Comfrey or Alternative ?

TerrysWorld

For liquid manure/feed, I have made and used Seaweed to make my manure/feed.

Wanting to try an alternative.

I have searched my 3 local garden centres who have the major suppliers of seeds.
But cannot find Comfrey/Symphytum either in plant or herb racks.

Could I look for another plant to use instead.

Thanks

Dovefromabove

Comfrey can be very invasive. The comfrey usually used for such purposes is the Bocking 14 strain which does not produce seeds and can therefore be contained/controlledwithin a garden. You should be able to buy rooted cuttings online.

I would make sure you’re buying from a reputable nursery ... you don’t want to plant cuttings of the non-sterile sort in your garden. 

You can also also make a liquid manure from stinging nettles. 

josusa47

Nettle is rich in nitrogen, which promotes leafy growth.  Comfrey provides potassium, which plants need to produce flowers and fruit.

Nanny Beach

You cant buy nettles either josusa, I use borridge, I bought  plant, it smells awful but is a great natural feed sauce

Nanny Beach

source NOT sauce, DONT drink i!!!!

Nollie

And did you mean to say Borage? not Borridge, or maybe your plants like Porridge 

fidgetbones

Unless you have acres, nettles and comfrey are easily gathered from the wild. Look on it as a free resource, as you would go blackberrying. I find the land alongside rivers and canals to be good for this. The occasional winter flood means that the edge of the river is pretty fertile.  Comfrey grows like crazy. I only pick leaves early in the season, leaving it to recover later in the year.