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COMFREY…an important SURVIVAL FOOD and HEALER
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HOW to make COMFREY fertilizer At HomeThe Very BEST Way!
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Free Fertilizer How to Make Comfrey Tea
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Compost Tea Experiment, Feeding with and without, The results…Amazing!
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Comfrey and it’s Benefits
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7 Health benefits of Comfrey | Herbal Medicine
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The Truth About Comfrey Toxicity! What You Need To Know!!
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These rumored benefits include: wound healing. relief from excessive menstrual flow. diarrhea. bloody urine. scar reduction. burn relief. treatment of bronchitis. treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. treatment for rashes or insect bites. treatment of broken bones, sprains, strains.Despite safety concerns, comfrey is used by mouth for stomach ulcers, heavy menstrual periods, diarrhea, bloody urine, cough, bronchitis, cancer, and chest pain (angina). It is also used as a.Comfrey side effects. Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat..
Although not all side effects are known, comfrey is thought to be possibly safe when applied to.The extracts also have strong antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and immunity-boosting effects (15), (16). The active molecules in comfrey could induce cell death in cancerous cells of the prostate, liver, and blood.
They also interfere in the critical stages of cancer development, like cell division and angiogenesis (15), (16).The tea can be brewed, allowed to cool, and then applied to numerous parts of the body for relief from certain health conditions. Comfrey Tea Benefits. The top health benefits of comfrey tea include the following: Speeding the healing of wounds; Aiding in broken bones; Stimulating digestion; Lowering your risk of bruising and bleeding.
Comfrey is used as a tea for upset stomach, ulcers, heavy menstrual periods, diarrhea, bloody urine, persistent cough, painful breathing (pleuritis), bronchitis, cancer, and chest pain (angina). It is also used as a gargle for gum disease and sore throat.Poultices of comfrey leaves and roots can help cure and supply pain relief for bruises, mild burns, and traumas that cause swelling. Topical comfrey has been traditionally used by people for decreasing pain involved with a pulled muscle and bone fractures, and to alleviate swelling of a vein brought on by a blood clot (thrombophlebitis).
Comfrey cream is a natural substance made from Symphytum officinale, an herb in the borage family.Also known as comfrey ointment, salve, or gel, it’s said to reduce inflammation and alleviate pain when applied to the skin. Proponents claim that comfrey cream can treat a.Therapeutic Uses and Benefits of Comfrey Comfrey has traditionally been used a folk medicine for a variety of ailments, such as the topical treatment of painful muscles and joints, to aid the healing of wounds and skin cells, haematoma, broken bones, fractures, gangrene, inflammation, burns and sprains, bruises, gout.Read user comments about the side effects, benefits, and effectiveness of COMFREY. WE mixed comfry tea, whole raw milk and honey.
I got lucky and only cut the tip but it was still a pretty.Traditional healers have also used oral preparations of comfrey to treat stomach issues, such as ulcers, colitis, and diarrhea. You can also drink dried comfrey root and leaves as tea. Toda.
The most interesting health benefits of comfrey include its ability to reduce pain, eliminate inflammation, boost the immune system, promote growth, and strengthen bones. It also helps heal skin, reduce the risk of cancer, and improve respiratory health.Comfrey tea and extract has been used as a douche for yeast infections. Poultices applied to sore and caked breasts, helps the tenderness leave very quickly. The plant has also seen use as a digestive aid in the form of comfrey-pepsin capsules, but since ingestion of the plant seems to cause liver damage and promote cancer, most herbalists and.
Comfrey tea may help reduce the appearance and speed the healing of bruises, according to Phyllis Balch, author of “Prescription for Nutritional Healing.” It may also help reduce bleeding from skin wounds, and may help stop nosebleeds. Comfrey leaves and roots contain tannins, which have an astringent effect on blood vessels.Although not all side effects are known, comfrey is thought to be possibly safe when applied to unbroken skin for less than 10 days.
