I have a honey locust tree that was suffering from chipmunks possibly chewing on the roots, burrowing in and around the tree. I wanted to get rid of the chipmunks and the comfrey tea smelled so horrible I thought that would do the trick if I poured it down their entry holes at the top of the incline. Lo and behold the chipmunks' tunnels provided a way to get the comfrey liquid fertilizer to the roots of the tree and it revitalized the tree and dissuaded the chipmunks. Win win+

Use a pillowcase to put the leaves then when is finish just take out the pillowcase with the leaves

I've used comfrey tea for years. I also chop and drop it as mulch. I use Russian Bocking 14 with an NPK of 1.8-0.5-7.0. I brew it in a 32 gallon black garbage can. Let it sit for 3 months to a year. I don't strain it, I just take the sprinkler off the can so I don't clog up the cans. I also use fermented plant juice made from comfrey which I foliar spray. I use only 1/4 teaspoon for 5 gallons. It's very powerful stuff. I also make lacto microorganisms which is also fermented. I combine it with the fermented plant juice and spray it every two weeks. It works pretty well. The only other addition I use for supplemental fertilization is some fast acting bone meal . I will use it when I start to see flowers forming on my tomatoes and peppers. Love it! Blessings to you. This was a wonderful video.

I've got a five-gallon bucket brewing now. Can't wait to use it when ready. Thank you for this information. It's very helpful.

Great video, although I also advise chopping the leaves or twisting them to speed up the process ^^ happy growing 🙏

The other great thing about this perennial is that towards the fall you can take a flat spade , and slice the plant right down the middle and transplant the root somewhere else in your garden, leaving the original to carry on as before.

“This will smell VERY bad,” best part of the video! Thanks, tips like that and the gloves are what make your videos so fantastic. I’m glad I found your channel

I’ve read it’s beneficial to place comfrey leaves at the bottom of the hole before planting potatoes. I’ve also read that comfrey leaves can be dried and dug into the soil of plants in early spring while waiting for the plants to wake up and grow fresh leaves. Prince Charles’s gardening team brew huge vats of comfrey compost tea as the main fertilizer for the gardens at his Highgrove country side home.

While making grilled cheese sandwiches for my family. I burned my thumb very badly. I ran to my yard to get a chunk of aloe Vera. It took away the hurt. A large blister formed. I use comfrey salve on my knees and shoulders. The salve ended up on my burn and today after 2 days the burn is healed completely. 🙏🏻

You are.motivating me to get back to gardening.

I used comfrey to 'doctor' a young magnolia tree almost destroyed by deer. It really perked up and started growing new leaves within days. LOVE this plant. Good for plants and their humans.

Great video! Thank you for taking the time to post this.

Great tutorial Gardner Scott. Thank you.

Thanks Scott!, we discovered a huge wild patch of comfrey a mile down from us. Im going to harvest some leaves and get a few root cuttings for my own garden. I planted some from seed but they wont be ready to pick until next year I’m sure. Im so excited to stop buying commercial fertilizers. Thanks again!!

I have several Comfrey plants and knew I could use them but not how to use them.Thanks for the detailed explanation.

Really appreciate this video, I’ve never heard about this plant! 👍🏻

Bravo, very interesting topic.

Thank you for the wonderful information

Excellent 👍 video Scott

Hello Finally I got comfrey roots this year and tiny 4 plants are coming out. I’m so happy. Thank you again for this video.

Another great video!

Thank you for sharing all the wonderful information. Full watched and L. Cheers!

Thank you Gardener Scott, my Comfrey plant here in the UK has a lot smaller leaves, same flowers. What I didn't know was you should leave it in a fairly sunny spot. It makes sense!

Every video I have watched regarding comfrey tea, no one shows how they strain it. It’s a challenge! Thank you for the video

I will start a batch since I have many plants. I never knew what to do with comfrey. This was very helpful. I'm sure this will ferment much faster in TX zone 9a where I am especially in summer.

This was interesting, need to find comfrey plants.

Thanks Scott. I just planted comfrey last year and I'm looking forward to using it. This video was very helpful.

Thank you so much for sharing

Very helpful information, great job! I love my comfrey plants!

Thank you I just ordered seeds. I know they need to be stratified. This seem to be a great idea and a money saver also.

