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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,444

    Just make sure you've IDd all the edibles correctlyimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,617

    to take cuttings

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    http://www.allotment-garden.org/comfrey/propagating-comfrey.php

    I have a pamphlet somewhere written by Lawrence Hills, who developed Bocking 14.

    It had a breakdown of which comfrey clones were best for fertiliser.

    I have collected comfrey from the flood plain at the side of the Trent. If there is nowhere near you that you can collect it, I would always recommend the sterile clone Bocking 14. If you grow a clone that flowers, make sure you cut off flowers before they form seed, otherwise it spreads all over the garden.

  • Yes, be very wary where you grow it, out of sight, It does not like too much sun; but a great help for making comfrey feed for the garden, brings all plants to life. I love using it... You can make comfrey tea, oinment for cuts and bruises, all manner of things. Good luck!

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