Sunday I spent time starting a number of seeds: wild white petunias, Black Toad (S. nigrum), clary sage, woad, weld, rue, more Chinese lanterns, some Black Cherry tomatoes, and some foxglove species to test their germination rate. I stuck two trays of belladonna, henbane, and black mandrake outside because I had to make room on [...]
The Scullery Maid and The Witch of Forest Grove inspired me to post about flying ointments. Being a plant head, how could I help being interested in what might comprise a flying ointment? And being a former academic, how could I not research it into the ground? I have extensive notes to include in the [...]
Okay, my beard is not that long and I don't wear a yarmulke. Or write with a quill. Still.
Congratulate me–I have finally finished the mugwort chapter of my herb book. That was like pulling teeth, but a LOT of good has come from it. I have seen a way to organize each chapter so [...]