Symphytum officinale

Flowers coming on the comfrey now!

I’ve just taken cuttings Laura, fingers crossed 🤞🏻 they take @columbiariver

I will keep it in the shade until it’s a good plant @columbiariver

@columbiariver Laura, I bought mine as a root cutting several years ago and it thrives in my veg garden, reappearing every Spring. Once it is in the ground I believe it’s difficult to remove! I use it to enrich my compost. Who knows if it is really making a difference though!

My comfrey is coming into bloom.

Beautiful!

Flowers on my comfrey for the first time. Still in a pot - need to plant properly! #iphonephoto

It can be invasive, it might be better in the pot☺

@joanboston A bigger pot though... You can't see it, but it must be too small at present. Very prone to drying out.

Can't see the pot, but definitely move it to a bigger pot Mike

In their second year several root cuttings of comfrey are thriving in their not so big pot. Grown with #compost #fertiliser in mind. What would you advise re permanent planting? #advice

@oldgreyheron hi Mike, you know you can make great food for flowers from this? It encourages more flowers, I use it as my father in law makes it for me at his allotment 👍

Hi @hayleyaj - thanks for the advice, I thought you could use it that way. Do you know anything about where he's got it planted?

@oldgreyheron as far as I know it's just in his patch, which is central so gets full sun. Do you know how to ferment it? 🤔😀

I've read about it in the past @hayleyaj but forgotten! Books / Google here I come, unless of course you have the answer... 🤔😀

@oldgreyheron plenty of leaves in a bucket of water, put it out the way in a shady spot (it smells really bad!!) leave it for a few weeks then strain into a bottle (mine are in wine bottles🤔🤔🤔!) you can add what's left to the compost heap 😀👍

@hayleyaj That's brilliant! Thank you. Do you use it neat or diluted? 👍👍👍

@oldgreyheron hi Mike, diluted just like normal plant feed 😀