Last year, I ordered my seeds from either Cherrygal or Diane's Seeds. I don't remember which right now. Due to low production, she was only able to do 5 seeds/pkg as well, but I ordered 2 pkgs. I don't they cost $3.50/pkg though.

That tomato plant is already over 6' tall!

Wow , maybe I should let some of my comfrey go to seed
The flowers are a very tight bell , maybe it is hard to pollinate? The bumble bees sure do love to try they are always sticking their heads in the flowers.

Yes Cinda!! You should definitely let the comfrey go to seed!! It might make a small fortune for you

Stephanie, I checked with CherryGal and they were sold out! Not familiar with Diane's Seeds. I will Google.

I just got a message from Heirloom Seeds; they sent my package without the comfrey seeds saying they are out too!!!! waaaaaaa! back to square one.

I have never tried to transplant in the summer , but if any one wants a root /plant start I will gladly send for postage

Cinda, you are too kind.

I have been looking thru my herbal books trying to gather info on comfrey.

RE: propagating comfrey roots should be done either in fall, after first frost or in early spring. According to how my quest for comfrey goes, I may take you up on that!!

I also learned that it is not uncommon for comfrey grown from seeds to take 2 years to establish.

I can wait till after a frost , I usually cut mine back just before a freeze for feed.
It has a massive root system like rhubarb, very woody .

Oh okay. Then that should be the time to take a root cutting, I think.

I must say I am relieved to know that I have a comfrey connection! I've even been looking to purchase the plants and finding they are also out of stock!! Wow is comfrey popular? or what?

Thank you again Cinda.

Did your comfrey grow Christine?

I have the root cuttings that you sent me about a month or so ago... no they havn't done anything. Are they supposed to?

rut-row... I was thinking they would start sprouting in the spring!

Robin, you scared me so I just went out there and checked... I think it may be growing. does it have big fuzzy leaves?

Yes
!!that's them!!

oh what a relief!!

Robin, thanks for checking on me... I'm really excited about growing the comfrey!

I love my comfrey!!!

Don't grow it too close to rhubarb. It seems to put off too much of something because as it got closer to the rhubarb the rhubarb started developing root rot and dying. I lost most of my rhubarb plants before I realized what was probably causing it.

Robin, I love your comfrey too!

It's taking it hard here in this heat we're having but it sure is a tough plant.

Thank you for sharing your's with me.

I have heard that comfrey actually adds phosporous to the soil, and when planted by fruit trees that are flowering helps in bloom production. Is there any truth to this? I plan on planting it anyway, just wondering if there is any truth to the rumor.....

Hi Brent, I wouldn't doubt it would be beneficial to anything it grows near. I don't know about growing comfrey with fruit trees but what I do know is that it sends down long tap roots where it accumulates many minerals; including phosphorus along with potassium, calcium, magnesium and iron. I love this plant ~ for so many reasons!

I'll definately be planting some this year. I got some on EBAY and I hope they germinate. If not I may just have to look around my property a bit harder. It may be here already!

Good luck, Brent. The seeds were hard to find when I was looking and apparently not so easy to germinate. Let us know how it goes.

The regular comfrey can be quite invasive, but there is a sterile cultivar called Bocking 14 that does not produce seed and is therefore non-invasive.

I ordered the Bocking 14 roots from Horizon Herbs a couple years ago and they arrived in excellent condition and the plants did great.

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