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Comfrey
« on: April 23, 2010, 16:57 »
Hi
i have  2 1/2 gallon of rotted comfrey juice how should i dilute this to feed my toms and can i use it to feed my shrubs and flowers?
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Will

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Re: Comfrey
« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2010, 23:31 »
You can use comfrey to feed any plants, but don't make the solution too strong. Here's all you need to know about it as well as dilution:

http://www.allotment-garden.org/vegetable/comfrey/index.php

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Re: Comfrey
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2010, 10:49 »
how can i tell the difference between a comfrey and a foxglove?

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Re: Comfrey
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2010, 19:32 »
By looking at pictures on line  :lol: :lol:

Google comfrey pictures and then foxglove pictures.


By touch -- comfrey leaves are rough, foxgloves more smooth. :D

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Re: Comfrey
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2010, 23:39 »
The link doesn't specify the dilution. If you fill up the tub with water (as described on the pdf document) do you need to dilute again or is the resultant liquid ready to use? I'm just thinking that one cut's worth isn't going to go very far!!!

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Re: Comfrey
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2010, 13:01 »
From gardeningorganic.com:
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To make compost of the leaves of comfrey, a bin with an opening at the bottom is used to allow draining or removal as required. The leaves are best harvested before the plant flowers, and also before the leaves become old and worn, as at this stage it may have developed infections. After filling the bin with the leaves, some weight has to be placed on top, so that it is pushed downwards. Something simple like a brick or a wooden log can be used for this purpose.

As fresh comfrey contains more nitrogen than even manure, soon find black liquid smelling of ammonia will collect at the base of the bin. It is necessary to drain off this liquid to a collecting bottle or container and dilute it with water. Normally it should be possible to dilute this collected solution by about twenty times its measure. This solution can then be used as liquid fertilizer in the garden.

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Re: Comfrey
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2010, 22:13 »
Thanks Mum!
I asked a friend who gave me the plants last year and he said about 15:1 so that sounds ok.
As I've only got 7 plants I don't think I'll be able to feed all the stuff I've planted on a regular basis but it should help!



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