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Post by littleminnie on Sept 8, 2014 19:33:44 GMT -5
I found a comfrey plant at the St Paul market and haven't planted it yet. I want to use it for soil supplement. I have no plan of where to plant it. It looks pretty enough to go in the flower garden but I would probably never use the leaves then.
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Post by flowerweaver on Sept 8, 2014 19:53:20 GMT -5
I planted my first ones around my outdoor shower because I was afraid they would die in my arid climate. They are Bocking 14 cultivars and have done very well--but you are right, they are so lovely I don't want to cut them! So, I started some regular comfrey from seed and have planted a little forest of it for use, still in the landscape but in a less prominent location.  |
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Post by 12540dumont on Sept 8, 2014 21:29:05 GMT -5
I planted mine near the outhouse....cowboy toilet paper.
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Post by steev on Sept 8, 2014 22:27:27 GMT -5
Mullein is more absorbant and less "prickly", though some may like that; chacun a son gout!
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Post by nicollas on Sept 9, 2014 0:51:10 GMT -5
Is it a sterile or fertile clone ?
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Post by MikeH on Sept 11, 2014 12:50:06 GMT -5
I found a comfrey plant at the St Paul market and haven't planted it yet. I want to use it for soil supplement. I have no plan of where to plant it. It looks pretty enough to go in the flower garden but I would probably never use the leaves then. Be careful. If it's not sterile, you'll have lots of seedlings. If it is sterile - either Bocking 14 or Bocking 4, treat it like horseradish, ie, plant it where you never plan to move it. We did a great deal of subdivision this year and found that a 2" piece of root would produce a plant. |
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Post by richardw on Sept 11, 2014 14:13:13 GMT -5
Ive got the sterile one in my orchard where it doesn't spread anywhere like horseradish, you can also kill it out if you dont want it in a certain area,last summer i had a patch in a area that was been planted in NZ native trees,i kept hoeing it off till it all but gave up
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Post by flowerweaver on Sept 11, 2014 21:04:56 GMT -5
Other than Chinaberry, not much else is invasive around here because of the rocky soil and lack of rain. If my comfrey should spread I'll just have more to use for compost tea.
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Post by littleminnie on Sept 12, 2014 21:15:22 GMT -5
Now this escaped my mind and I haven't planted it yet. I guess maybe my 'crap' bed with horseradish and sunchokes. 10 feet is open.
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