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288 comments
So I understand this is a fermentation process? I don’t really get it. My concern is won’t the bacteria become anaerobic without oxygen present? What am I missing?
Good video. I’ve grown comfrey for many years and while I believe it provides many essential nutrients as a “dynamic accumulator”, I also know there are other well-known and common crops that can provide similar nutrient values.
To my mind, the value of comfrey is that it provides me with at least four “crops” each season. I use it as a mulch and as an addition to my home compost.
I’ve never been a believer in “teas” of any variety as I’ve found no objective, scientific basis that indicates there is a benefit (I’m lazy and don’t do things in my garden that haven’t been proven to be measurably beneficial).
Relating to harvesting, I’m rather rough. I simply grab a handful of comfrey leaves and using a large, sharp knife, slice the stems off about two inches from the base. The plants always recover well.
I’ve read that comfrey can be quite invasive unless you grow a sterile variety. So I started my comfrey with some Bocking 14 root cuttings. I have since taken many root cuttings and transplanted them appropriately. That’s easy to do.
That’s my two cents. I always enjoy your videos. Cheers.
To make my comfrey liquid I use a small rain butt with a tap and a tight fitting lid to keep the insects out. It holds an amazing amount of fresh comfrey. As the comfrey disintegrates, it turns into a rich brown liquid which can be drawn off via the tap. It is quite a lot stronger than comfrey tea made in a bucket with water. For seedlings and young vegetables, I usually add a cup of comfrey liquid to a full watering can. As the plants grow bigger I add two cups of comfrey.
Should of showed how you brewed your tea. Cause it works better than that.
Good morning Dr. Tom! My family has had this plant in our garden all my life. My grandmother who was in her seventies, used to take care of elderly women in her home. I vividly remember one little lady who had a stroke and was confined to bed. Grandma did all she could to keep the lady moved in the bed where she wouldn’t lay and get bedsores but eventually the bedsores came. The doctor was called to the home and he treated the lady for her bedsores but they just got worse and worse., Eventually huge holes happened into her skin where the skin was decomposing. Dad got some of his comfrey powdered it up clean the wound every day with peroxide and then sprinkled on the comfrey powder on the bed sore, within weeks the bed sores were gone! The smell from that decomposing skin was horrible. But after the comfrey did its job, the skin that was there looks like brand-new baby skin. What a blessing Herbal remedies have been to our family! if only more people believed in it and use them. I believe if we use what was placed on this earth for us to use naturally, we would know sooner have to call a doctor then we would a lawyer. Smiles Layna and Robert from USA
Thanks sharing this video about comfrey.I have some questions, how will this plant replenish itself if the leaves are harvested to fertilize else where. Will the soil be depleted eventually after time in the same spot? As I was thinking to plant them under fruit trees as a ground cover, will that take all the goodness from the soil from the fruit tree?
I grew comfrey for about 3 years and I to make comfrey tea my plants love it
I have an idea: LOOK UP gallstones and iron deficiency.
I am asking bc i had mine removed some days ago (I really didn’t want to but I felt like I had no choice). I was also said to be low in iron on a yearly check up unrelated to the gallbladder but same doctor. So now I am kinda pissed off bc I lost an organ that there might have been a chance I could have kept. I realized this today unfortunately. But I wonder what you can find and breakdown.
Also on the merck 1899 manual it list iron as a solvent for gallstones.
If your soil is fertile from compose to begin with, then water or tea will make no difference. If your soil is in poor shape then the compost tea will be of great help to your plants.
46 years as a plumber, 40 years gardening off and on,Why didn’t I have a comfrey pipe? ☺️ However have been growing bocking 14 this year and put some in a container to make liquid feed,will get some pipe rigged up like yours Tony,think I can manage,great vid keep up the good work.
My question would be this. Assume that the Tea does work, and I would agree that it probably does. Doesn´t that just diminish the nutrients in your compost? And now you have to worry about the microbes dying off due to lack of aeration whereas you could just keep the microbes happily living in the compost and use the compost on your plants which would produce a more slow, long lasting feeding for your plants.
