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Tank you from little Brittany ❤
Frace it works
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No poetry with mention of comfrey..tsktsk
Strangely, quite a few years ago now, I bought the supposedly sterile comfrey, but I now find that it’s spreading far and wide. I do use lots to make comfrey tea to feed my plants, and I do use your chop and drop on beds too. If it gets out of control I just pull it out – or at least try to 👍
I’ve learned a lot today. Thank you Huw 😊👍🌱
The ones with the seed does spread if you don't take off. The flower pods. I know first hand now I have it we're I don't want and I can't get rid of it there now. ☹️😭
You are absolutely brilliant! I love your garden; it's my dream to have one like this.
I have two types of Comfrey the tall purple flowering and a smaller yellow flowering one. The smaller yellow flowering one spreads like mad.
One is called Russian Comfrey.
Its a invasive weed in my area of sweden. Its survives real winters. Yes lots of compost.😊
Why am I hearing nothing about the powerhouse Alkyloid "Alantoin"? The cellular Regenerative miracle molecule That is the real star of the plant's benefits! Comfrey Compost Tea is your saving grace to struggling plants!
It’s also a great snack for chickens, ducks, rabbits, dairy livestock, etc for the same reason- a great nutrient boost! AND has been used for generations as a medicinal remedy for healing injuries and broken bones.
I planted a 3'x8' bed with comfrey a couple of years ago. I cut it three times a year, chop it up, and add it to the compost bins. It causes the bins to heat up quickly. I'll have to try it as a mulch for tomatoes and peppers.
I have been growing Comfrey for the last 45 years. Henry Doubleday association was my inspiration at the time. Where every I move a new bed in included. So many uses.
I made the mistake years ago of planting straight species comfrey…i still have comfrey appearing all over. Definitely stick to blocking 14!!
I love comfrey. Just keep in mind that once planted, it will stay there forever. It's not easy kill, should you some day want to.
I suspend an old onion sack inside a water butt and stuff the comfrey leaves inside the sack to soak. Comfrey tea on tap all summer!
I hear comfrey tea sprayed on carrot plants deters the pesky carrot fly!
A fellow allotmenteer has been using this method for years and says it works 👍👍
Hello Huw, thank you again for another informative video. I really learn a lot from watching and listening to you. I have put my name on a list for an allotment. I have no idea how long this will take, so I will just have to wait. Blessings as always Susie 🙏🏽
Comfrey is so hardy and easy to propagate. It grows rapidly and is fantastic as a mulch. I throw the leaves everywhere in my small garden.
I have grown comfort for 50 years.And I use it because it is a fantastic healing herb. It's Nickname is bone set because it helps heal bones, but it also heals wounds. One of the most potent herbs you can grow!
I have lots of comfrey, I use it mostly for chop and drop, but also medicinally.
Speaking of which, I need to get off of YT and go take care of my comfrey. I’ve been working through my first cutting.
I just chop the comfrey and its cousin borage and mulch plants with it. I have the comfrey growing beside a lemon tree and a fringe tree. They are very happy. I get so much compost from the kitchen and leaves, I just chop and drop everything else in the veg and pollinator gardens. Tomato plants, beans, peppers, butterfly weed, marigolds… Just tuck it under a bit of the straw already there.
I've grown Bocking 14 Comfrey for over 10 years, and use it to heavily mulch tomatoes, peppers, and eggplants in addition to making compost and Comfrey Tea. I also make Comfrey Salve to treat burns, rashes, etc..
Regarding comfrey tea might i suggest you have it properly analysed. I have seen soil scientists say there are no nutrients in the tea after analysing it. The Internet is awash with people claiming comfrey tea is a wonder feed but none of them have presented scientific evidence.
In a compost heap or as a mulch it rots down completely and is them of value but soaking in water just makes a disgusting smell.
I have 1 true comfrey plant that I managed to grow from a Pkt of 20 seeds, can I use the root dividing system on real comfrey ? I wrap my potatoes in Borage or Comfrey leaves when I grow them under straw.
I planted a new fig tree in my garden last year and put comfrey at the base. When it came tine to tuck it in for our winter freeze i made a wall all the way around with cardbord boxes and filled it with chopped up comfrey as an insulator. When it came time to unwrap it this spring, most of the comfrey had broken down and absorbed into the soil. This summer the tree is looking so healthy and has put on a ton of fruit. I plan on dividing the three plants i have and propagating other places in the garden.
I bought some Bocking 14 off someone on eBay 4 years ago. It’s definitely NOT Bocking 14 as I now have it everywhere far and wide and I wouldn’t be without it in my garden now. My garden now has a huge wild section and attracts 1000s of bees and other insects. I find myself just sitting amongst it watching them, getting distracted and not doing much else that day😂 🐝🐝🐝🌻🌻🌻
Comfrey is also a great plant to use for salves to help with joint pain, back aches, and arthritis. The fresh leaves (wilted) just before the flowers open are used or you can dry the leaves and use them to make salves in winter. Boking 14 is low in PA alkaloids, and is one of the best ones to use for topical herbal medicines like salves and poultices. Good for injuries like sprains or bruises too. Huw, your videos and book encouraged me to spread my comfrey throughout my garden. My little patch is greatly expanded now.
You convinced me, will be on the look out next time I am at the garden centre.
Is there a way to know which variety you have if it was already on your plot?