Out inspecting the indigo status in my gardens. Marveling at the huge volunteer Indigo Suffrucitosa outside my dye patio that has defied the deer. I think I better trim it before Harvey's wind & rains arrive. 
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debmcclintock 
I hope you are not too badly blasted.
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Thanks, we are under a flood watch but most of the bad rain/wind will be to our southeast. Unless Harvey shifts west…we want to be on the west side. East of a hurricane is bad…
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Do you harvest and use the trimmings? Would like to try growing this as probably does better in so cal then Japanese Indigo. Saw this person doing design, growing and also using local ‘weeds’ and trimmings for dying. https://www.instagram.com/yesgraham/
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Oooo thanks for link. And yes, this plant will be trimmed this month for fructose method indigo use..
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What a beautiful specimen! Hope your weather isn’t too bad over the next few days.
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We should be good but wet/windy.
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Post how you process this. I tried a little last year with no results. It was too small an amount. I have 5 good plants going this year, not s big as yours! They are from your seed, by the way.
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Will do!
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My plants are a year old, and about 5 feet tall. How much should they be cut back in the fall? One is just starting to flower. Maybe post a pic of how you trimmed yours?
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I will post a pic once I trim them. My husband likes me to leave some of the branches for birds in the winter and for early hummingbirds in the spring. The next year leaves do sprout from the branches and new growth comes out from the base. During harvest time I trim back branches to redistribute weight to protect from winter winds and to make it easier to reach in and trim other branches. In the new growth year I do cut everything back to about 3-4 ft off the ground depending on where leaves are sprouting.
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Can suffrucitosa trimmings be dried for later dyeing?
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Yes, I’ve done it, just need to blog about it…
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