Magician's Garden
The Gardening Posts
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Planty Goodness
So today I realized I hadn’t done a blog update on all the plants. Some plants are doing great, others are cranky with me. Let’s start with the veggies. The lettuce has all been eaten. Believe it or not, two lettuce plants provided us with about four good sized salads. The tomatoes are just starting to flower. The bell pepper…
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2012 Winter Garden
So I think it’s time for a winter garden update. First let’s talk about Dwight the Mandrake. I mentioned in another post earlier this month how my nephew was taking care of Dwight and how Dwight was looking awesome when we got home from vacation. Then within a week, Dwight wasn’t looking nearly as good. I discovered it was because…
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Herbalists, Alchemists, and Gardening
I am in a very “planty” mood this week. I have talked before (in this blog) about my thoughts on what it takes to be master herbalist or alchemist. For those of you who have missed my thoughts they go something like this: I’ve always admired REAL herbalists and alchemists. By “real” I mean those who actually go so far as to cultivate their own magical…
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Mandrake Musings
So when I arrived home from vacation I noticed my Mandrake looked super healthy. My nephew had obviously done a fantastic job of caring for all of my houseplants. Of course within a week, the Mandrake’s leaves were beginning to brown again. For a few weeks now I’ve been wondering where I went wrong with Dwight the Mandrake. Then this morning…
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Birds, Bees, and Bats!
As my backyard slowly makes its way into something slightly resembling the nature paradise in my imagination, I’m considering more design elements meaning to bring more wildlife into our space. I’ve never been one of those neat-tidy yard people. I like a little bit of randomness in the garden. Of course right now our backyard is a veritable weeded wonderland. …
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The 2012 Garden
Hopefully my 2012 garden fairs better than my 2011 garden did. From Seed: Belladonna (this year aero start) Nightshade (this year aero start) Calamus (this year aero start) Lemon Balm (this year aero start) Mandrake (smaller pots + grow lamp) Tomatoes (aero start) Beans Peas Peppers (aero start) Cukes (possible aero start) Beets From Roots, Cuttings and Starts Mandrake (already started) Potatoes (try, try again)…
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The Mandrake Files – Take Two
Last year’s mandrake seed experiment was a bit of a flop. I suspect it had something to do with light and soil temp. Mandrake is a tough germinator. I shouldn’t have put them in such a big pot. I should have put them in 3 inch pots (1 seed per pot) and put them directly beneath a grow light. This…
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Low Light Plants
I was looking through the house earlier this week and I’ve made a few observations about our house. It really lacks light. There is a two or three foot overhang around our entire house, along with East and West facing windows. What does this mean? It means that houseplants are a real bitch to grow in our house. So I’ve…
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The Demise of the 2011 Garden
So, many of you may have probably noticed I stopped posting about the garden the first part of July. For those who didn’t know, there’s a reason for this. We had a bit of a storm that took out the garden. It happens sometimes. ::shrug:: Luckily all my trees survived. So we shall try-try again next year. In the meantime you…
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Tinctures
Please note I can only ship tincture within the United States. Once it goes out of country you get into having to pass a “liquid” through customs and trying to explain what a tincture is and it’s just too much of a hassle to ship them outside the U.S.. So I don’t. I apologize for the inconvenience. While it may seem…