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caroline7758

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Comfrey stalks
« on: August 02, 2009, 13:37:29 »
I cut down my comfrey for the second time today. As I was in a hurry, I didn't strip the leaves off the stalks, just laid the lot over a bare patch as a mulch. Does it matter?
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saddad

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Re: Comfrey stalks
« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2009, 15:10:23 »
No, but the stalks take longer to rot down...  :)
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caroline7758

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Re: Comfrey stalks
« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2009, 16:56:02 »
That's what I thought, thanks.
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landimad

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Re: Comfrey stalks
« Reply #3 on: August 03, 2009, 21:21:26 »
You can also run over them with a lawn mower to help break the stems down.
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Deb P

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Re: Comfrey stalks
« Reply #4 on: August 04, 2009, 10:30:34 »
I just piled heaps around the bases of squash and tomatoes, the stalks do take a bit longer to rot down, but they do suppress weeds better like that  so a double benefit I think! 8)
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