Wild Chicory as possible companion plant? Check this out

Im new to RIU, signed up the other day. Im into organics (veggies and fruits and everything else organic haha) but i have been reading into companion plants and the other day i was about to plant some wild chicory in a few spots in the paddock for the chickens to forage and to help break up the clay soil and i read the back of the packet and it says the same as in the photo i have uploaded with the post, but it this is what it says "Annual to 1m. Attractive blue flowers. Thick tap root penetrates deep into soil. Breaks clay pans and mines the sub-soil. Organic salts of nitrogen, potassium, sulphur, and silica"
So what i was thinking, from my knowledge (please correct if wrong) is that bud plants need nitrogen potassium and silica, so could this be a possible good companion plant along with stinging nettle and yarrow. That info and the seeds are from Eden Seeds, they are an Australian Organic seed company, you can google it
But let me know your thoughts on this because i was thinking i could use wild chicory because the soil on my property is hard clay and for future expansion i could maybe plant it where i want to put my ladies and it could help break up the clay so i can dig it easier to add lots of lovely organic matter and get it ready for the ladies to move in and if anyone else has rock hard clay soil like i do they could use it as well to help in the soil improving efforts im looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this. Also if this has already been mentioned or done before someone please give me more info on your experience etc, thank you

Are u familiar with stinging nettles? Ouchhhh!

KingBlunted said:

Are u familiar with stinging nettles? Ouchhhh!

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Yeah im familiar with the nettles, i tried one as a companion plant on a bagseed plant i grew last year, it wasn't hard to manage, but that was because i would maintain its growth (snipping bits off so it wouldn't get in my way) and because i would use common sense and caution when i have to do anything near it

Dank_Dundee said:

Yeah im familiar with the nettles, i tried one as a companion plant on a bagseed plant i grew last year, it wasn't hard to manage, but that was because i would maintain its growth (snipping bits off so it wouldn't get in my way) and because i would use common sense and caution when i have to do anything near it

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Just making sure. Because they suck! I made a huge weed whacking mistake. Decided instead of just trimming the lawn edges I would take a step in the woods and whack down the weeds. Well I shot 100s of stinging nettles into my legs and ankles. Felt like I stepped on a beehive. Anyways good luck with the experiment.

KingBlunted said:

Just making sure. Because they suck! I made a huge weed whacking mistake. Decided instead of just trimming the lawn edges I would take a step in the woods and whack down the weeds. Well I shot 100s of stinging nettles into my legs and ankles. Felt like I stepped on a beehive. Anyways good luck with the experiment.

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Haha yeah i know that pain, many times have i got stung by the nettles but i can identify them easy now and will be extremely cautious when im around them (in the wild) haha and if i have to handle them i either use gloves or plastic tweezers
I wonder if baking soda would neutralise the sting because the thing that makes the 'sting' is a type of acid

I was reading an article on a Bodybuilding site, and the author mentioned chicory as a nutrient packed "vegetable."

I also have a bag of seed, specially formulated for planting food plots for deer to eat. The mix contains Crimson Clover, Red Clover, White Clover and "Forage Chicory."

I don't have any experience with it, but it sounds like it would work well. Like you said, let it root and improve the soil. Then you could probably compost it, or chop it down and use it like mulch, or soak it to make fertiliser.

youraveragehorticulturist said:

I was reading an article on a Bodybuilding site, and the author mentioned chicory as a nutrient packed "vegetable."

I also have a bag of seed, specially formulated for planting food plots for deer to eat. The mix contains Crimson Clover, Red Clover, White Clover and "Forage Chicory."

I don't have any experience with it, but it sounds like it would work well. Like you said, let it root and improve the soil. Then you could probably compost it, or chop it down and use it like mulch, or soak it to make fertiliser.

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Yeah i have heard that, i have never tried chicory, im sure it probably tastes like spinach or some sort of leafy green. Im hoping that it is a good cadidate for a companion plant for buds and yeah thats whats i was hoping i could even use it as a soil conditioner or planted with my ladies as well as they could be "feeding" the plant by mining nutes from the subsoil for it (im still researching into how chicory does this and all that, and how that relates to cannabis plants)
Ill exeriment a bit with it and see what results i get i suppose, cant hurt to try