Comfrey
 

Hi,
I am loooking to plant comfrey , I heard that they are very good for
mulching/green manure/liquid manure. Anyone know which nursery in melbourne
that sell one?
Thank you

Comfrey
 

On Tue, 8 Jun 2004 09:39:59 +1000, "Andre Kristani"
wrote:
I am loooking to plant comfrey , I heard that they are very good for
mulching/green manure/liquid manure. Anyone know which nursery in melbourne
that sell one?

Renaissance Herbs market comfrey with the other herb seedlings they
sell, in their ubiquitous yellow pots.

If your local nursery does not stock comfrey, they can certainly order
it in with their next order from Renaissance. Alternatively, try any
nursery that claims to specialise in herbs.

Geodyne

Comfrey
 

In article ,
"Andre Kristani" wrote:

I am loooking to plant comfrey , I heard that they are very good for
mulching/green manure/liquid manure. Anyone know which nursery in melbourne
that sell one?

Once you have planted cmfrey you will never get rid of it -- they have deep,
deep roots which resprout. I've heard they are used to start compost, but (a)
it's no vital and (b) I don't like puttng in a plant with such weed potential.

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"Life is like a cigarette -- smoke it to the butt." -- Harvie Krumpet

Comfrey
 

Once you have planted cmfrey you will never get rid of it -- they have deep,
deep roots which resprout. I've heard they are used to start compost, but (a)
it's no vital and (b) I don't like puttng in a plant with such weed potential.

It could be a problem if you can not dig them out, aka foul hard soil.
You do have to be thorough in collecting the roots. Not hugely invasive
(at least in out garden - sydney). planted 2 and they only sprouted a
third.

Comfrey
 

I agree, deep roots - but not invasive at all in my Sydney garden.

On Wed, 09 Jun 2004 23:32:45 +1000, Terry Collins
wrote:


Once you have planted cmfrey you will never get rid of it -- they have deep,
deep roots which resprout. I've heard they are used to start compost, but (a)
it's no vital and (b) I don't like puttng in a plant with such weed potential.

It could be a problem if you can not dig them out, aka foul hard soil.
You do have to be thorough in collecting the roots. Not hugely invasive
(at least in out garden - sydney). planted 2 and they only sprouted a
third.

Comfrey
 

In article ,
Richard Wright wrote:

It could be a problem if you can not dig them out, aka foul hard soil.
You do have to be thorough in collecting the roots. Not hugely invasive
(at least in out garden - sydney). planted 2 and they only sprouted a
third.

I agree, deep roots - but not invasive at all in my Sydney garden.

That's interesting -- while I wouldn't call the plant in my Dad's garden
*invasive*, i's certainly *persistent*. He has clay soil. We have yet to see
what it will do when it gets plenty of rain.

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"Life is like a cigarette -- smoke it to the butt." -- Harvie Krumpet