Spring busyness and Saturnian planning

Datura fastuosa and Nicotiana rustica San Juan

Holy cats, have I ever been busy! Usually Alchemy Works sees a big increase in sales in spring, and this year is no exception. I’ve got a lot of new herbs, seeds, and oils to add and barely have time to make the pages. I’ve been replacing stock [...]

Nightshades in the garden today: black nightshade, wild tobacco, jasmine tobacco, peppers, and wild petunias

Datura outpacing black nightshade

After taking some time to think it over, I went out today and began uprooting black nightshade plants that had grown in places other than where I planted them. For one thing, I  don’t want it taking over my entire yard. I have a lot of other herbs out there, and [...]