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Allotment Stuff => The Basics => Topic started by: N_J_J on March 21, 2017, 12:39:01

Title: Comfrey
Post by: N_J_J on March 21, 2017, 12:39:01

Hi All,

This might have been asked but I'm a newbie to the allotment game -

Comfrey, are all varieties the same or does 1 stand out ?

And is there a way to identify comfrey ? I think I might have some in the garden which I thought was weed  :BangHead:

Title: Re: Comfrey
Post by: utopiacraig. Worksop, Notts on March 21, 2017, 13:03:54

Hi Bocking 14 is the universally accepted best variety as it doesn't spread like a weed. The leaves are pointed and hairy (they are just starting to point their way through the soil now, in Worksop at least) and can cause irritation if handled too much.

Title: Re: Comfrey
Post by: ancellsfarmer on March 22, 2017, 20:12:07

Does your "weed" look like these?

http://www.edibleacres.org/purchase/comfrey-bocking-14