Superstar comfrey

Comfrey is very popular especially with gardeners. The plant has many medicinal values but gets more and more attention due to it’s benefits in the garden. Comfrey tea and mulching with comfrey is a common topic between gardeners lately.

Russian Comfrey (Symphytum x uplandicum) is very well behaved and doesn’t spread unless the roots get chopped up. A very easy keeper even in our cold region, it reliably overwinters in zone 3.  The plant is very much a cut and come again and therefore can be harvested over and over again through out the season. There are many recipes online on how to best utilize comfrey leaves as a fertilizer. The two easiest and quickest ways are chop & drop (chop the leaves and mulch around other plants) and a quick steep in hot water or overnight in cold water and apply the liquid to any plant.

Check our herb profile  on comfrey! We will have plants available in spring as well as root cuttings that we can ship Canada-wise! (Please note there is a wait list currently! Contact us for more details)