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Re: Plants for a dyer's garden? Thanks for all the background info and suggestions. Maybe I'll just start with weld this year. Aside from the concerns about invasiveness, it sounds as though Posted - Sun Apr 11, 2010 6:27 pm	ne_astrid Offline Send Email
Re: Plants for a dyer's garden? I think it's banned in much of the West because it's so invasive. They have a dyer's garden over at Old Sturbridge Village that includes woad if you want to Posted - Thu Apr 8, 2010 12:58 am	Lisa Evans elllid Offline Send Email
Re: Plants for a dyer's garden? http://ezinearticles.com/?Natural-Dyes---The-Top-3-European-Dye-Plants&id=2291732 Madder too.Â Â Be careful with these plants.Â Woad is classified as an Posted - Wed Apr 7, 2010 9:05 pm	Yolanda Graham mistresspaga... Offline Send Email
Re: Plants for a dyer's garden? Woad, if you can get it (check with your local Extension Service because it's illegal in certain areas), and madder (two year growth cycle before you can start Posted - Wed Apr 7, 2010 12:54 am	Lisa Evans elllid Offline Send Email
Plants for a dyer's garden? Gardening season is approaching, and I'm planting some indoor seedlings tonight. I have some weld seeds that I ordered last year too late to plant, so I'm Posted - Wed Apr 7, 2010 12:23 am	ne_astrid Offline Send Email
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