{"title":"Dye Plants","description":"Dye Plants","products":[{"product_id":"japanese-indigo","title":"Indigo, Japanese","description":"\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJapanese Indigo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePersicaria tinctoria - \u003c\/em\u003e(90 days)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis annual herb is a relative of buckwheat, sorrel and yellow dock and has long been used for creating a delicious deep blue fiber dye from the leaves.  There are numerous recipes for creating dye from the leaves-- either fresh or an elaborate fermentation processes.  Pictured below are a few images from our 2019 dye batch experiments. It is very easy to grow and can yield multiple harvests of leaves over the season.  Plant is frost sensitive. Space plants 12\" apart.  Plant produces clusters of pretty white \u0026amp; pink flowers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWE RECOMMEND STARTING THIS SEED VIA COLD STRATIFICATION: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eCold Stratification\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e1. Dampen a paper towel \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e2. Place seeds on damp paper towel and fold over \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e3. Place the packet into a ziplock bag and store in the door of the fridge for 3-4 weeks - periodically check the towel to make sure the seeds are still damp but not very wet to ensure that the seeds do not mold \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e4. After 3-4 weeks, plant as usual\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePacket: (0.3g = ~120 seeds)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHere is a nice tutorial about the fresh leaf dye process:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thedogwooddyer.com\/blog\/2014\/9\/27\/fresh-leaf-indigo-dyeing\"\u003ehttp:\/\/www.thedogwooddyer.com\/blog\/2014\/9\/27\/fresh-leaf-indigo-dyeing\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/stuff-you-should-know\/id278981407?i=1000466611270\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003epodcast all about the history of Indigo \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"#temp_created_link\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ehttps:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/stuff-you-should-know\/id278981407?i=1000466611270\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seven Seeds Farm","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31647728074883,"sku":"IDG1","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1095\/8052\/products\/Indigo_dried.jpg?v=1578696405"},{"product_id":"black-nightshade-managu","title":"Black Nightshade, Managu","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-e3787b79-7fff-f15b-9c5d-1e8b21793120\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eManagu, Black Nightshade \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-e3787b79-7fff-f15b-9c5d-1e8b21793120\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(75 days) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eSolanum nigrum \u003c\/em\u003e- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhile most gardeners in the USA would not think of growing black nightshade (\u003cem\u003eSolanum nigra\u003c\/em\u003e) which is a Eurasia weed that typically grows to 12-24” tall with purplish black fruits, this is a different species (Solanum nigrum) which grows wild throughout Eastern Africa and has been widely domesticated as a nutritious green vegetable. It is typically parboiled and then the water discarded as the leaves contain also contain high levels of vitamin A, B, and C, and phenolics and alkaloids. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnbeknownst to most people, all members of the Solanacea (nightshade) family including peppers and tomatoes contain trace amounts of nicotine! What we found amazing about growing this species is its tall growth habit to over 4’ and its larger clusters of deep purple fruit that would likely make an incredible natural dye. Luther burbank bred a hybrid form called \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.siskiyouseeds.sbs\/products\/wonder-berry-sunberry\" style=\"color: rgb(43, 0, 255); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eWonder Berry\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e with sweet palatable fruits (\u003cem\u003eSolanum burbankii)\u003c\/em\u003e. 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