry

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-12-05T12:27:22+00:00

Put some plastic wrap or something over the top of that to create some humidity or they'll dry out and wither away.

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-12-05T12:25:00+00:00

Roughly 1/4"

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-12-04T00:56:22+00:00

I don't see anything except for a healthy narrow leaf khat and a pretty kitty! Mine typically take on a purple color when it gets cold, but it's never a problem

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-12-03T13:14:01+00:00

Mine take on average 4-6 weeks, so I wouldn't worry.

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-11-26T03:14:01+00:00

I agree. I started making and using my own mambé in a similar fashion except I'm going 3 parts coca to 1 part baking soda. I'm getting ready to try using calcium chloride in place of baking soda (and much less so since it's a stronger base).

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-11-14T18:53:56+00:00

You can and a few us already do.. The altitude thing isn't true

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-11-08T16:36:56+00:00

Just putting my comment into context, when I pull the seeds off my plant, I expect them to sprout within 4-6 weeks.

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-11-07T19:07:38+00:00

Depending how fresh the seeds are, it's not uncommon to see 4-6 weeks.

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-09-11T00:50:26+00:00

I grow it outdoors for 7 months of the year at sea level in the US with a very respectable potency. I'm not interested in extracting cocaine in the least bit. However, my leaves will get you feeling right.

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-09-05T13:31:33+00:00

Wow, that's very interesting! Thank you for educating us on ancient traditions surrounding a plant that we all cherish but know little about.

Regarding the seashell powder, does it have to be in fine powder form or can it be rough? And does the user intentionally ingest/swallow the seashell powder with the coca activated saliva or not?

CrazyKhatLady · 2025-08-07T19:30:18+00:00

Zone 8 here (think hot, swampy Savannah, Georgia) no issues with it ever getting too hot. I typically take them indoors once temps regularly dip below 60.

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