![]() When cutting the leaf mass and applying to the soil surface, the mined nutrients are returned and again made accessible to shallower rooted crop plants.īiodiversity – The bell shaped flowers provide nectar and pollen to many species of bees and other insects from late May until the first frosts in late autumn. The nutrients, once taken up from the roots, are relocated throughout the plant as and where needed with some of them ending up in the comfrey leaf mass. Mineral dam – Comfrey has deep roots of up to 2m that utilize nutrients deep in the subsoil that would otherwise wash away with the underground soil water or remain inaccessible to other plants. We’ve supplied 1,000 ‘Bocking 14’ cuttings to Oxygenisis, a business in Germany who are experimenting with using this plant for carbon capture. We also grow in patches as part of our fertility strategy in the market garden and have patches in the wildflower meadows (details below). In our gardens we have Comfrey ‘Bocking 14’ located next to each fruit tree in order to have a renewable source of mulch just where we need it. The plant grows rapidly after each harvest. The plant is excellent for producing mulch and can be cut from 2-5 times per year depending on how well the plants are watered and fed. It’s incredibly effective at stopping the bleeding, reducing the pain and healing the wound.īiomas – Comfrey produces large amounts of foliage from late May (late spring) until hard frosts in October or November (late autumn). Simply take a few leaves brush them together to remove the hairs and wrap them around the wound and apply light pressure. This plant is my first port of call if ever I need to dress a wound. Comfrey has been reported to promote healthy skin with its mucilage content that moisturizes and soothes and promotes cell proliferation. Poultices were made for external wounds and tea was consumed for internal ailments. The Greeks and Romans commonly used comfrey to stop heavy bleeding, treat bronchial problems and heal wounds and broken bones. Medicinal – Comfrey has been cultivated as a healing herb since at least 400BC. ( Learn more its history on the Balkan Ecology Project blog.) Uses of comfrey Lawrence Hills lived at 20 Convent Lane just around the corner of the trial site. At this site, Hills trialed at least 21 comfrey ‘strains’, each one named after the village Bocking. Strain 14 was identified as being the most nutrient rich, non-seeding strain and ‘Bocking 14’ began its journey into gardens far and wide across the world. The original trial site is on the plot of land now occupied by the Doubleday Gardens housing development. In the 1950s, Hills developed a comfrey research program in the village of Bocking, near Braintree in the UK. Years later, and after two world wars, Lawrence D Hills (1911-1991) would continue Henry Doubleday’s Comfrey crusade. The plant most commonly referred to and used in gardens is Russian comfrey – Symphytum x uplandicum, a naturally occurring hybrid of two wild species: common comfrey – Symphytum officinale and prickly comfrey – Symphytum asperum.Ī few centuries back, the hybrid Symphytum x uplandicum came to the attention of Henry Doubleday (1810-1902) and he widely promoted the plant as a food and forage crop. is native to Europe and Asia and there are 40 recorded species throughout that region. Introduction to comfreyĪ member of the borage family, comfrey – Symphytum spp. 7 years.There’s a plethora of info out there about comfrey but not much detail regarding establishing and managing a comfrey patch so I thought I would write an article to share my experience on this and how we grow comfrey as part of our fertility strategy in the market garden. ![]() Single territory rights for trade books worldwide rights for academic books. Image for Editorial (Books, magazines and newspaper) - extended (excludes advertising)Įg:Illustrate the inside of a book or magazine with a print run of 1,000 unitsĮditorial (Books, magazines and newspaper) - extended Image for Editorial (Books, magazines and newspaper) - standard All languages.Įg: Use this image as part of a social media post.Įditorial (Books, magazines and newspaper) - standard Web display, social media, apps or blogs. ![]() Image for Corporate website or social media All languages.Įg: Put this image on your personal blog to enhance your post. Image for Personal website or social media Put this image on a mug as a present for someone. Not for commercial use, not for public display, not for resale.Įg: For use in an internal Powerpoint presentation at work. Personal Prints, Cards, Gifts, Slide Presentations, Reference. Image for Personal products and non-commercial presentations Personal products and non-commercial presentations ![]()
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