Comfrey Advice please

[Sanjo]

My 6 slips arrived from EBay recently and they are all potted up. However, I have a very narrow garden. There is a space between 4 large, old fruit trees that could take some.
How large a space will they take up ie are they likely to invade next doors garden?
The gardens are about 18 foot wide, so four of the plants will be in a square within the four trees (does that make sense?)
One side mows regularly so i can't see it establishing there but the lady the other side works full time and doesn't like gardening so the grass is usually quite long

[Two_Sheds]

They are *about* 30" wide and tall (unless you keep chopping them of course)

I wouldn't plant them any closer than 15" from your boundary

If you've got Bocking 14, it won't spread unless you take root cuttings (or accidentally chop the roots whilst digging)

[Sanjo]

Brilliant. Thanks T.S. They are Bocking 14 (at least, I hope they are. The EBay ad said they were and she had 100% feedback.)

[Two_Sheds]

I got mine on eBay, and they deffo are B14

[Sanjo]

Thanks Two Sheds

[donnakebab]

I found mine at the back of my house where there is some land between 2 parallel roads. I dug some up and potted up some root sections and hey presto. I have a patch in my garden, a patch at lottie and some more plants for a second patch at lottie. I cropped some leaves for the bottom of my potato trenches.

I've never thought of buying plants on ebay. Must have a browse.

[rustylady]

I found mine at the back of my house where there is some land between 2 parallel roads. I dug some up and potted up some root sections and hey presto. I have a patch in my garden, a patch at lottie and some more plants for a second patch at lottie. I cropped some leaves for the bottom of my potato trenches.

I've never thought of buying plants on ebay. Must have a browse.

Why? If you already have plants then increase your own stock. Free plants

[Two_Sheds]

I've never thought of buying plants on ebay.

I buy most of my plants on eBay, they've been great, all of them. My 6' pyracantha hedge started off as tiny sticks in '08 (eBay). My 3' clumps of black bamboo: again tiny sticks from eBay.

I would be careful when buying seed though: I've had a lot that just haven't been viable, or have come out the wrong colour (not everyone 'gets' cross-pollination)

[eospete]

National Herb Centre had (14th April) Bocking 14 plants in1 litre pots (about 30cm spread) for 4.25 with good growth ready to pot out. I understand they do mail order and this might be a quicker method than growing from root cuttings. Comfrey Bocking 14
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[Sanjo]

Thanks for the hint eospete.

[Feral007]

I've got 2 comfrey plants both taken from cuttings, one from the community garden and one from a lady who did the permaculture workshop we went to. They are slow to take off here, but seem healthy. I'm hoping they will turn into monster plants! As the permaculture lady said she mulches all her fruit trees with comfrey leaves. So I'm going to need plenty to hack back and mulch with. I've seen on here that people also make comfrey tea, so planning on that (and hoping the dogs don't find it tasty)

[lottie dolly]

I've seen on here that people also make comfrey tea, so planning on that (and hoping the dogs don't find it tasty)

trust me,the doges won't go near it ,unless they like rolling about in the unmentionable good for the rhubarb suff,