5 Reasons You Should Grow Comfrey In Your Garden

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Comfrey is the common name for plants in the genus Symphytum, which are considered important herbs for use in organic gardening. It’s grown in parts of Europe, Asia and North-America, producing clusters of blue, purple and white flowers. It may best be known, however, for its slender, long leaves and black-skinned roots.
Check out these 5 brilliant reasons you should grow comfrey in your garden

1.Activate a compost heap
Comfrey leaves can be used to help activate compost heap as they’re high in nitrogen, making them an outstanding bioactivator. If you have a large amount of fall-leaves or other dried brown material, layering it with comfrey leaves is a good-way to help balance the carbon-to-nitrogen ratio and jumpstart decomposition.
To do so, gather your comfrey leaves and crush them, using garden scissors will help you cut through them quicker.
2.Boost seedlings
Young perennials, such as berry bushes, fruit trees, asparagus, herbs, etc., and fruiting vegetable seedlings like squash, cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers, can get a great nutritional kickstart from comfrey. When you plant, simply bury a few of the leaves underneath each planting spot. As they decompose, they’ll provide essential nutrients to help your young plants grow nice and strong.

3.Support the health of your established plants
You can make a compost tea to provide an instant nutrient boost to your established plants too. It’s made by steeping the fresh comfrey-plant matter in water, straining the liquid and then using it to water any plants that may need a mid-season boost of nutrition, or those that are looking stressed. The extra nitrogen in your comfrey compost-tea will help to encourage better flowering and more vigorous growth in all sorts of plants.
To make it, fill a container of any size about halfway with fresh comfrey leaves. Add water to fill to the top, cover and allow it to steep for 3-5 weeks. Fair warning, you may want to hold your nose when you’re near it as the smell is anything but pleasant. Strain off the liquid using your other hand, and then dilute it by half. You can make a less smelly, weaker-tea by adding a gallon of water to every quart of fresh comfrey leaves and then allow the mixture to sit for 3-days, stirring every-day. Afterward, strain and use it at full strength.

4.Prevent scar tissue and speed wound healing
If you have a wound, once it’s begun to heal and is no longer open, you can use comfrey to prevent scar-tissue from forming around it, and to help speed-up the rest of its recovery. Crush up the leaves and rub them onto the area, and dab a little comfrey-oil onto it.

5.Heal skin rashes
Comfrey is especially effective for treating skin-rashes, which is why comfrey creams, balms and salves have been around for centuries. In fact, the name comfrey actually means “to grow together,” highly appropriate for a plant well-known to heal wounds. Once again, this remedy should only be used when the skin is not-broken.


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