Elizabeth has worked since 2010 as a writer and consultant covering gardening, permaculture, and sustainable living. She has also written a number of books and e-books on gardens and gardening. Haley ...

Looking for a more natural way to fertilize your plants? Comfrey tea is one of the most effective organic methods out there, and the staple ingredient could already be growing in your own garden.

Comfrey, until fairly recently, was used for centuries as a medicinal herb. Some of the common folk names for it, such as “healing herb” and “bruisewort,” reflect the healing properties that people ...

Henry Doubleday (1813-1902), a Quaker, brought Russian comfrey to England. He believed that comfrey would help prevent worldwide famine, so his last 30 years were spent in research. He could never ...

Using organic liquid plant feeds is a natural way to deliver a boost of nutrients to specific plants at a particular time. Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in ...

I grow comfrey in every spare nook. This deep-rooted perennial comes from Europe but has naturalized here, and it is one of the first plants to come up vigorously in the spring. Its leaves are large ...

Comfrey juice can be used full strength squeezed from the stems of the plant without any additional ingredients. Try blending three or four leaves with the stems in about two cups of water. It'll last ...

There is a narrow patch of ground about 200 feet long, right in the middle of our farm, that is completely unlike any other. Everywhere else you'll find tidy beds with straight rows, bursting with ...

Comfrey, until fairly recently, was used for centuries as a medicinal herb. Some of the common folk names for it, such as “healing herb” and “bruisewort,” reflect the healing properties that people ...

If you are in a hurry to use your fertilizer, you can start to use it after 10 days but it will not have as much oomph as the finished product. A chemical analysis of liquid comfrey fertilizer showed ...