I use an old wheelie bin and chuck nettle and goosegrass in as well. It definitely does stink but works wonders.

Thank you for the video. No one in my area carried them until I stumbled upon a small family owned market garden and I bought 2 plants last spring. I let them grow without harvesting last year and they are now big and healthy. I’ll be making comfrey tea for the first time this year. I’m so excited about utilizing a natural way to fertilize my garden. ❤❤❤

So right I am 3 year gardener, second year comfy plant and first year juice. Thx

Thank you! I just thinned all the comfrey in my yard (except for the plant the cat uses as shade in hot weather.) A five gallon bucket is brewing!

I'm from the United Kingdom and I have a smallholding and I think this video that you have done is amazing. Alex's amazing because I'm still learning the concept I said amazing I'm still learning. I mostly grow tomatoes and chillies and peppers. I really hope this will help me learn and understand the meaning of confli

I'm SO CONFUSED!!! I've seen videos that say you should NEVER "steep" the mix longer than 48 hrs, or that you need to aerate it, otherwise it will go TOXIC!! I have trusted Gardener Scott for years, so I guess I'll just keep following HIS advice!!!

Yes! I have comfrey that's been planted in my garden for a few years. I put it in my raised beds and compost. It's just sprouting now so will make this tea when it gets bigger. Bees love the flowers. Thanks!

Thank you 😊

That's a great use for comfrey, but don't forget comfrey root can be turned into an extremely healthy ointment for broken bones, damaged joints and to heal bruises and inflamed arteries, and generally promotes tissue restoration.

Thanks.

Thank you for taking the time to make an interesting video! I use the ‘dry’ method of making Comfrey liquid fertiliser which has the advantage of not having a bad smell and I think less work - here is how I do it: Comfrey Fertiliser I grow the Bocking 14 Russian comfrey variety in a 6x4 metre (18x12 feet) plot. I use it as a fertiliser source both in solid and liquid form. In the solid form, cut and gather the leaves and stalks from about 50mm (2 inches) above ground level - the plant will grow back again very quickly. Place the leaves and stalks at the bottom of say, the potato trench, tread down and cover with about 25mm (1 inch) of soil before placing the seed potatoes on top. To make the concentrated liquid form that does not smell when producing, use a plastic dustbin with a lid. Drill a 6mm (1/4 inch) drain hole in the bottom centre of the bin. Scrunch up some chicken wire and place in the bottom of the bin to prevent the drain hole from being blocked. Place the bin on a stand so that a 5 litre clear or opaque plastic container can be placed underneath the drain hole. A small filler funnel in the top of the container better catches the drips of concentrate. Fill the bin completely with the comfrey leaves and stalks, press down and place a flat stone on top to compress the leaves. DO NOT ADD ANY WATER! Put the lid on the bin. After about 14 days (here in the UK), a brown liquid concentrate will begin to drip from the drain hole into the container. Using a clear or opaque container lets you see when the container is getting full and needs to be replaced. Add more comfrey leaves and stalks to the top of the bin as the level drops to keep the process going for as long as required. Dilute the concentrate about 1 to 40 (I use 100cc concentrate to 4.5 litre water) into a watering can. Use this as a liquid feed for all your plants and vegetables about once a fortnight. Store the sealed concentrate in a cool, dark place and it will keep for at least 2 years. For further old-school info on organic gardening, read Lawrence D Hills book “Grow Your Own Fruit and Vegetables”. This was written at the time of the Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA) which has now evolved into ‘Garden Organic’. Website link is: www.gardenorganic.org.uk

This is marvelous Gardener Scott. I have one plant hoping it soon multiplies.

Another great video Scott! Much appreciated! I latched onto using Comfrey as a fertilizer about 2-3 years ago, starting off with only 6 plants. I researched the best varieties and found a source here in Canada for Bocking 14. Grew like a charm and produced lots of leaves which I use as a liquid fertilizer and a compost enhancement. This and my Lovage (for celery favouring in soups and salads) have become my 2 favourites -- always reliable and available when I need them!

I make a nice tea form the Comfrey with Black Sage it's delicious and nutritious. Regardless of being unfairly demonized by the FDA... I'll try your recipe for my plants. Thanks!

