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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: Growster... on September 10, 2012, 07:01

Title: Final harvest of comfrey...
Post by: Growster... on September 10, 2012, 07:01

If we chop down the comfrey, which is flowering well still, is there still time for it to get going again before the year is out?

Title: Re: Final harvest of comfrey...
Post by: simonwatson on September 10, 2012, 08:40

I'm hoping so, as I just added all of the triffid like growth from mine to the compost bins at the weekend.

Title: Re: Final harvest of comfrey...
Post by: allot2learn on September 10, 2012, 08:49

I've just taken mine down and stuffed it in an empty growmore tub with water. Luverly stuff.  :lol:

Title: Re: Final harvest of comfrey...
Post by: Turnba on September 11, 2012, 00:32

If it's anything like mine then yes, it will grow back just fine.

I took everything down to the ground a while ago, and within three weeks it was already substantially regrown. After four weeks it was flowering again  :ohmy: Then two weeks ago I composted a couple of barrows of it and I'll have to do it again this weekend.

I don't think we're quite that close to doom weather if that's what you're worried about, and I do think that stuff will survive anything.

Title: Re: Final harvest of comfrey...
Post by: Growster... on September 11, 2012, 05:58

Thanks all, for these comments! Very encouraging!

It's growing like mad at present, and naturally, we're going to make sure we get the best out of it!