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Harvesting Comfry
I want to make some liquid feed from Comfry. Do I carefully cut stem/leaf,
from top or bottom, or give it a chop with shears down to 6 inches? TIA -- Pete C London UK |
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Harvesting Comfry
On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:17:52 +0100, Pete C wrote:
I want to make some liquid feed from Comfry. Do I carefully cut stem/leaf, from top or bottom, or give it a chop with shears down to 6 inches? TIA Is this common or garden seeds-everywhere comfrey or the sterile bocking-14 variety? Both will take severe treatment and bounce right back but bocking14 should not be cut in the first year after growing from root cuttings. |
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Harvesting Comfry
Derek Turner wrote: On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:17:52 +0100, Pete C wrote: I want to make some liquid feed from Comfry. Do I carefully cut stem/leaf, from top or bottom, or give it a chop with shears down to 6 inches? TIA Is this common or garden seeds-everywhere comfrey or the sterile bocking-14 variety? Both will take severe treatment and bounce right back but bocking14 should not be cut in the first year after growing from root cuttings. It's bocking 14. Grew from a root cutting planted April-ish. It's about 3ft high now. Why shouldn't I cut it please? -- Pete C London UK |
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Harvesting Comfry
Janet Baraclough wrote: The message from "Pete C" contains these words: I want to make some liquid feed from Comfry. Do I carefully cut stem/leaf, from top or bottom, or give it a chop with shears down to 6 inches? TIA Raze it right down to the ground; it will soon spring up again . I use an old serrated breadknife.. Ram the whole lot into your container; it's all going to break down into a slimey sludge quite soon. Top up with water and ** apply a tight fitting cover** to reduce the stink and bluebottles . Janet Can you give me any idea how much comfry (weight?) for a 5 gallon container? Then diluted I gather? Ta -- Pete C London UK |
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Harvesting Comfry
Janet Baraclough wrote: The message from "Pete C" contains these words: Janet Baraclough wrote: The message from "Pete C" contains these words: I want to make some liquid feed from Comfry. Do I carefully cut stem/leaf, from top or bottom, or give it a chop with shears down to 6 inches? TIA Raze it right down to the ground; it will soon spring up again . I use an old serrated breadknife.. Ram the whole lot into your container; it's all going to break down into a slimey sludge quite soon. Top up with water and ** apply a tight fitting cover** to reduce the stink and bluebottles . Janet Can you give me any idea how much comfry (weight?) for a 5 gallon container? Then diluted I gather? Ta I never weigh or measure it; but 3 or 4 four-foot stems and their leaves would be plenty. If you have less it won;t matter. Dilute , one part of comfrey tea to 10 parts of water.and don't spill it on your clothes :-) Janet Many thanks -- Pete C London UK |
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Harvesting Comfry
On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:10:59 +0100, Pete C wrote:
It's bocking 14. Grew from a root cutting planted April-ish. It's about 3ft high now. Why shouldn't I cut it please? Mine came (from garden organic) with the instructions not to harvest in the first year. It didn't say why not but I'm guessing that like rhubarb, asparagus and sea-kale it needs an undisturbed first year to build up strength in the roots. |
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Harvesting Comfry
Derek Turner wrote: On Sat, 22 Aug 2009 22:10:59 +0100, Pete C wrote: It's bocking 14. Grew from a root cutting planted April-ish. It's about 3ft high now. Why shouldn't I cut it please? Mine came (from garden organic) with the instructions not to harvest in the first year. It didn't say why not but I'm guessing that like rhubarb, asparagus and sea-kale it needs an undisturbed first year to build up strength in the roots. Thanks Derek -- Pete C London UK |
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Harvesting Comfry
Derek Turner wrote:
Mine came (from garden organic) with the instructions not to harvest in the first year. It didn't say why not but I'm guessing that like rhubarb, asparagus and sea-kale it needs an undisturbed first year to build up strength in the roots. You're not going to hurt comfry, that stuff grows down to a meter in one year. -- signature goes here |
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