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Grow Your Own Indigo ( Persicaria Tinctoria) Part II THE MAKING UPDATED 17th August 2024

Grow Your Own Indigo ( Persicaria Tinctoria) Part II THE MAKING UPDATED 17th August 2024

 You've purchased seed, sown, potted up, planted on, fed and watered the results are in - you've successfully grown bushels of tender green indigo ...
Indigo seed supply list USA

Indigo Seed Supplier List USA Updated 1 December 2021

Indigo Seed Suppliers list is now live
For folks residing in the USA, looking to purchase Indigo seed, here are your 7 best options, direct links in each title. https://bailiwickblue.com/blogs/news/indigo-seed-seekers-your-local-usa-supplier-list
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Indigo varieties X 3: shop your preference.

Indigo varieties X 3: shop your preference.

Indigo Varieties  x 3 Shop your preference

The three varieties grown in 2019 are of the same species,Persicaria Tinctoria a member of the knotweed family. Before you let a gasp of horror as many associate knotweed as an invasive plant. Please know the conditions in which indigo is harvested reduces the likelihood of “Self seeding”  (as described in this previous blog *Here) and unless seed is required. Winters frost will also knock out the spread of any remaining seed and future plant growth. I have yet to see plants withstand a British winter even during our milder weather in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK.

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Grow Your Own Indigo Pigment (Persicaria Tinctoria) Part One

Grow Your Own Indigo Pigment (Persicaria Tinctoria) Part One

Are you inspired to make your own Indigo pigment either for vat dyeing or to dye yarn silk fibers with raw indigo? Or have a classroom teaming w...
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Gratitude Many, many, Thank you’s to everyone for your custom and support in bringing Adored1’s Spring Summer collection to life.  Thank you to the...
Island Life: New collections & New movie

Island Life: New collections & New movie

News; Underwear by "Bumboos", Movie NEWS: "Guernsey Literary & Potoato Peel Society" Dates set Adored1 @OSA Back in the Bailiwick 

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It's Not Tie-dye! Shibori Explained.

It's Not Tie-dye! Shibori Explained.

For a decade plus some years, I worked in Tokyo, Japan, a place of diverse magnitude. Technology, food, fashion, culture, tradition are all intertw...
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"Pinot After Dark" Big Sur Vineyard

"Pinot After Dark" Big Sur Vineyard

Many changes occurred in the last 6 months, my apologies for the silence. More on that later. Today, my reason for writing is the Soberanes Fire,...
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Ice Ice Ba-be!!

Ice Ice Ba-be!!

Follow my blog with Bloglovin In Japan they call it Kaki Gori ( ka-key-gore-ree ). In Bolivia Shakashaka, Pueto rico  Pirgua (your guess is as goo...
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Guiltless Energy Boosting Heart Healthy Cocoa

Guiltless Energy Boosting Heart Healthy Cocoa

Follow my blog with Bloglovin At home supping hot chocolate or Cocoa, has been at the forefront of nightly activities, all in the name of warmth! ...
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Carmel Christmas Shopping Trajectory

Carmel Christmas Shopping Trajectory

Follow my blog with Bloglovin Today must be THE busiest Friday of 2015. School is out! Christmas is quite literally beating in time with “The Impe...
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Let the Festivities Begin!

Let the Festivities Begin!

Follow my blog with Bloglovin With the rush up to the holidays gathering serious speed, here is some unique inspiration for seasonal decorating, gi...
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