Author Topic: comfrey (Read 9047 times)

sabrina · « **Reply #15 on:** April 28, 2010, 09:41:25 am »

We have it all over the place, I do keep it out of the flower garden but let it grow everywhere apart from there.

Anke · « **Reply #16 on:** April 30, 2010, 09:57:23 pm »

I use it for the goats, and also as compost activator, and to add to my smelly liquid for the tomatoes (sheep dung, nettles and comfrey if I remember). Got mine form Organic garden catalogue, they only sell it in spring as root slips, grows very well. My hens have so far not vandalised it, but the voles have tunnelled around and under it (and everywhere else in the garden, field...). great stuff, and beautiful flowers (for the bees too).

langdon · « **Reply #17 on:** May 01, 2010, 03:52:38 pm »

will they eat it fresh or do you have to leave them wittle a little bit?
cos they dont eat nettles due to the sting and comfrey has those horrible hairs on the stem?
thanks langdon

little blue · « **Reply #18 on:** May 01, 2010, 10:47:55 pm »

ours eat it fresh ( and won't touch nettles... !)
wear gloves if you're sensitive like me!

Fleecewife · « **Reply #19 on:** May 24, 2010, 01:07:15 am »

I have plenty of Bocking 14 and would be delighted to give away buckets of roots to anyone passing. We are about 15 miles from J 13 of the M74, southern Scotland. It's an excellent all-rounder but ridiculously expensive to buy.

fizzgigg · « **Reply #20 on:** June 02, 2010, 08:57:50 am »

hey langdon have u tried hanging ur nettles to dry out 1st my 2

cant get enough of them like thisi got the tip off an old chap who kept horses and as nettles seem to gro everywhere its a good free suppliment

langdon · « **Reply #21 on:** June 04, 2010, 09:42:00 am »

i dont doubt it at all, but with so much to do around ere spending time hanging nettles
sounds mad to me, maybe the little ones can put that on their job list

clumbaboy · « **Reply #22 on:** June 04, 2010, 12:22:54 pm »

it seems comfrey is a wonder plant try this link http://www.allotment.org.uk/vegetable/comfrey/comfrey.PDF

Rhodie · « **Reply #23 on:** June 04, 2010, 12:51:44 pm »

I have grown comfrey for many years both oversease and here, mainly as a stockfeed. My mom has arthritis after a lifetime nursing, now in her late 80's rgularly takes comfrey tea to controll arthritis symptoms, this has worked well for 20+ years since she first developed arthritis.

fifixx · « **Reply #24 on:** June 04, 2010, 01:05:56 pm »

Hi Anke

Do you think I can use goat dung with nettles and comfrey for compost? Also what's your recipe?

bevsmith · « **Reply #25 on:** June 19, 2010, 10:40:09 am »

It is very useful as a poultice as well,we have used it many times on our horses,it draws out infection,just boil leaves and bandage them onto the wound useing the juice to bathe with,old fashioned remedy but works.