When the government tells us not take something that is natural it usually means that it works too good. They don’t want to actually heal disease but just to live with it and treat symptoms to make it a little less miserable. Pathetic isn’t it?
thanks for showing this to me, I appreciate your research. The truth is important.
This is great, thank you for making the video! can i ask how long you store the pipe liquid for?
NSAIDS tried to kill me and they are approved by the government! Don’t over do anything.
good day to you Tony!! fantastic advice and information on how to make comfrey tea and a comfrey pipe to collect the rich fertilizer!! ��������✝
your dog is hilarious dubbed furry cute, what mix are they!!!!
Good information!!
How did you do at the dentist? Could they see a difference?
Thank you Randell, great discussion…�� I just planted 2 comfrey plants today…looking forward to the health benefits… Has there been any studies regarding comfrey and MRSA infections?…Interesting for sure..����
his dirt soil is the primary due to the compost additives tea is now thee second best ingredient
Thanks for the good idea for the comfrey pipe. I just started growing Boking 14 this year. I plan to use it for both additional protein for my animals, and as a fertilizer for my garden.
The pepper plant you did without the tea looks better to me in my opinion. Its leaves look vigorous and healthy but the other one looks as if its leaves were heat or wind burned after you fed it with tea
if you are going to make compost tea then just simply do it in the correct manner that actually works…. then you can apply it and get real world results… not just some half arsed attempt e.i. not aerating and letting it sit for 4 days!! you probably got yourself anaerobic tea instead and your gardening being full of organic matter corrected the puss you poured on your plants… i could make a cake that everyone raves about, get all the ingredients necessary then not mix it properly and cook it with a blow torch and then say “wow! this recipe is phuct!” great garden mate but if you’re going to make a compost tea at the very least do some reasonably thorough research… there are plenty of credible ppl with the correct information.
Most wonderful! I love borage! My bro and I made ‘candied’ borage flowers to decorate a wedding cake… so beautiful and tasty too!
I totally agree with you and the safety of Comfrey. And no they don’t want us to have healing knowledge and plant resources. Thank you for sharing about your journals I bet that is healing for the gut. God bless❣️ Ever heat of a book
They still have in print but is at least 50 yrs old, called “ Back to Eden” it was my mother’s boom and it had all kind of things that sounded odd. But I’ve learned over 50 plus years is true. Maybe you might enjoy checking it out if the library has it? ������✨������✨
apologies… missed the bit where he said “been bubbling away for 4 days” but 4 phuking days!! incredible!!!
I grew comfrey for years. I used it to heal my children’s skin issues of all kinds. It’s one of the most useful herbs on the planet. It’s healing benefits have been lost for the most part to the general population. I had a acquaintance who reluctantly mentioned she had serious hemorrhoid problems. I gave her some fresh comfrey leaves to make a poultice with and apply daily. 6 years of suffering and after two weeks she was healed. She then praised me as some great healer. I told her to praise and grow the herb which I gave her seeds and cuttings.
I have spent almost the entire spring digging comfrey plants up in my allotment, they are everywhere. Leave just one bit of root and they grow back.
The only benefit is to horrible soils. But who has their soils tested? That’s the only way to know.
Did you use tap water right off the tap to make the tea? If you didn’t let the water distill & let the chlorine burn off, the chlorine would pretty much render the tea useles. Or at the very least weaken the strength of it. Chlorine kills the good bacteria in the tea. Also letting the tea sit for 4 days didn’t do it any justice. And if you didn’t aerate the tea & give it oxygen it also made the tea weaker, to the point where it’s almost useless. No judgment though. Live and learn. Hopefully you’ll take what some people have said here and apply it to your garden. The people passing judgment or throwing shade need to slow your role. I bet there was a point in your life where you weren’t king/queen shit & knew everything about everything. Anyway, hope my post helped & if you want some very simple techniques for aerating tea let me know & I’ll help you out. Cheers.
