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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: bigpapa on February 21, 2013, 02:02:43 pm

Title: flax
Post by: bigpapa on February 21, 2013, 02:02:43 pm

Anyone ever try growing flax?

Title: Re: flax
Post by: iowabow on February 21, 2013, 05:36:59 pm

Yep I bought it from health food store and kinda just let it go and it worked great.

Title: Re: flax
Post by: Adam on February 21, 2013, 05:40:12 pm

I tried growing it in pots on my porch with mixed success.  About the tallest it grew was 18".  I wanted to use it for bowstrings or as a backing material, but at my current rate of production, I'll have to live to be 126 to harvest enough.

Title: Re: flax
Post by: turtle on February 22, 2013, 09:31:57 am

Not yet but i bought some seed last week.

Title: Re: flax
Post by: bigpapa on February 22, 2013, 03:31:43 pm

Well there is hope then for my squirrel brain thought. Lol... I can't remember ever seeing the seed for sale in any of my seed catalogs. Is health food stores the only place to get it?

Title: Re: flax
Post by: turtle on February 23, 2013, 10:09:52 am

I bought mine at a health food store. Dont know where else you can get it.

Title: Re: flax
Post by: Adam on February 23, 2013, 01:07:24 pm

My local grocery store had them.  Bigpapa - if you're having trouble finding the seeds PM me your address and I'll mail you some.