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  • Hi Anthony, yes.  The more nettles you use, the higher the nitrogen content will be though so not quite so good for fruit but better for leafy things like brassicas.

     

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • Dr EdDr Ed Posts: 3
    I made a short video about this on youtube, then saw this on here, spooky :)

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRQyJuUPXMo
  • Dr EdDr Ed Posts: 3
    I made a short video about this on youtube, then saw this on here, spooky :)



    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRQyJuUPXMo



    Personally i prefer to add the comfrey to water straight away, then there is less smell.
  • Dr EdDr Ed Posts: 3

    Sorry first time on here and did not realise my comment would appear at the bottom of the page

    Apologies 

  • Hi, someone was very to give me few milk container of comfrey water. But not sure where or which plant I can or cannot use. I have tomatoes in a grow bags, and indian broad beans n okra growing in A pot, later to be planted on a very small raised bed.

    i have also planted few dahlias in the border with roses. I am very new to gardening and welcome all advise.

    thank you

  • The previous allotment owner planted comfrey across the back of my plot and after slowly reaching that area to try to get it organised, I can ascertain that it certainly does come up everywhere. I have planted some in a pot for use as a fantastic accelerator in the compost heap and for fertiliser but in order to exterminate the rest I am going to have to resort to repeated attacks with weedkiller. This year I really had been looking forward to planting out raspberries in autumn there but I shall probably have to postpone that idea until I am certain the comfrey battle has been won. I don't want to be digging around the rasp roots to get it out and thus cause suckering.

    Oh what fun!

  • Manx CatsManx Cats Posts: 2
    How often should you use the diluted comfrey feed on pots and the vegetable garden?
  • could you use this as a lawn feed ?
  • Wow this is now dark brown and really smells strong of effluent . Not sure I won't to spread it round my garden . Will the smell disperse .
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