I just loved this video! Thank you and so informative. If I were to take it orally as a tea for rheumatoid arthritis… would it be a general rule that I take a teaspoon of dried leaves in hot cup of water as a tea once a day for how long? Thanks again!
Couldn’t you use it directly after a week if the 3 weeks is too strong?
Thank you for your video. Can a comfrey poultice be frozen and used again after applying it for one night so far? If so, how many times so it’s still effective? Thank you.
Thanks for sharing, I don’t know who would give a thumbs down to this video, but I’m subscribing because I love your efforts, and the sharing them!!!
I’ll be planting some of that Comfrey, it looks tasty too: ) Thank you for sharing your wisdom Yahdoh. Peace.
I say this Pom has shit for brains and doesn’t know how to brew good compost tea.
I have read and discussed this with others before. good stuff
Hi Tony, really great design work there, but I worry about this as a solution for anyone who’s self-sufficient in veg, as they will only be getting nutrients that are already in the ground in their little patch of land. In our case this land is also very sandy effectively sand dunes so the comfrey’s deep roots go into sand. I prefer to get my added nutrients from far and wide, to make sure that I am getting a varied mix, as a result rock dust, manures and seaweed seem to be a good bet. What do you think? I’m guessing you eat mostly fruit and veg from your plots, do you actively try and diversify the nutrients you add to the soil?: All the best Steve
I bought 20 plants,they are non seeding variety.But,they spread out by the roots,i now,after 1 year after planting have about 200!!!
Invasive they are!!! But i have been digging them up to push them back,roots on some small plants are 10-12 inches long! With side shoots coming of them.Making tea with the leaves,and am going to make a pipe. What is the dilution to water?
Tea made normally i understand is 1=10.
I also have Bokking 14 growing in my field, 11 plants,planted last year from roots,coming along fine!
The plants are in close proximity to the same soil so the tea all runs underneath, probably the reasons why there’s no difference. A better comparison is to have the plants in different containers.
Who are the two sons of bitches that gave this video a thumbs down? You should go to the waste heap. Not the compost heap.
Do you suggest using the PURPLE flower Comfrey? Comfrey symphytum uplandica?
I just use Alaska fish fertilizer and seaweed. Feeds the soil nicely and makes whatever you grow in it vigorous and lush.
It’s hilarious watching these “scientific experiment” videos. The problem with nearly all of them is that they are anything but scientific. There are quite a few problems with this compost tea test. I mean, it’s fun to see what happens when you water with tea versus water but at least make it meaningful. Basically, you have to eliminate as many variables as possible in order to find any significant and repeatable principles/information. Giving spring onions a couple of weeks to see the results is absurd. Alliums grow very slowly. It’s unlikely that you would see any noticeable differences in such a short time. I could go on and on.
I’ve been eating it for years: ) I like to put it in the blender with fruit… Bananas, berries or whatever you like and make a “green smoothie” out of it!! It’s good to see other people know how valuable it is too!! Thanks!!
The cucumber plant watered w/ tea received less light and was planted beside a nutrient-hungry squash. The plain watered cucumber plant was less cramped, plus its neighbors were nitrogen fixing beans/peas.
Been using Comfrey for quite a while now and its thanks to you for some of your old videos Tony, the Comfrey pipe I made was completely made from recycled materials at a cost of a couple of pounds. Very informative video.
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Comfrey is something I always want growing on my homestead. Thank you!
This is what am thinking I may be wrong. Once a plant has all nutrients adding more will do no good. That is why no difference. If you had poor soil I think compost tea would be more beneficial.
I bought some Comfrey Bocking 14 from eBay but now that it is growing the flowers are white. Do you think I’ve been mis-sold? Thanks
I love how you feel about plants. you are so right about them. as a gardener, I know the more time you spend with the plants the happier they are. the better they are cared for and more thankful you are for them, the better they grow and personally the better they taste
I think you are brilliant. I am a new herbalist, please tell me how to find correct dosages when making creams, tinctures and so fourth. I need credible info on herbs.
