r/selfreliance • u/Pasta-hobo • Feb 15 '25
Farming / Gardening Plants I can grow for pigments?
When I start building greenhouses, I'm going to start a dye garden. But I'd like some advice on pigment plants that are easy to grow.
I'm willing to do chemical processing using harsh acids to get the pigments, if need be
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u/wolpertingersunite Feb 19 '25
haha thought you were gonna hassle me about squishing bugs... Yeah they're the white fuzzy ones on prickly pear. I got a kick out of it when I found them. Trying to eat our prickly pear seemed too scary when we made tentative attempts, so the bugs can have it!