Someone needs to tell the writer that docks are good for fertilising plants through chop-and-drop, composting or weed tea. Those big ol' tap roots get to nutrients other plants can't reach deep in the ground and bring it to the surface into their leaves (the same as why comfrey is useful).
But glad to see couch grass (my nemisis) getting the hate it deserves #allotment #gardening #weeds
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/may/30/not-all-weeds-are-bad-news-but-these-interlopers-have-no-place-in-my-gardens-veg-patch
Lauren
npub1d7…v2eyv
2025-05-31 08:34:06 UTC
Author Public Key
npub1d7r08aav26x2mz0x88d8qnylue9cj3he8qshkz4rtma5z66hzsysmv2eyvSeen on
wss://relay.momostr.pinkPublished at
2025-05-31 08:34:06 UTCEvent JSON
{
"id": "7e90d5090716a9c334a3bc4a3220968e1662667abd664abac2085254a23e25d2",
"pubkey": "6f86f3f7ac568cad89e639da704c9fe64b8946f938217b0aa35efb416b571409",
"created_at": 1748680446,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [
[
"t",
"weeds"
],
[
"t",
"allotment"
],
[
"proxy",
"https://social.ds106.us/@laurenheywood/114601521740630588",
"web"
],
[
"t",
"gardening"
],
[
"proxy",
"https://social.ds106.us/users/laurenheywood/statuses/114601521740630588",
"activitypub"
],
[
"L",
"pink.momostr"
],
[
"l",
"pink.momostr.activitypub:https://social.ds106.us/users/laurenheywood/statuses/114601521740630588",
"pink.momostr"
],
[
"-"
]
],
"content": "Someone needs to tell the writer that docks are good for fertilising plants through chop-and-drop, composting or weed tea. Those big ol' tap roots get to nutrients other plants can't reach deep in the ground and bring it to the surface into their leaves (the same as why comfrey is useful). \n\nBut glad to see couch grass (my nemisis) getting the hate it deserves #allotment #gardening #weeds \n\nhttps://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/may/30/not-all-weeds-are-bad-news-but-these-interlopers-have-no-place-in-my-gardens-veg-patch",
"sig": "06f8de4dce98b20a5b1874138d2a3a0468e201640109acf95827746feae664a7eae229821951fb4979dbf468e117d155f93b768376a8fff8c666b51eb0a7aeb8"
}