Is this comfrey?

[bario1]

Hi, can anyone tell me if this is comfrey please?

[VirginVegGrower]

Looks like it to me.

[bario1]

Great, thanks VVG, i'll make some tea...

[VirginVegGrower]

Enjoy - don't have it with biscuits though

[Feral007]

You could have some lemon myrtle biscuits surely?

Yes, looks like comfrey, and no don't drink it, the plants need it more than you.

[Aberdeenplotter]

what's the root of that look like?

[redser]

I have some on the go, it's my first year. It has grown massively and has been in flower for a couple of weeks. Should I harvest at a particular time like before it sets seed? Should I cut it to the ground and it will grow back for another harvest?
Sorry for butting in, just a timely thread for me as I was wondering.
Thanks

[Olorin2001]

Cut it back before it sets seed, unless you have bocking 14, or you will have it coming up everywhere, and the last thing you want in you compost bin is comfrey seeds. It will grow back for a second crop - no problem.

[VirginVegGrower]

I have some on the go, it's my first year. It has grown massively and has been in flower for a couple of weeks. Should I harvest at a particular time like before it sets seed? Should I cut it to the ground and it will grow back for another harvest?
Sorry for butting in, just a timely thread for me as I was wondering.
Thanks

I chop back with shears taking it down to a two inch stub. It regrows. I wait until the leaves are sizeable.

[redser]

Thanks to both of you. It is bocking 14 but I'm eager to start making my own tomato Feed so its getting a chop tomorrow.
Cheers

[Feral007]

I had three last year (started with one, moved it, and it came up in both places and nearby) It is a bocking 14 tho. I cut them down in rotation about three times during the growing season. We've now split up one of the big root systems.

What I'd like to know is, since there were sooooo many roots, I have a lot of roots left over with no leaves attached. Will these grow as well? I thought I'd just drop them in the soil anyway, but knowing might make choosing their place easier.

[rustylady]

Here you go Ali

Harvesting and Propagating Comfrey

In the second year your comfrey patch starts to really pay off. In the spring it will leap back from its winter sleep. Your first cut will get the spuds off to a good start. After that you should get at least a further 3 cuts - even 4.

To get further plants, push your spade through the middle of a plant and lever up a portion. Take root cuttings (about 2 inches long) and away you go again. Be careful as the bits left over will happily root wherever they fall.

Taken from this site Growing and Using Comfrey for Gardeners including Comfrey Liquid Fertiliser or Tea

[Two_Sheds]

what's the root of that look like?

Comfrey roots are black, and very brittle

I have a lot of roots left over with no leaves attached. Will these grow as well?

They might, they might not. They may be dead, or they may just not have formed a leaf yet. It's impossible to tell from over here

Pop them in a bucket of water for a couple of weeks. If they're alive, they'll sprout some leaves.

[Aberdeenplotter]

Comfrey roots are black, and very brittle

ty sweetie