comfrey

comfrey? I have what I call a comfrey still, it consists of two barrels one on top of the other, the bottom one has a tap the top one has lot of holes drilled in the bottom of it. Comfrey leaves are stuffed into the top barrel with a lid in place, within about three weeks the leaves will have liquified and collected in the bottom barrel will be a black looking liquid that smells like sh1t. This can then be decanted off into plastic bottles. I do not put any water into the still just the leaves. What you have now is concentrated comfrey, Used as a feed comfrey "tea" Is made. I put about 150mls 4-5 fluid ounces into a 2 gal watering can, this is then used as a feed. The feed is high in potash and good for colour it is also good used as a folia feed along with seaweed.

You can harvest the comfrey leaves three times do not allow the plants to flower, leave the plants alone once we get into mid September. They will then die back when frosted and come again the following spring.

You can just put the comfrey leaves into a water butt but I prepare the still method.
The down side is the smell but also comfrey can spread mildew but you can sort that out.

Not the old, Ian