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Old 23-01-2008, 01:04 PM
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I'm trying to get comfrey , I cannot find seeds or plants anywhere.

Any suggestions please

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I bought mine from a boot fair I think but you can get young plants from the Organic Gardening Catalogue, and various other places online...

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Got mine from a Farmers' Market but I think other people have got it off eBay
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Thanks Paul and Alison I have looked on line etc I'll keep looking
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The fields aroud us are full of it! Shall I send you a few young roots?
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If you copy and paste the link NSB it will take you to this e-bay seller. Hope it helps

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COMFREY, Symphytum officinale x 3 roots *FREE P&P* on eBay, also Herbs, Plants Seeds Bulbs, Garden Plants, Home Garden (end time 29-Jan-08 18:51:35 GMT)
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Beware "wild" comfrey, it is a prolific seeder - you'll have it everywhere. I think you want the sterile version, Bocking 14. Have a look at some of the earlier threads for a fuller discussion, inc. this one:
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Beware "wild" comfrey, it is a prolific seeder - you'll have it everywhere. I think you want the sterile version, Bocking 14. Have a look at some of the earlier threads for a fuller discussion, inc. this one:
Where to get Comfrey?
If comfrey is cut well before the flowers appear(when it does most good)then there is no problem with seeding--I think!!
I gather mine from the fields whilst the leaves are still small.
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I've a feeling it creeps too Polly. You get very big clumps of the stuff.
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I've a feeling it creeps too Polly. You get very big clumps of the stuff.
Prrhaps so.I've never needed to grow it so wouldn't know,though it seems to me it may be like rhubarb,the longer the old root is left in the ground the bigger the clump.Maybe dividing it up may work?
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