The days are growing shorter, and my garden still hasn't given me the indigo seeds I'll need to start up next seasons dye garden. I've never collected seed before, so I'm not entirely certain when the right time to collect the blossoms would be. Last night was the first hard frost. I knew it was coming, so I covered all my sensitive plants with a heavy plastic. It looks like the plants survived just fine. LOL, its like having a pet. Open the tarps in the am, and close them in the pm. Make sure they have enough sun and water.... you know the deal.
I'm also running out of time right now. I'm buying a new house and putting this one on the market. Next year I won't even be here to enjoy the wild flower patch I planted. Fortunately, the place I'm buying has pleanty of land, and I plan on clearing a small field and laying down seed on a larger scale. Still lots of dye plants! I'm going to get one last pot of black eyed susans this season, and then I'll harvest a few plants to take with me. Moving is a pain!
The seed saving for the sulfer cosmos, coriopsis tinctora, marigolds, Hopi Black Dye Sunflowers and Red Dye Amaranth have all been successful. So, LETS GO INDIGO!!!
Live well and dye happy,
Leah
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