Northeast Gardening: First frost, 1 by Indigo_gal

Indigo_gal wrote:
Hi all, Thanks for the welcome. Yes I am growing indigo and using it to dye wool and cotton. I'm still working on perfecting the process, but so far the technique I'm using is working out. The stuff I'm growing is Japanese Indigo, which grows really well in a temperate climate. It's not very well known in North America, but it should be. It is an annual and if you can grow tomatoes, you can grow it. It's easy to grow. The complicated part is actually getting the blue colour out of it. I'll try to post a picture of the plant (but last time I tried that it didn't work-it just logged me off Daves garder!)