Getting ready for comfrey.

Got round to the first digging of the year.In the patch of ground I am preparing I will be putting in some comfrey.I  will be taking root cuttings from some plants that I grew last year.

Comfrey from early summer 2011.

Comfrey is a great plant to have in your garden. It has very deep roots which take up nutrients from deep down in the soil.These nutrients are then stored in its lush green leaves.The leaves can be cut several times throughout the growing season and can be applied as a mulch or can be made into a liquid fertiliser.

The left clearly shows the path of decaying comfrey leaves.

During winter the leaves all die back thus returning the nutrients from the decaying leaves to the soil for the roots to take up to build up reserves for growth to start again in the spring.

Signs of early growth.

This mild winter this year has brought some leaves of comfrey breaking through the soil.