Posts tagged: comfrey

We grow COMFREY mainly to improve the soil and add to the compost. It grows well and quite fast and is a beautiful plant.

Our comfrey was started in 2019 after receiving cuttings from Coe’s Comfrey. Because there was unused space in the greenhouse, the cuttings were started there the end of February. After some nice growth had begun, the plants were transplanted to one of the garden beds in May of that year and continued to grow well. As the years have progressed I’ve taken cuttings of the comfrey and have spread it throughout my fenced garden areas. I once attempted planting some in areas outside of the garden, but have found that either the deer or ducks have sampled and demolished them.

Comfrey has been a great addition to my garden. I use it as a compost accelerator, and often add the comfrey leaves to either my greenhouse or outdoor beds prior to planting. They will compost in the soil and add their nutrients to the seedlings as they get started. It is especially good to add comfrey leaves around seed potatoes at planting time and as the potatoes grow to provide additional potassium.