It will make you smile when I dye my skin blue. The was a woad industry around here in the pas., All we have left is Woad Court and Powder Blue Farm. Perhaps I can revive it if this plant is woad.
Thanks Claire. I don't remember the broccoli look from before, but it was years ago when I was working and sometimes didn't see the garden for ages, might have missed the bud stage.
I think the face will be OK . It's only April. Never thought about sun cream
Only just seen this. Um...Claire I have to be honest, I think nut had already ID'd it as Woad. I'm a mere amateur at identifying plants. However I 'did' know it was used as a dye since the year dot
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It will make you smile when I dye my skin blue. The was a woad industry around here in the pas., All we have left is Woad Court and Powder Blue Farm. Perhaps I can revive it if this plant is woad.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thank you fishy, that photo has been driving me mad! Sooooo familiar but the name would not come to me!!!
Do you reckon that is woad Claire? I'd better look up some dye recipes if so.
Today face is red, not blue, a day at Hunstanton in the sun, a bit burnt
In the sticks near Peterborough
Yep I think so, makes sense with your broccoli like description too!!
hope the face calms!!
Thanks Claire. I don't remember the broccoli look from before, but it was years ago when I was working and sometimes didn't see the garden for ages, might have missed the bud stage.
I think the face will be OK . It's only April. Never thought about sun cream
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thanks to fishy! Let us know what it does as the season goes on!
No suncream would not have occurred to me either!!
Any day now I should think. I took new photos yesterday but they were rubbish
, I'll have another go tomorrow
In the sticks near Peterborough
Only just seen this. Um...Claire I have to be honest, I think nut had already ID'd it as Woad. I'm a mere amateur at identifying plants. However I 'did' know it was used as a dye since the year dot
Sorry fishy, sorry nut, I just saw your "woad
" post fishy and was 
, that photo had been driving me mad - my memory is shocking! Must read back more!!