I have comfrey everywhere. Im so glad i will be able to put it to good use. Thank you Gardner Scott.

awesome

Many thanks from Poland

I have 3 five gallon buckets on the go and one watering can. I filled one of the buckets and the watering can half way with chopped leaves, stems, flowers and water...those two are ready to use full strength in only 3 days. The other two will be ready in 5 weeks. Those ones are kept far from the house, hahaha. Cheers.

Thank you for your videos. They are clear, concise and informative. They are very helpful. Regarding comfrey, I planted a half dozen around the yard in the late spring, and harvested from each plant by mid summer. They are not the sizable plants in your video though, but give them time. I was told (by the seller) that you can harvest almost all the leaves, and it will come back strong. I was also told that they will continue to grow where you plant them regardless or what you do to them. I want to propagate them this summer, and start some plants in other parts of my orchard and yard. Do you have any experience doing this? I live in a dry climate (13” per year), and at 7200 feet… similar to what I understand you grow in. I think a video of the propagation would be awesome!! Thanks for all the information you freely share. You’re amazing…

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thanks for sharing sir they are loads in my allotment but i dont know how to use it. ❤

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i love my comfrey.bi cut them 3 times a year to add them to the compost

I'd like to grow it but loooks like a massive plant that would take up a lot of premium space in my small city garden bed...

Tx

I never heard about Comfrey tea, but I make nettle tea I guess it works the same way. It is always pleasure to watch your videos.

Scott, thanks for the video! We have some beautiful comfrey growing in several places around our market garden. I'm starting my first batch of tea in a few minutes. My question to you: Would you use the same dilution ratio for adding to new/young seedlings? Our Fall crop seedlings will be ready for first feeding before too long and I don't want to burn them. I've read in some places where people suggest 15:1 water:tea but I'm not sure if they made their tea the same way you made yours. Thanks!!

If my chickens witnessed me putting their all-time-favorite in the bucket and then covering it with water...oooh, I’d be in a world of hurt! 😉

I like to use a scythe and harvest from a row of comfrey.

I have spent almost the entire spring digging comfrey plants up in my allotment, they are everywhere. Leave just one bit of root and they grow back.

Great video! Can I use this on orchids which grow outdoors underneath shadecloth? Dendrobiums, vandas, cymbidiums and cattleyas?

Try Bokashi fermentation of Comfrey.

Thank you for the video! I think we may have some growing wild behind our fence. What variety do you have growing in your garden?

How to grow more plants from one comfrey plant? Thanks!!

Great video. I learned a good way to fertilize my other plants. Please let me know where I can get seeds of Comfrey plants.

G00D Afternoon from Auckland, New Zealand it’s Wednesday, December 25, 2019.

O my. Just as we r trying to rid our garden of this strange unknown plant (hereto thot as borage), people r coming out with its marvelous use. I notice where u keep this plant contained. Had we known. . .

Thanks for the video it's interesting so how can you get this comfrey tea plant.

Haven't heard of comfrey tea fertilizer. I've always heard stinging-nettle makes good tea fertilizer.

Very educative video. Please assist on the application rate per plant i.e. grams/plant? I'm growing tomatoes.

Thx again for such valuable info. Will be using this for my fall garden. Also where can l find comfrey plant? Very informative. Blessings

Merry Christmas from Auckland,New Zealand it’s Wednesday, December 25, 2019.

thanks Scott thanks for sharing how long would the tea last once you have it made i mean can it go off ??

Hi Scott, I have learned so much from your videos! I have a question related to using comfrey tea to prepare a garden bed. I will be preparing a new garden patch in my yard later this summer and thought I'd plant a cover crop to improve the soil. Anyway, in the spring, I have to chop the cover crop and wait 2 weeks before planting. Would there be any benefit to adding some comfrey tea to the bed, either at the point when I chop up the cover crop or after the 2 weeks/just before planting? Or, even without a cover crop, is there any benefit to adding to a garden bed before adding seedlings?

