My madder plants, that is. There was some orange mouldy fungusy looking stuff on the soil, so I decided to not water for a day to let it dry out a bit and maybe kill it. But then I forgot to water them yesterday, too. This morning they’re looking pretty dead. I think one may have survived, out of seven. The elecampane looks okay, and I think some of the dyer’s chamomile will also be fine.
Fortunately, I have more seeds, an we got the dirt to fill the pots with a couple of weeks ago, so I think I’ll just plant them directly into the pots outside. It’ll be slower starting, but since you can’t harvest the stuff for two or three years I’m not really in a hurry.
And as my darling boyfriend pointed out, if they do survive they’ll be stronger, and crave brains.