I would like to know the name of the comfrey plants in your video I really like these plants and would like to know whhere I could buy them or get some seeds. Thanks
Amish Dr from KY gave us Comfrey for my grandma she had a broken rib, in about a week we saw big results with this herb, she was drinking it and we applied to the affected area, inflammation and pain gone! ���� Thank God for Natural Remedies ��
Tap water is not the wisest choice. It contains lots of bad things in it and can resist decomposition process of the comfrey.
Great video, Tony. I love to grow and use comfrey in the garden. I do exactly as you do, but I wasn’t familiar with the pipe method. Thanks. I’ll have to try it.
Can I eat the comfrey leafs raw? Some people say they did and some say they make it in infusion or dry it for tea
I just ordered some from Horizon Herb. com I can’t wait to get them into their space here. Can you dry the leaves and make tea? Can you juice the leaves?
A great video I do go comfrey and I fill a dustbin up and make a concentrate and I am planning to fill up a few more and I have also got around 150 litres of concentrate in my garage and I also make a banna peel fertiliser and also have bins full of pernious weeds and use the juice of these also
Great video with lots of great info!! Thank you for sharing!
Brilliant video Tony! Going to have to get myself some comfrey now!
total joke this video, 10 days is no where long enough to see any differences in the feeding of the plants
The difference is NOT in how they look. The difference is in the contents of the plants (minerals, vitamins), and the taste. Also, you had to do the test in a normal soil, not nutrient dense soil. Your experiment is useless this way.
I’m wondering if you can also use comfrey tea for indoor plants….would be so grateful for any info. Love your videos, thanks.
You need tome biomass together with compost tea. those microorganisms do need some food:D
If the government tells you not to take it orally, perhaps you should take it orally. They always tell people not to use what is good for them or they just ban it. They know that fluoride and mercury fillings are bad, yet they won’t ban it. I take it orally and I have not had any problems. Every herb that is free, which they can’t profit off, they begin a smear campaign. This is no different that raw milk, it is very healthy, so they ban the sell of it. They sale you this pasteurized and homogenized worthless milk. Same is true for bitter almonds. went it was said that they cure cancer, the govt made it mandatory to pasteurize them, there by killing the enzyme responsible for curing cancer. When Americans were using good oils like coconut, palm and lard, they began a smear campaign and force this toxic vegetable oil on the people. I can go on and on turpentine, food grade hydrogen peroxide, marijuana leaf oil, iboga…but the point is if they say it is bad, it must be good.
You are a bloody inspiration, got it growing in my garden, and used the leaf and root odd time to make a tea. And eat the odd leaf, the donkey next door loves the stuff and skins it to the scutt.
Can i make a tea that consists of worm castings, bat guano and molasses or would i need to add more? Im in veg stage at the moment and have been using canna terra pro which already comes ready charged with perlite.
You say you let it bubble for four days and you made it a couple of days ago. My understanding is that it should bubble for 24 hours and be used within four hours. Otherwise those aggressive little microbes start eating each other.
i did see a cook dip the leaves in batter and quick fry them the looked nice..on the tv it was.
I have lots of comfrey plants but up u ntil now have only been using it as a chop a nd drop. I like the idea of comfrey tea and thing I will try to set that up this weekend. How long do you let it sit in the bucket with water? I am assuming that you then strain it out into another bucket. What ratio of cmfrey juice to water do you use?
my chickens love it too and my dog eats the leaves off the plant himself. thnx for sharing.
Can you do a video on grafting.thankyou. I don’t see any channels talking much about how to graft plants and trees
Thank you Gardener Scott, my Comfrey plant here in the UK has a lot smaller leaves, same flowers. What I didn’t know was you should leave it in a fairly sunny spot. It makes sense!
How bad does it smell after strained? I made a root tea before and it smelled so bad I couldn’t use it because I grow indoor hydroponics. If it stinks bad still once strained does the smell still linger once mixed with the extra water?
I use them for growing cannabis. The teas feed the microbials. The by products of the microbials feed the plants.
