When to harvest comfrey?

[bario1]

I bought some cuttings from fleebay at end of Feb and stuck them in pots of MPC in the unheated greenhouse and they've gone crazy!

I bought some from fleebay in January or February and stuck them in pots of mpc too, but they still havent even come up! I thought they must have died, so i unearthed a couple last week to see, and they have tiny side roots and a ring of little nodules barely visible on the top of the root, so i guess they're just being really slow... wish they'd hurry up. Maybe i'll stick them in the cold frame.

[sowitgrowit]

At least they are alive, the little nodules will be the beginnings of some shoots forming.

Once it gets going and the first leaf gets some sunshine on it, it will romp away!

[zazen999]

The Linear Legume: Comfrey and Nettle Gunk Pipes

Zaz dearest, can you tell me about your comfrey gunk pipes? Are they just drainpipes with a plant pot at the bottom?

Indeed they are.

[zazen999]

I was thinking I might make some tea in a sealed container, to avoid the smell. Anyone got any suggestions?

And definitely want to know more about the gunk pipes!

They are just a drainpipe with a plant pot at the bottom.

[Florence Fennel]

I was thinking I might make some tea in a sealed container, to avoid the smell. Anyone got any suggestions?

I used 2 litre milk cartons last year. Shred the leaves and stuff into the cartons, top up with water leaving a gap at the top and put the cap on. Label and leave for about 4-6 weeks. This year I have some 4 litre cartons I'll be using. The idea came from Two Sheds and is brilliant.

[Two_Sheds]

they still havent even come up!

You;re up north, and comfrey is herbaceous. It dies down in cold weather. So, you should get it coming up by about August



PS. Mine has only just appeared, and I'm really quite south

[Two_Sheds]

Was trying to buy some comfrey of a bidding site but forgot to bid at the last moment

So use a sniping site, like https://biddingscheduler.com/cgi-bin/ebay_reg.pl

[rustylady]

PS. Mine has only just appeared, and I'm really quite south

I'm about 10 miles south of you, and mine is going ballistic

[alldigging]

I'm about 10 miles south of you, and mine is going ballistic

The variation is amazing within the comfrey I have got here. Some in the garden has only just showed its leaves, the stuff on the allotment is about a foot high! The garden is more sheltered!

[bario1]

you should get it coming up by about August

Cheeky! 15 degrees forecast tomorrow!

[Gruener Daumen]

I bought some from fleebay in January or February and stuck them in pots of mpc too, but they still havent even come up! I thought they must have died, so i unearthed a couple last week to see, and they have tiny side roots and a ring of little nodules barely visible on the top of the root, so i guess they're just being really slow... wish they'd hurry up. Maybe i'll stick them in the cold frame.

Mine took ages to get going last year. Don't give up on them yet!