Richard Gorny wrote:Thanks for an idea of using it for a weed tea [...] Wouldn't it be too acidic though?
As far as I know, plants themselves are generally ph neutral, and those that favour low or high ph have developed mechanisms to take advantage of a difficult niche.
Maybe someone who knows stuff can step in!
This
weed soup thread might be helpful.
Take note of the seed viability bit; I think dock seed would probably ripen and survive underwater for a
very long time.
As I said, I've generally made peace with dock but it's a sod of a thing in the garden, and like comfrey regrows from any piece of root left in the soil.
Actually, I think dock and comfrey have many similarities, hence my determination to love dock