I've just taken over an allotment and am unsure whether this is a weed (though I'm guessing it is, based on its location in the plot). Thanks for any help!
It's comfrey. Self-seeds all over the place. It's a weed if you don't want it.
Unless the previous tenant had the good sense to plant the Bocking 14 strain, which flowers for the benefit of bees, but doesn't set seed. Any chance of contacting them to find out? Non-seeding comfrey is worth its weight in gold, for reasons stated by Obelixx, but if it's the seedy sort, you'll have the Midas touch. When I plant out tomatoes, I dig the hole a bit deeper and stuff some chopped comfrey leaves in the bottom. Comfrey takes up potassium from deep in the soil where annual crops can't reach it, making it a useful feed for flowers and fruit.
I've just taken over an allotment and am unsure whether this is a weed (though I'm guessing it is, based on its location in the plot).
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