tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post2149822362148222024..comments2024-03-26T17:53:49.471+00:00Comments on Mark's Veg Plot: ComfreyMark Willishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-20300426946521009222014-04-07T23:03:41.782+01:002014-04-07T23:03:41.782+01:00You were brave to use collected comfrey Mark - it&...You were brave to use collected comfrey Mark - it's supposed to be indestructible (13ft plus roots?) - you may find it popping up again in its original spot. I understand Bocking 14 is carefully bred not to spread but with roots that long it would still take some welly to get rid of it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-45331384636887360112014-04-06T17:13:02.060+01:002014-04-06T17:13:02.060+01:00I'd be nervous of planting comfrey unless it w...I'd be nervous of planting comfrey unless it was the Bocking 14 variety as I've heard so many stories of how invasive it is. Perhaps it's a blessing that it hasn't done so well in your garden.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-78518900851809382682014-04-06T16:45:05.673+01:002014-04-06T16:45:05.673+01:00I planted some 'Bocking 14' ? root cutting...I planted some 'Bocking 14' ? root cuttings last year with the view of using them for plant food. Lovely to see your potatoes breaking through the surface, they are ahead of mine. Have a good week. Jo@awholeplotoflovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03525039817338877634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-22841216459987863662014-04-06T16:06:10.228+01:002014-04-06T16:06:10.228+01:00So amusing for me to learn that you are growing co...So amusing for me to learn that you are growing comfrey, as i tried to dig it out and keep it under control when I had my allotment plots, it takes over the plot. I had someone cook it for me once, it has the same texture as okra - a bit slimey. I think my fave way, if there is a fave way is deep fried like a fritter, but not too many eh. Best kept for the plants!Shaheenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602971207085826708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-11880993298969129012014-04-06T15:43:34.678+01:002014-04-06T15:43:34.678+01:00Endah, I only use Comfrey for plant food. Is it ev...Endah, I only use Comfrey for plant food. Is it even edible? I wouldn't think so.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-90490562106279485612014-04-06T13:34:28.485+01:002014-04-06T13:34:28.485+01:00We planted comfrey at the allotment and then spent...We planted comfrey at the allotment and then spent the next 5 years trying to get rid of it, because it spread, and spread and spread. Even now we're still digging up new offshoots. I would like to grow it again but it turned out to be such a thug that I'm unwilling, given our current invasion of foxgloves. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269887100694066103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-31565807758948324892014-04-06T12:49:48.702+01:002014-04-06T12:49:48.702+01:00The comfrey on our plot is a real toughie on our p...The comfrey on our plot is a real toughie on our plot that I doubt we could get rid of if we tried. It would be great for insects by the bug hotel if you let it flower,Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-1353424001045133542014-04-06T12:39:13.253+01:002014-04-06T12:39:13.253+01:00Do you cook comfrey? We only use comfrey for tradi...Do you cook comfrey? We only use comfrey for traditional's medicinal stuff.Endah Murniyatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16175364514530314348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-11499585810695236362014-04-06T12:10:47.900+01:002014-04-06T12:10:47.900+01:00The comfrey should do okay there as they're no...The comfrey should do okay there as they're not fussy plants. I've six, pictured in my today's post, which I let flower for the bees after which I cut right back to add to the compost heap. I do that several times a year. Note that's one job where I do wear gloves as they can cause skin irritation. Cheers. Flightyhttp://flightplot.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-20153733967408323832014-04-06T12:07:51.406+01:002014-04-06T12:07:51.406+01:00I had some comfrey at my last house, but not here....I had some comfrey at my last house, but not here. I keep wondering where I could put some. But this place doesn't have a lot of out of the way places to put it.Daphne Gouldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17305049560953735881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3840827850297141825.post-2601681188789209372014-04-06T12:06:37.216+01:002014-04-06T12:06:37.216+01:00It's supposed to be robust Mark but I'm no...It's supposed to be robust Mark but I'm not so sure. We were given a clump that filled a wheelbarrow by a fellow plot holder and it took a good couple of months for it to recover and establish itself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com