Russian Comfrey Fert

[Ganja-Guru]

Stickied. Great thread.

[patriofarmer]

Hey Cantharis what are the fertilizer needs of the Comfrey? If it is high in nutrients itself does it leach the soil?

[cantharis]

You are right, can´t keep taking out and not put back. I feed my comfrey with some commercial tomato fert. OK, it´s chemical, but the comfrey converts it to organic for my MJ.

[experimentalist]

Originally Posted by cantharis

You are right, can´t keep taking out and not put back. I feed my comfrey with some commercial tomato fert. OK, it´s chemical, but the comfrey converts it to organic for my MJ.

I do the exact same thing with my Mullein. I typically feed it Miracle Gro Tomato Food
18-18-21 but every month I give it a shot of Miracle Gro Azalea & Rhododendron 30-10-10
when the new leaves aren't coming in as green as usual.

I'm doing an experiment with the same method but I am throwing in all my cuttings from all my
plants.. wormwood, chives, coleus, parsley, african violet trimmings, and carrot tops. I don't
know if it'll work as well as my Mullein & Wormwood fert, but I dont see why not. I'll be feeding it to
my non MJ plants first to see how they react.

And you were right cantharis, that stuff sure does smell like a fart to be proud of! My
wife won't come near me when I'm working with it. I tell her that I'm just practicing for
the smell of dirty diapers when our first child arrives in a few months!

~Experimentalist

[Corto Malteze]

Originally Posted by experimentalist

I do the exact same thing with my Mullein. I typically feed it Miracle Gro Tomato Food
18-18-21 but every month I give it a shot of Miracle Gro Azalea & Rhododendron 30-10-10
when the new leaves aren't coming in as green as usual.

I'm doing an experiment with the same method but I am throwing in all my cuttings from all my
plants.. wormwood, chives, coleus, parsley, african violet trimmings, and carrot tops. I don't
know if it'll work as well as my Mullein & Wormwood fert, but I dont see why not. I'll be feeding it to
my non MJ plants first to see how they react.

And you were right cantharis, that stuff sure does smell like a fart to be proud of! My
wife won't come near me when I'm working with it. I tell her that I'm just practicing for
the smell of dirty diapers when our first child arrives in a few months!

~Experimentalist

Hahaha!

[cantharis]

Originally Posted by experimentalist

Mywife won't come near me when I'm working with it. I tell her that I'm just practicing for
the smell of dirty diapers when our first child arrives in a few months!

~Experimentalist

Congratulations!! Now you just have to practice staying awake for a week.

[experimentalist]

I should point out that when cantharis stated that you have to dilute this mixture, he meant
it! I keep two jugs for this stuff, one is the full strength fertilizer and the other jug contains
the diluted mixture for feeding. I accidentally fed some of my legal plants the full strength
stuff and they went down hard! I managed to recover them, but only because I saw what I
had done with in a day and flushed the soil.

I dilute to a ratio of 1:20 and add half a tablespoon of molasses per gallon of water
-- just a personal preference -- and it's added to my water for every single feeding.

~Experimentalist

[experimentalist]

Originally Posted by cantharis

Congratulations!! Now you just have to practice staying awake for a week.

Maybe I should start growing coffee?

~Experimentalist

[ElDiablo]

Just a question for clarification -
Your peat, manure, and sand mix is used in all pots. The comfrey fert is used beginning to end of the grow, but alternated with BioCanna. Is this your basic regime? I am planning to model my feeding regime on yours. My growing substrate will be similar as well. My goats have been giving me fertilizer all winter that I have composted and I will be ordering my comfrey sprouts very soon, Spring is almost here.

How did it take for your comfrey to start producing when you first started?

[cantharis]

Originally Posted by ElDiablo

Just a question for clarification -
Your peat, manure, and sand mix is used in all pots. The comfrey fert is used beginning to end of the grow, but alternated with BioCanna. Is this your basic regime? I am planning to model my feeding regime on yours. My growing substrate will be similar as well. My goats have been giving me fertilizer all winter that I have composted and I will be ordering my comfrey sprouts very soon, Spring is almost here.

How did it take for your comfrey to start producing when you first started?

I planted the comfrey roots about march. They were producing usable leaves by June that year.

[LumperDawgz]

Here's a source Russian Comfrey Broadleaf - Nichols Garden Nursery in Albany, Oregon.

They've been in business for 60 years and know how to ship cuttings for their various herbs and plants. They sell a number of heirloom seeds as well on a wide variety of vegetables, herbs, et al.

HTH

LumperDawgz

[ElDiablo]

Cantharis,
Do you think the Comfrey could take a frost? I can cover it on the cold nights if needed. I am getting anxious to get the Comfrey growing.

[Corto Malteze]

Yeeees, Russian comfrey is available here. They sell 10 roots for 20 bucks. Or 1litre of concentrate non smelling 1 li for 15 dollars. Will I have time to use the leaves in Juneish if I plant them in March? They say they give better on 2nd year. Or should I buy 2 litres of the concentrate? Thanks Cantharis. Great stuff! Accelerates the bloom and quantity with unique similihormones and B12 vitamins in the comfrey!

[cantharis]

Yes, plant in March and you will get several harvests in the first year. It is a real fast growing mutha.

[Burned Haze]

Originally Posted by cantharis

Yes, plant in March and you will get several harvests in the first year. It is a real fast growing mutha.

will be doing this

Thanks bro

-BH