harry wrote in news:b04f00fb-ef77-427b-b5d0-
:

Dishwasher detergent has some quite nasty chemicals.
Do you really want to anoint your vegetbles with them?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dish_washer#Detergent

I guess it depends on the amounts present in the water.

I guess I could try it and see if the comfrey starts looking sorry for
itself...

Jim