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Front Yard » GLOG activity on May 3, 2010

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    Comfrey as both mulch and fertilizer (great nutrient accumulator)

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lfin replied about 3 years ago
What a great photo. Thanks for showing it.
krandolph replied about 3 years ago
Cool! My grandma grew comfrey for tea but I didn't know it made good mulch...
brennandunn replied about 3 years ago
@krandolph: Definitely check it out. Apparently comfrey has a lot of herbal and medicinal applications (I'm still too nervous to ever use any herbal remedies outside of store bought), but it also accumulates nutrients, grows crazy fast, and the leaves decompose quickly. A few times a season I'll slash it back and scatter the leaves around the garden...mulch AND fertilizer! Related: http://ozarksalive.org/larrapin/?p=550
lfin replied almost 3 years ago
@krandolph:  Hi krandolph,  apparently comfrey tea is a good remedy for whatever ails tomatoes too:  http://www.linkedin.com/groupItem?view=&gid=1133637&type=member&item=24250313&commentID=19993992&report.success=8ULbKyXO6NDvmoK7...-BBjkmxwkEOwBjLE2...#commentID_199939...
lfin replied almost 3 years ago
I am not sure that LinkedIn link worked.  It should have read that comfrey tea works to repair what ever ails a tomato plant too.
krandolph replied almost 3 years ago
@lfin: thanks... big storms here last night so am re-booting computers & will check on garden when the tech stuff is back in working order... life was simpler once... but not as connected.
lfin replied over 2 years ago
Found the secret of comfrey - between the National Vegetable Society of the UK and The Greenhouse!  You are so ahead of the curve on this!  Thanks - I linked your photo to remind me how-to! 

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