Old Grizzly If you have plants you want pollinating in the garden, make sure you cut back your comfrey before it flowers. Bees will go for comfrey by preference and will often ignore other plants. I have 40 gallon covered barrels with just some scrunched up chicken wire mesh for drainage and a spigot at the bottom. Rough chop the comfrey and ram it tight into the drum ... do not add water ! ..... if this left in the sun the comfrey will decompose pretty quick and a black liquid will come out the bottom. This is a great tomato, flowering and fruiting plant, and general fertilizer and is concentrated so needs diluting by at least 10 to 1 in the watering can. This method is far less smelly than submerging comfrey in water. The level of comfrey drops considerably, so for the next few weeks I just keep adding more. I have a large comfrey plot and most years have 3 barrels on the go. Every year or so I treat the comfrey bed with some cow muck and composted wood chip.

Thank you for the great video! How often can you apply comfrey tea? Can you over do it?

I really dig your videos! Two questions: *We have a short growing season. Do you happen to know if tea made in the fall will store through the winter (6-7 months) for use in the early spring? *Why harvest leaves before the plant flowers? I'd like to make tea now but my plant already has blooms.

Great video Scott, would this comfrey tea be good for hydrangea

using up soil nutrients for a plant that you use to amend soil. what am i missing. if its a thing it must be working but im not seeing it.

Very interesting as always! For how long can you store the tea? Caan you make it in Summer, store in a cold garage, and then apply to seedlings and plants next Spring?

Hello from France and thank you so much for your advice . Is comfrey an invasive plant ? Are yours in pot ?

Hi, guess i have a comfrey farm now and wondered after watching your video, did you use Russian Bocking or Comfrey Officianlis.

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Thanks for the video! Is this basically all you use for fertilization besides composted soil? Do you not need to oxygenate the water too or that does not matter or add any composted soil from the compost bin? If you are putting a lid on this to breakdown then is this not anaerobic type of composting? Thanks!

Can you do a video on grafting.thankyou. I don't see any channels talking much about how to graft plants and trees

Hi Scott. Would you keep buckets of undiluted Comfret tea in the garage over winter? And if so, would you leave the leaves in the bucket all off season?

Thank you Scott,if I may ask can one use comfery tea on a maize field?.

Hi- can you use other bio accumulators similarly? Like watercress or borage? Is lovage a bioaccumulator? I’m asking since they are also edible

Great video, I made my comfrey tea using all the plant including stems and blossoms, I assume it will be okay to use perhaps just a bit weaker. How do I save the tea to use next year as I am late making it ?

How often do you apply compost tea to your garden plants, and do you do in prior or after regular watering? Thanks!

Great video. I've been making comfrey tea for years period my question is how long can you keep one batch going? I use 42 gallon trash bin that I just keep adding to the top and draining from the bottom. It's been going for about a year. So far it's been working pretty good but I'd like to know your thoughts on my process

Would it be possible to pour or water the soil prior to planting. Like you prepare the soil, spray the tea over the patch of soil and then plant. Which would you recommend?

Any idea how well this would work for cannabis plants? I would love to produce all of my soil amendments at home if i can!!

Hi. Enjoy your show but is there any alternative plant I can substitute for it as we do not have such plant in my country?

what is your timing for making the tea....so, what time of year is the plant first ready to harvest from? is this when you first harvest, or do you wait for around like beginning of may, start production of tea, plant end of may and use fertilizer at that time? i live in kansas city, mo...i believe zone 6. just wondering if i can make a big surplus or need to use as i go, and if you use just as first sowing or how often do you fertilize, say your tomatoes and peppers with this?...once a week?

Thank you for such an informative video. How often do you feed your plants this tea? I apologize if you have answered this question...

can you allow this to winter outside in a bucket ? it may feeze where i live but will it be good in the next year?thanks

Would you use comfrey plant leaves blended in a worm compost bin as food? Seems like it would only boost the casting fertility. 🤷🏽‍♂️

Thank you. Comfrey is great. We can make plant tea with any plant. I throw in comfrey, but also weeds (especially the ones, that have seeds or are invasive as soaking kills them for sure.). I water twice a week, so I soak my just a few days and use it up, when I water. It seems to work, and I don't dilute (fill up bucket only 1/3 to 1/2 with leaves.) I wonder, if this tea makes bacsilus subtilis-probiotic for the people and plants?

Hi Scott. I saw your video of comfrey tea a few weeks back. Im a beginner gardener and looking at all tips possible. I ordered some cuttings and whilst waiting was planning location to plant. I came across a notice that comfrey causing cancer. Is this so? Is it safe to use this way?