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 eternitys_child
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 Miracle Berries 
#123728 - 09/18/08 03:05 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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My roommate and I recently stumbled upon a plant called Miracle Berry. Has anyone ever heard of this?
It's not psychoactive, but apparently it does something to your tongue, making sour and acidic stuff taste really sweet.
My buddy bought 4 plants online today, and I think I'm gonna keep a growlog of them.
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Dr_T
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I've heard of the berries, never heard of anybody growing them at home. Keep us posted!
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be sure to slap a  sticker on there and take a pic, cuz otherwise it didn't happen!
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Re: Miracle Berries [Re: Dr_T]
#123734 - 09/18/08 03:23 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
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Keep us posted!
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eternitys_child
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Re: Miracle Berries [Re: ltd]
#123749 - 09/18/08 04:18 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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I'll definitely keep y'all posted. I'll probably end up making a thread dedicated to different stages of the growlog, but apparently it takes a few months to start fruiting.
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Sacrament
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My friend told me it makes tobasco sauce taste like hot frosting. 
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Dr_T
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Re: Miracle Berries [Re: Sacrament]
#123824 - 09/18/08 08:36 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Oh, man! I love hot frosting!
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MistaUNGA said:
be sure to slap a sticker on there and take a pic, cuz otherwise it didn't happen!
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eternitys_child
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Re: Miracle Berries [Re: Dr_T]
#123831 - 09/18/08 09:06 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Badass! We're gonna have a flavor tripping party once we get fruits, and have an open bar variety of drinks and fruits and nonsensicals to sample. I'm actually pretty excited for it rofl
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Chapter 4
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great luck man! they are fun to grow, but i would guess if your buying online, the plants are small...so it may take a little longer than a few months to get berries...just a guess. i bought mine in 2 gall. pots and they were starting to flower at that size.
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Re: Miracle Berries [Re: Chapter 4]
#123898 - 09/19/08 12:37 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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I think he ordered 2 qty 1.5 year old plants, and 2 qty 10 month old plants. Do you have any suggestions on cultivating it?
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Chapter 4
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pretty straight forward. here they grow in full sun and its hot and humid here. i jsut water when it seems dry, to be honest they take care of themselves, but i dont get huge bucket loads of berries from them
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Re: Miracle Berries [Re: Chapter 4]
#123960 - 09/19/08 09:50 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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sounds cool.
i've heard of stuff like this. there must be some compound in the berry that inhibits specific types of receptors in taste buds, allowing you to only taste flavors that are normally overwhelmed by those that have disappeared due to the inhibition.
this is similar to the reason why orange juice and other stuff tastes horrible after brushing your teeth. certain detergents in toothpaste temporarily shut down cells in your taste buds, but only in certain types of taste buds, specifically those that detect sugar/sweetness. with these taste buds temporarily out of order, you are then selectively tasting all the sour and bitter stuff in the juice that normally isn't even detected. pretty cool stuff 
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Re: Miracle Berries [Re: Yrat]
#123980 - 09/19/08 11:42 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
Yrat said:
sounds cool.
i've heard of stuff like this. there must be some compound in the berry that inhibits specific types of receptors in taste buds, allowing you to only taste flavors that are normally overwhelmed by those that have disappeared due to the inhibition.
the compound is called miraculin and has no taste itself. it is thought to change the structure of the sweetness receptors on tastebuds. normally only sourness receptors can detect the presence of acids, but miraculin might make the sweetness receptors sensitive to acids, hence what normally tastes sour becomes sweet.
pharmacology is amazing stuff.
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eternitys_child
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Re: Miracle Berries [Re: saltatory]
#124479 - 09/21/08 12:19 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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I think it makes bases change flavors too. sour things become sweet and bitter stuff become.... different?
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MYSTIQUE
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I got a pack of twelve freeze dried pills made from the fruit. Its ok It makes salt and vinegar chips taste like they have sugar on them and lemon juice taste like sugar water. Its cool but not as cool as you would think lol.
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Re: Miracle Berries [Re: MYSTIQUE]
#125224 - 09/24/08 08:16 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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I guess in some places they have parties where people eat the berries and then they have this weird pile of hors doeurves for everyone to try. People are like pouring tabasco on their tongues, and drinking mustard...sounds odd.
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Re: Miracle Berries [Re: MYSTIQUE]
#125284 - 09/24/08 02:19 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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We've gotten countless people interested in it already  These people are now just waiting for the first harvest to have the flavor tripping party :p
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i think you are expecting a little too much....you will probably feel disappointed cause the reality of eating a lemon and tasting sugar, which we eat daily, is not incredibly entertaining on its own...if your tripping, it may be a bit more amusing
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Re: Miracle Berries [Re: Chapter 4]
#125670 - 09/26/08 11:17 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Ive grown these many times and they are BULLSHIT!
they dont make you as high as most people say. and the flavors are untrue
they are not to be trusted
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saltatory
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Re: Miracle Berries [Re: Uncle_Luke]
#125689 - 09/26/08 12:22 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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i think you are bullshit. they don't make you high, just modify your perception of certain flavors.
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Re: Miracle Berries [Re: Uncle_Luke]
#125694 - 09/26/08 12:33 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Quote:
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Ive grown these many times and they are BULLSHIT!
they dont make you as high as most people say. and the flavors are untrue
they are not to be trusted
No shit they don't make you high, get with it butthorn
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Re: Miracle Berries [Re: Uncle_Luke]
#125811 - 09/26/08 11:27 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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no one said it makes ya high, but it does change your taste perception....
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eternitys_child
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Re: Miracle Berries [Re: Uncle_Luke]
#125844 - 09/27/08 03:34 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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i loled when i saw uncle luke's post.
what kinda people told you they produced a high?
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wowitch420
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lol that was my puppet but yrat banned him:(
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Re: Miracle Berries [Re: wowitch420]
#126189 - 09/28/08 12:23 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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i just checked my plants today before the storm comes and found out they got some fruits
 
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Re: Miracle Berries [Re: Chapter 4]
#127016 - 09/30/08 02:15 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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What are the growing conditions for these? I heard of em awhile back. How much did the plants cost ya?
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eternitys_child
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Re: Miracle Berries [Re: krypto2000]
#127445 - 10/01/08 01:18 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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I just know that for the most part, they need a fairly high humidity and warm temperatures
I could be wrong about the temperatures though.
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Chapter 4
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im not sure how they are in cold, dry...its hot here all round and very humid....tropical area. they grow in ground (or in pots) outside under full sun year round, and love it! they dont seem to like getting dry though, wilting happens fast if not attended to.
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Re: Miracle Berries [Re: beatyou]
#128906 - 10/04/08 09:18 PM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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ya i saw a thing on the news about a month ago i guess, its from africa, little red berries..
i want some seeds
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Re: Miracle Berries [Re: beatyou]
#129134 - 10/05/08 11:58 AM (16 years, 3 months ago) |
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Yeah do not make you high butthorn.. haha
flavor trippin!
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