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if I remember correctly the Beachgrove Garden said the comfry feed they used for their tomatoes gave the best results in a trial they run. Could anyone tell me where I could get some comfry roots preferably the type that dose not make seed.
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it may be a struggle to reach the top, but once your over the hill your problems start.
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You need Bocking 14 comfrey http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...ted_84542.html -
Seaweed also makes a good liquid feed for toms. If you are near the Aryshire coast you should be able to get hold of some.Comment
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I have been feeding my tomato plants with seaweed liquid for the last few weeks and I have to say they look amazingly green and healthy compared to other years.
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I got mine from ebayComment
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I've planted some in a corner of the plot but before then I used to collect the wild stuff from the side of the canal, you may well find that works for you too.
Just for clarity, I'm talking about comfrey.Last edited by Alison; 25-04-2015, 10:01 AM.
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I would respectfully suggest you definitely choose the one that doesn't seed. I grew some from seed before I knew about Bocking 14. I then got some Bocking 14 roots and planted them in a different place to the seed-grown plants, and removed the seed-grown.Originally posted by rary View Post
That was about 4 years ago ... I still have plants popping up all over the garden ...Last edited by Kristen; 25-04-2015, 07:54 AM.K's Garden blog the story of the creation of our gardenComment
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Please can I, respectfully remind anyone thinking of collecting seaweed to be aware that they are affecting what is an increasingly fragile environment - even that grotty, horrible tide line is something habitat."A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
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I've clarified my post to show I was talking about comfrey and not seaweed.Originally posted by marchogaeth View Post
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Other people mentioned seaweed but it's good to be clear (I know seaweed doesn't grow by canals but others might notOriginally posted by Alison View Post
). You are really lucky to have wild comfrey, it isn't available round here, I've seen some borage going nuts as a garden escapee, though.
"A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
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That's what I thought too, best to be clearOriginally posted by marchogaeth View PostOther people mentioned seaweed but it's good to be clear (I know seaweed doesn't grow by canals but others might not ). You are really lucky to have wild comfrey, it isn't available round here, I've seen some borage going nuts as a garden escapee, though.
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Although we have tonnes of the wild stuff the council do cut it down when they strim and it was pretty much guaranteed they'd do it the day before I wanted some which is why I planted some of the sterile stuff at the plot.
Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.
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Thanks for all the reply's I will try ebayit may be a struggle to reach the top, but once your over the hill your problems start.
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Everything is a habitat and we destroy them every time we move or breathe or do anything. Amazingly they come back so let's not get precious about a bit of seaweed thrown up on to the land by a high spring tide. We are talking about picking up a few bits for our own use not commercial harvesting. Perhaps raking up leaves and mowing the lawn will be next on the list of things not to do.Originally posted by marchogaeth View PostComment
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Yes but I've seen people taking trug loads and not just washed up but growing. I read an article in one gardening magazine where one very famous gardener announced that after she moved to Ireland, she and her husband took a trailer to the beach every day to collect seaweed and look how beautiful her garden is as a result - never mind the beach.Originally posted by solway cropper View Post
I didn't intend to be precious, I was just asking people to think and that applies to all of us - me included - and I didn't say don't do it. My "best bed" (easiest to harvest) of nettles gets left un-mowed for nettle tea because it is always full of caterpillars."A life lived in fear is a life half lived."
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I think it's totally reasonable to ask people to respect their environment, it may seem obvious to most of us but not everybody will realise that there may be wildlife living in the seaweed and, as already said, some people do take far too much, if we all did that etc etc. just a case of being responsible. Likewise, mowing a normal lawn is no reason for concern but a long meadow should be approached with more care. As far as leaves are concerned, I remember even as a child to be told to check for hedgehogs in any piles as you do in bonfires, something we all should do and that bit of courtesy to other creatures only takes a moment and doesn't prevent us getting what we are wanting.Originally posted by solway cropper View Post
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