Indigo Can Be Extracted From A Plant And Then. We bundle the small leaf Indiofera tinctoria leaves together using stems as ties. Suifruticosa are the most common.
The production of indigo dye is an arduous and expensive process. She describes the process as entirely natural. If this limitation can be overcome at scale demand for natural indigo in Northern California is already ample with one textile mill expecting to dye enough material to require about 2 5 to 4 acres of indigo if using the compost process.
Tarai indigo is grown organically using natural compost on wetlands with ample sun and rain.
How to Grow Indigo Plants. The Indigo plant was the most widely available plant for producing dye and can be grown in many regions of the world making it an easily accessible resource. Back in the Colonies Eliza Luca Pickney cultivated indigo in Southern Carolina. The dyeing process starts when the harvested leaves of the Indigofera plant are soaked in water and left overnight.
