Poison Garden

I am convinced that NONE of my mandrake roots likes to be on social media… Throughout my years of growing…

Last year, I was asked by V. Faemana, founder of La Escuela Estrella Esmeralda, to contribute a piece for her…

A few days ago I have noticed something rather strange in one of Datura innoxia beds… For those who haven’t…

I started growing Deadly Nightshade (Atropa belladonna) in spring of 2021. That was my first attempt to grow this deadly…

This particular batch of datura oil was started during Lunar Eclipse with Full Moon in Virgo. It took me about…

We are two-thirds of the way into January… Here in the Post Oak Savannah (a transitional ecological region in central…

One of the biggest fears any mandrake grower has is root rot in their precious roots, especially after you spend…

Happy the Year of Water Rabbit! Or as I would say in a more traditional Cantonese greeting, Gong Hei Fat Choi…

A little cluster of lemony-colored mushrooms is growing in one of my white henbane pots – one that actually still…