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comfrey seeds for planting Herb Comfrey SeedsComfrey (Symphytum officinale) is a non edible perennial native wildflower with attractive drooping clusters of blue, purple, pink or cream, bell shaped flowers in early summer. Well known for centuries as a medicinal plant, but the leaves are now regularly used as a compost activator helping the breakdown of other compost materials. Comfrey is also often used as a mulch or as liquid green manure. Comfrey makes a great feed for Tomatoes and Potatoes.
Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) is a non-edible perennial native wildflower with attractive drooping clusters of blue, purple, pink or cream, bell-shaped flowers in early summer.
Well known for centuries as a medicinal plant, but the leaves are now regularly used as a compost activator helping the breakdown of other compost materials. Comfrey is also often used as a mulch or as liquid green manure.
Comfrey makes a great feed for Tomatoes and Potatoes.
A true wonder plant in the garden:
- It can be used to improve the soil
- Grow your own organic liquid feed for anything that fruits
- It can be harvested 3 or 4 times per year
- A magnet for bee's
Do you know why the bee's like Comfrey so much...it only takes the Comfrey plant 40 mins to nectarise, providing a new food source for the bee's...typically flowering plants can take up to 3 days to nectarise.
Read our guide on how to make a Comfrey Liquid Tea Feed/Fertiliser [HERE]
Comfrey Herb Seed Information
| Seed Quantity: | Approx 48 seeds per pack. |
| Site: |
Prefers a fertile, moist soil in full or partial shade. Vigorous, choose planting site with care as this will over-power smaller plants.
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| When to Sow: |
February-April indoors or outdoors March - June
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| How to Sow: |
Sow indoors in autumn or directly in spring. Indoors fill 10cm pots with moist well-drained seed compost, sow seeds 6mm deep, allow 2 per pot. Ideal temp. 20C. If germination has not occurred in 3-4 weeks cold stratify. Move to -4C-+4C. for 2-4 weeks then return to warmth. Water as required. Plant out in spring. Direct sow thinly 10mm deep in rows 30cm apart. When large enough to handle thin to 60cm spacing.
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| Care: |
Comfrey foliage can be harvested 3 or 4 times throughout the summer. Caution: Comfrey is harmful if eaten. Contact with the foliage may irritate the skin and eyes. Use gloves when harvesting.
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| Harvest: | June - August. |
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