First comfrey cut

[caroline7758]

I just bend the plant over and chop down with a spade to cut it, whenever its gets out of hand. It soon comes back

Thanks so much for that tip- I did it today and it was so much easier than snipping. I used the spade to chop it into small bits before adding to compost too.

I chopped down loads of comfrey and borage today. They were all flowering (I still have loads left for the bees!) but was wondering whether it's best to cut the flowers off before adding to compost as the borage is such a prolific self-seeder.

[caroline7758]

[donnythistle]

did you grow or comfrey from seed or buy plants? I have bought 2 packets of comfrey seeds from t and m and neither has produced anything!

[lincsyokel2]

did you grow or comfrey from seed or buy plants? I have bought 2 packets of comfrey seeds from t and m and neither has produced anything!

i grew my from halved roots, taken in autumn.

I chopped mine down about two weeks ago, already im thinking of chopping it again, it really does go like mad when it gets cracking.