※The image shows a Tadeai seed; the CCC logo is branded on a neem tree branch.

When I posted that the Indigo was only lightly dyed, a friend of mine who lives in Tokushima Prefecture sent it to me. Thank you so much!

Indigo, known as Japan blue since the Meiji era (1868-1912), is famous as Tokushima's Awa indigo. Lafcadio Hearn, the famous author of "Kwaidan (ghost stories)," who came to Japan in 1890, praised the indigo color, saying, "Japan is a mysterious blue country.

I wondered if it would grow in Cambodia, and when I looked it up, I found that the origin of Tadeai (蓼藍) is the Indochina Peninsula, so I am hoping that if I grow it patiently, it will adapt to the Cambodian climate again.

Tadeai itself is said to release an insect repellent gas, so I will mix it in the cotton field along with the insect repellents neem and lemongrass that I have been using. Cotton seeds will be sown soon.