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== Description == | == Description == | ||
'''Flax''' is a plant used in the production of '''textiles.''' It is tall and grass-like. Its seed pods are small balls filled with smaller seeds which upon maturity release. | '''Flax''' is a plant used in the production of [[linen]] '''textiles.''' It is tall and grass-like. Its seed pods are small balls filled with smaller seeds which upon maturity release. | ||
== Planting, growth and harvest == | == Planting, growth and harvest == | ||
A well prepared field or growth bed is to be generously sprinkled with the seeds and | A well prepared field or growth bed is to be generously sprinkled with the seeds and immediately watered. If grown in a pot or growth bed, it is to be watered once a week. The growth time can be 30-100 days. The flax used for textiles is mature when the bottom half is brown and seed pods yellow. | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:49, 9 May 2025
Description
Flax is a plant used in the production of linen textiles. It is tall and grass-like. Its seed pods are small balls filled with smaller seeds which upon maturity release.
Planting, growth and harvest
A well prepared field or growth bed is to be generously sprinkled with the seeds and immediately watered. If grown in a pot or growth bed, it is to be watered once a week. The growth time can be 30-100 days. The flax used for textiles is mature when the bottom half is brown and seed pods yellow.