Leon Johnson

Opium Poppies Gardening Leon Johnson

An Ultimate Guide to Cultivating and Harvesting the Beautiful Opium Poppy. P???? ?? the ??mm?n name for ?l?nt? ?n the P???v?r????? f?m?l?. Within th?? gr?u? th?r? are ?nnu?l?, ??r?nn??l? ?nd b??nn??l?. They include ?r??nt?l ★★★★★★?, f??ld ★★★★★★? Welsh ★★★★★★? ?nd H?m?l???n poppies. Their summer fl?w?r? may be fl??t?ng but th?? m?k? a w?nd?rful ?dd?t??n t? the g?rd?n. The opium poppy is a potent plant that has been cultivated and used for thousands of years to alleviate suffering. The use of plant substances as alternatives to synthetic medicines is resurging due to their beneficial properties and less-toxic side effects. For example, many cancer and HIV sufferers are growing opium for personal use. Opium Poppies Gardening describes the cultivation, harvest and pharmacology of opium in a format that combines literary and instructional writing. The heart of the book is the tale of Ch'ien, a young Chinese man who travels from Costa Rica to Columbia to grow an opium garden in the manner his Taoist grandfather taught him. The story, in conjunction with "The Cultivator's Diary" and the technical appendix, provide the reader with a working knowledge of this plant.