tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861562129126489326.post9142892478695689189..comments2024-03-11T23:54:03.947-04:00Comments on The Herb Gardener: Comfrey in the GardenThe Herb Gardenerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03582909620746871601noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861562129126489326.post-16900385154397662882013-04-03T15:57:06.507-04:002013-04-03T15:57:06.507-04:00I have applied comfrey as a poultice to myself, my...I have applied comfrey as a poultice to myself, my wife, and all of my children when surface infection arose. It is almost miraculous. In fact, we have had two bites in my family from hobo spiders. The first ate most of the pad of my wife's thumb away before doctors could effectively get it in check. The next bite was on my daughter's abdomen. We caught it early and placed a comfrey Internationalwarriorpoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06880244023218828991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861562129126489326.post-45633318062661530312012-12-21T12:27:43.111-05:002012-12-21T12:27:43.111-05:00Tessa,
Comfrey is invasive, and removing it is a...Tessa,<br /> <br />Comfrey is invasive, and removing it is a challenge. Even small portions of root left in the soil can start new plants. Using a product like Roundup may work (after plants sprout), but could require multiple applications. Digging up plants regularly over a number of seasons can be successful, too, but be sure to dig during the hottest -- or coldest -- part of the year in your The Herb Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03582909620746871601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861562129126489326.post-21677132783813680062012-12-21T11:59:38.743-05:002012-12-21T11:59:38.743-05:00Please tell me how to eradicate this herb. I trans...Please tell me how to eradicate this herb. I transplanted it from a house I was renting, where I never had a problem with it, to my newly purchased property where we built our house. Now it has become a real problem. I dug it up several times and everyplace I tossed it, it has started growing...now I've got it all over my property and I can't get rid of it. I mistakenly planted it the Tessahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015405274821851208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861562129126489326.post-22071296775127349702012-04-07T22:20:46.795-04:002012-04-07T22:20:46.795-04:00I read some that Comfrey is in the Borage Family o...I read some that Comfrey is in the Borage Family of flowers and there's the Russian(more therapeutic,and expensive!)with one color I think they're lavendar and the other one is like<br />(the more available)w/ white flowers! I bought one from a farmer(herbs at the farmer's market!) and just tried too hard to contain it. You will find them in yards where it is some always at least someAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861562129126489326.post-60256864396873709702011-12-23T09:14:42.403-05:002011-12-23T09:14:42.403-05:00What wonderful suggestions! Thanks for sharing.
...What wonderful suggestions! Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />SaraThe Herb Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03582909620746871601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861562129126489326.post-7338186842770077582011-12-23T08:08:55.063-05:002011-12-23T08:08:55.063-05:00I grow comfrey as a boarder plant and love watchin...I grow comfrey as a boarder plant and love watching the bees flock to it. The leaves are especially beneficial as a mulch. I layer the leaves around my potatoe, tomatoe and especially the cucumber plants. I fertilize with a liquid kelp but don't have to use as often during the season because the comfrey releases so many nttrients.<br />As I'm working in the garden, I rub the gel from Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861562129126489326.post-9818387233541042422011-06-26T10:34:59.720-04:002011-06-26T10:34:59.720-04:00My dad had this growing on the side of our house a...My dad had this growing on the side of our house and it became invasive. I had no idea of the uses or the benefits of this plant until now and wish I had been more interested in it then. After many years of eradicating the root and plant from our soil I can tell you it is not an easy plant to get rid of.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861562129126489326.post-42457769811631829522011-04-11T17:39:56.812-04:002011-04-11T17:39:56.812-04:00Be careful with this Plant I have it all over my y...Be careful with this Plant I have it all over my yard, My Grandmother planted it here years ago and there is a big patch growing down the bank towards the road which is fine, especially since I wouldnt recomend taking it internally inless advised by a certifyed Herbalist. But it is also comming up all over the yard now. It is invasive. If you're gonna put it in the middle of your garden i Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861562129126489326.post-36943668787734917092010-05-23T19:46:26.729-04:002010-05-23T19:46:26.729-04:00Hey Rose,
Thanks for visiting. I was surprised t...Hey Rose,<br /><br />Thanks for visiting. I was surprised to learn about the B12 component in comfrey when researching this post. It's there, but in trace amounts. <br /><br />For more information, and to check my sources, take a look at the comfrey page at the University of Wisconsin's cooperative extension site: http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/comfrey.html<br /><br />Cheers, The Herb Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03582909620746871601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861562129126489326.post-42668809653762151362010-05-23T19:19:26.689-04:002010-05-23T19:19:26.689-04:00Thank you. This site is very nice.
Regarding B12...Thank you. This site is very nice. <br /><br />Regarding B12, it does not come from plants (unless they have manure on them :-)<br /><br />Thanks again for a nice site.undecidedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01004621390365570416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6861562129126489326.post-2046007939241461462008-05-12T14:14:00.000-04:002008-05-12T14:14:00.000-04:00As a fellow herbalist, gardener, etc. I love your ...As a fellow herbalist, gardener, etc. I love your blog. That snail is sooooo icky the photo so fantastic it totally creeps me out. I'd love your comments on my blog - mysteryranch.blogspot.com<BR/>I think I need to start doing more than one blog. Too many interests..<BR/>Please review my website as well, especially the Herbalist page.<BR/>I'm adding you to my list of herbal blogsMystery Ranchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04050933804542338165noreply@blogger.com