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  • #46
    I got some root cuttings last spring. Not enough to get a decent cut off it this year but I did find a really good crop near the canal which I plundered for feed.

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    • #47
      Originally posted by snohare View Post
      Epsilon, it is just an unresearched opinion, but I fear that Comfrey will not survive in tropical climes.
      The reason I think this is that most plants have proteins that work only within a certain range of temperatures; comfrey being a plant that originates from colder areas such as Siberia, I would be willing to bet (if I was a betting man) that it's proteins are skewed to work better at lower temperatures.
      Thank you snohare, you are right. The gloxinia I have also shows sign of leaves shrinking when I bring it back to sea level land. It grew very well when I bought it in some high altitude area.

      I think any other plants which produce flowers and leaves that can decompose easily may do the almost same thing as comfrey does.

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      • #48
        I think any other plants which produce flowers and leaves that can decompose easily may do the almost same thing as comfrey does.
        The theory I keep coming across, is that comfrey is so good as a plant mulch/food because it has a long tap root and thus takes up nutrient minerals from deeper in the soil where most plants cannot access the leachate. So I would guess - again, just an unresearched opinion - that you want to try vigourous growing plants with deep roots.
        Best of luck !
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        • #49
          Our lottie site is covered in comfrey - self-seeded from one plot holder's expensive Bocking 14 plants! So much for it being sterile...
          Whooops - now what are the dogs getting up to?

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          • #50
            Originally posted by Jeanied View Post
            Our lottie site is covered in comfrey - self-seeded from one plot holder's expensive Bocking 14 plants! So much for it being sterile...
            It wasn't B14 then.
            I've been growing B14 for 5 years now, and I let it flower for the bees. It has never strayed from where I've planted it.
            Last edited by Two_Sheds; 10-11-2009, 08:11 AM.
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