Japanese Knotweed

auto correct got me the title should be Japanese Knotweed
this stuff grows incredibly fast I was wondering if I dug up some roots and made slurry would this share the microbes with my girls
 
Oh yea I am familiar with that, we used to call it torture bamboo lol... @dankstyle J
any ideas?
Wild crafting friends is definitely something I dig .I am not familiar with Japanese knotweed but make tea out of a number of plants an yes there probably would be microbes in the root zone but if there's minerals in the plant that works great let me look it up for natural vitamin content .
 
Yes this plant contains phosphorus potassium zinc an a few other elements it would most likely make a great tea .Its roots spread by rhizomes so a root tea or soil by roots would be full of microbes as well .
 
Yes this plant contains phosphorus potassium zinc an a few other elements it would most likely make a great tea .Its roots spread by rhizomes so a root tea or soil by roots would be full of microbes as well .
I'm familiar with it from western washington, thought maybe you would have seen where you are... it it's an invasive and amazingly fast growing
 
it is also a great privacy fence from late April threw mid October. The bees love it because its the 1st thing in the area to flower It is invasive but I manage to keep it out of the yard. It is a beautiful plant to watch grow and has its niche here along the Kayderossera Creek
 
I believe the previous owners used the JKW to control erosion along creek Doing a great job so far

Totally makes sense!!

it is also a great privacy fence from late April threw mid October. The bees love it because its the 1st thing in the area to flower It is invasive but I manage to keep it out of the yard.

Thats the only reason we dont attempt to eradicate it!! Makes a great fence! One thing that is no good about it is the Japanese beetle eat it like crazy, so it tends to draw them in and then they cause problems with vegtables.
 
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