When to cut down comfrey?

[caroline7758]

The comfrey plants grown from roots (sent to me by froglegs-thanks again!) are grwoing well and the strongest is about 4ft tall now. How do I know when to cut it?

[caroline7758]

[saddad]

Anytime now... before they flower...  :)

[Hector]

Can I but in and ask why before they flower?  ;D

[Flighty]

I cut mine after flowering as the bees love it!

[delboy]

Mine flowers early - from the end of April - so I have to then wait until after the bees have had their fun.

Probably won't cut down the main crop until July as a result

[saddad]

Some Comfrey self seed easily, so cutting before flowering stops you having loads all over the place... Some like Bocking 14 don't which is one of it's advantages...  :-\

[Kea]

I've got a plant but I don't know if it's Bocking 14 or ordinary comfrey...got it from garden centre as herb just labelled comfrey. Is there a way of telling?

[cleo]

Cut it yesterday-and leave the container next to some sweet peas-well something has to mask the pong???

[caroline7758]

Well, mine is already flowering,but it is Bocking 14 so that's ok. Do I cut it right down to the ground?

[Unwashed]

Cut mine last week.  It goes over naturally after it's flowered.  Popped it all on the compost heap.  I get a second cut later in the summer.