tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post8159401692919125639..comments2024-01-18T21:16:15.516+03:00Comments on Riihivilla, Dyeing with natural dyes: Woad MorsinkoLeenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-20408822151594370562013-05-11T23:35:41.215+03:002013-05-11T23:35:41.215+03:00I have woad seedlings growing and doing very good....I have woad seedlings growing and doing very good. We've had a long mild spring and things in the garden are doing great. My Japanese Indigo did not germinate, the seed was not mature enough :( I'm going to look for seed on the dye groups on ravelry. Tarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15815092852995853872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-55499812804465579382013-05-06T09:35:54.782+03:002013-05-06T09:35:54.782+03:00Louisa, I agree, chinese woad is better in warmer ...Louisa, I agree, chinese woad is better in warmer climates. It is too bad, because it did give darker blue, but many times it bolted and the crop was not good:( Leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-75171020823705011242013-05-06T07:20:07.010+03:002013-05-06T07:20:07.010+03:00I tried to grow Chinese woad also with the same re...I tried to grow Chinese woad also with the same results as you had, Leena. The plants were not very robust and they bolted very easily even in the first year. I gave up on growing them. <br /><br />This winter was quite mild here in Vancouver, Canada, and my woad barely even noticed! I only let 2 plants go to seed and they are currently flowering nicely. I'm sorry I can't send you all some of the record warmth we had today! It's a nice change after the last 2 cold wet springs.Louisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11685532773952211627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-1201799015129420832013-05-05T18:50:17.233+03:002013-05-05T18:50:17.233+03:00Thank you Yvette and Ladka.
Yes Ladka, I think it ...Thank you Yvette and Ladka.<br />Yes Ladka, I think it is possible you may get blue from leaf when there is no flowerstem. At least it is worth a try:)<br />I'm sorry to hear about the mice, we have also had some mice in the greenhouse, but caught them before they had a chance to eat anything much (they just ate couple of seedlings, but then went for the apple in the trap).<br />I also have the seedlings in the greenhouse, and plant them outside in the end of the May, then it will be warmer for sure.Leenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14266878515009058403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9129357734481422196.post-33548913824331753112013-05-05T17:16:02.986+03:002013-05-05T17:16:02.986+03:00Leena, thanks for the indepth description and the ...Leena, thanks for the indepth description and the pictures of your woad.<br />To my surprise, I also found the two woad plants I hadn't cut down last autumn to survive the snowy winter with dark green leaves. They then produced stalks, I cut one down and left the other grow very tall and produce buds at the moment. The other one is getting leafy - may I hope to get some blue from it?<br />The third plant I had was cut down to the earth in autumn and produced a single small stalk (less than 50 cm) with flower buds. The fourth that had also been cut down completely disappeared, and the fifth I had dug out froze so it's gone. I only managed to grow five plants last year, all other seedlings were promptly eaten by mice, grrr.<br />The seeds for this year are still germinating in my living room. I don't want to plant them outside too early - yesterday we had bad hails in several places in Slovenia, the hailstones were the size of large green peas hereabout. I haven't yet seen whether there was much damage done in the garden.Ladkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06804899281049209727noreply@blogger.com