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Will comfrey survive a stampede?

FYI: The comfrey I'm talking about is the kind that doesn't reseed. I'm not familiar with other kinds. I'm pretty sure a very strong and well-established comfrey plant could indeed live through a ...
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Can I plant comfrey in rotting compost to help it grow better?

Comfrey is an amazing perennial. To even think about potting this plant as a decoration is sad. One of the very few true 'companion plants' that actually work to pot them is selfish? Grins! In ...
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Will comfrey root sluff off too much growth if you mow it with grass?

Whilst comfrey is good at getting nutrients out of the ground it is a vigorous plant and will compete with the apple tree for water and other nutrients. Not ideal whilst the tree is establishing. I ...
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How do you save an asparagus bed from comfrey?

Oh dear! Comfrey is very hard to get rid off. The best hybrid to use is named 54 and is sterile to avoid wild spread. The best way to get rid of it is to clear your crops is to use a herbicide. ...
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Will comfrey survive a stampede?

Look, I was raised on a wilderness ranch with cattle, horses, sandhill cranes...heaven. No electricity!! 6000 acres a pristine pond/spring where 'Mares Eggs' grew...rare. No ATV'S. We did have a ...
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Can you propagate comfrey by stems?

I cut the stem that flowered and planted it but it's been several weeks and not sure it's rooted but it's still alive. A few have rotted away. Planted around the end of February/Early March in SW ...
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