Comfrey: Uses, Benefits, and How to Grow It!

[@gardening_today]

I just purchased Comfrey for the 2nd time. The first time I bought the root stock...it didn't grow. So I'm hoping it will grow this time. This time, it actually had growth on the root stock. Also great video. Tfs
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[@gardenwitheden]

Best of luck! and thank you!!! I appreciate it

[@limkevandervlugt5087]

thank you Eden this is a good lesson to grow good and healthy veges, I hope you give us more of this.

[@gardenwitheden]

Thank you for watching!! I will certainly be uploading mor videos!!

[@homesteadingwithsadie]

good information I always hear people talk about growing this but never really knew what its use was

[@gardenwitheden]

Thank you!! I'm glad you enjoyed the video!! 😀

[@stjbananas]

Another great video, dude. Excellent info. A lot of people don't know how to make a fertilizer from clippings, nor do they truly understand how well it works. 🤘

[@gardenwitheden]

Thanks! really appreciate it! 😃

[@JamesTyrell]

I and a mate recently did an experiment with how small I could make cuttings from it and from 2 or 3 established root systems. You can take 5mm cuttings and they'll propagate. We have 400+ plants now.
Going to put them (about 5 plants) in a fairy ring around every tree. This will provide the feeder roots shade in hotter months, not to mention the free fertilizer.
You can make a supercharged fermented fertilizer with comfrey, alfalfa and stinging nettle. You just get a bucket or drum with water and just keep adding to it. The longer it ferments, the stronger it gets.
You can also add weeds, clippings etc.
The alfalfa has a growth hormone in it called Triacontinol which is fantastic.

[@gardenwitheden]

Oh wow! that sure is a great experiment James! Comfrey here in New Zealand grows really well for us, its has become a weed at our Community garden 😂.
But, yes it sure is a very good fertilizer in the garden, heaps of potassium in it.
Thanks for watching, Cheers

[@JamesTyrell]

@@gardenwitheden Yeah I'm in NZ also 👍🏻

[@ebanggm]

Great sharing friend ❤.

[@gardenwitheden]

Thanks for visiting!!

[@GardeningwithBarchuckin]

I just planted some comfrey roots about 2 months ago. Hopefully I will be able to use as a mulch, fertilizer and in my compost. 😁👍

[@gardenwitheden]

Best of luck!

[@MotosAllotmentGarden]

😊👍

[@gardenwitheden]

Thanks for watching!!

[@myrustygarden]

Fabulous I’m growing some from seed but as I’m not sure if it’s the spreading variety I’ll grow it in a pot (Etsy seeds). Have a fantastic weekend stay safe, Ali ☔️☔️🇨🇦

[@gardenwitheden]

That's nice!! I hope it does well!

[@yvonnedebruin595]

I have feed it my chickens.

[@Nikki-mx5my]

Comfery is definitely an herb that I am interested in learning more about. I live in a temperate climate with cold winters, so I am not sure how it would do here. I have also heard there are different varieties of comfrey and one is invasive and the other isn’t but not sure if that is reliable information or not.

[@gardenwitheden]

Yes! I've also heard that there are different varieties, but I think that the variety in the video is the most common one

[@nickthegardener.1120]

I think it's called boking 14 from Russia, the non invasive type. The seeds are sterile but I can't say yet as iv only had it 6 months.👍🤠

[@stokesvalley3527]

A good mulch, chop and drop.

[@gardenwitheden]

Definitely!

[@ReapWhatYouSowGardening]

Im not growing comfrey

[@boldpicturesgardeners]

Great information I would like to grow 1❤

[@gardenwitheden]

Best of luck!

[@lorrainepiers489]

Do NOT use comfrey on an open wound! Only on bruises.

[@gardenwitheden]

Good to know! thanks for the info!

[@ReapWhatYouSowGardening]

How the heck did this get 1K views???

[@gardenwitheden]

idk lol

[@samueldavis7020]

I find it interesting

[@hydrotilling7043]

I’m amazed you even use it to heal yourself the way you acted like you just wanna throw it away don’t you know it’s called bone stitch

[@gardenwitheden]

It's amazing! Thanks for the tip!!