Maybe my way of thinking is wrong BUT if chickens and cattle eat this, and we eat them…how can it be poisonous?
You might have to wait for like a month, let the tea do it’s job. Not sure Mate? All these other video’s on YouTube where these people talk about compost tea but don’t show any proof.
Colloidal Silver is another Great healer,and its cheap and easy to make yourself.
I laughed my ass off when the dog started talking. I’m going to be growing comfrey all around my orchard.
What a blessing to have you share this information with us. I have had bruising on my arms asI have entered my sixties and it is very very disheartening. I have begun making comfrey tea in my drip coffee maker instead of coffee and after two days of a glass of the tea I am amazed that I can see the bruising begin to dissipate. Dr after Dr just told me it was just a part of aging. I told them all that I refuse to accept that and here you are! I can’t thank you enough. PLEASE don’t stop sharing ANY information that is healthy for body mind or spirit.
You’re not aerating the tea dummy. Duh it didn’t work, no beneficial colonies were brewing. Amateur mistake.
I use mine within 10 minutes of leaving aerated environment.
For the record, grower mastery lvl 9 here this guy is a 5 at best. Happy growing everyone!
The cucumbor without the thee is a bit bigger because of the light. There is big leaf hanging over the other one.
That’s a great use for comfrey, but don’t forget comfrey root can be turned into an extremely healthy ointment for broken bones, damaged joints and to heal bruises and inflamed arteries, and generally promotes tissue restoration.
Ya fruit cup you need to bubble it tea with a air bubbler for 18-24 hours
The microbes wouldn’t die off. I for some reason bought a microscope a long time ago but it comes in handy now. You can have life teaming and growing in a airtight water bottle. When I first got my scope, I would play around with fresh and salt water. Both have microorganisms you can see with the naked eye and smaller that can live in those bottle for months and maybe longer. That teas microbes aren’t dead. This mans garden is just amazing
I think compost tea is best used for container gardens. Potting mixes usually have half peat moss & pearlite with little compost.
Thank you for a very informative presentation. Have you produced the Part 2 you mentioned?
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Whatever studies were done on Comfrey to say that it is dangerous were done on isolated alkaloids of the plant, not in there natural synergistic state. Comfrey has been used in herbal medicine for centuries and has not been considered a toxic plant.
I recently bought a plant and will be growing it in my garden for juicing the leaves.
Right, mine says overnight with A airator stone. Then use it liberally.
I love when you go off the beaten track! That’s where the good stuff is, and you’re so enjoyable to listen to! Love that accent, and love your DIY attitude and passion. Gonna go look for dental bone update. Love from Scotland!
Hi there. We have an abundance of comfrey here on our croft. I am realising the benefits of it both for therapeutic purposes and also for our polly tunnels. Will be making much more use of the massive amount that we have here. Thanks for the video and hope you are doing well right now! Cheers.
Tea inoculates the soil with beneficial bacteria and other microbes. It creates a healthy living soil. If your soil is made of rich compost, then it already has a great population of microbes, which is why there isn’t a difference. Use it on crap soil and see what happens! Great video, great garden!
10 days wont be enough as things move slowly at first. Fungi needs to grow & replicate over time.
And 10 days is way too short of a period of time to really see the difference. Try doing a whole harvest
Now that you’ve been using this pipe for a year, would you change anything about the design? I’m about to make one and current looking around for parts
I have blocking 14 and I just use an old galvanised dustbin and just add water, dunk in a bucket when ready and strain. It stinks, so you know must be good stuff. Doesn’t the pipe get bunged up? How does the water get in? I’m not getting how this pipe works. Seems a bit of a phaff to have to take the bottle out of the top to shove the leaves down or am I missing something?
Hi brother, “i have been told” Aloe Vera is exceptional for this… really good to hear from you… I think the “pharma maf only got wind… we wont tell them what herb is good for wind… LOL
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From the start you messed up 4 days and u may as well use Tetley’s tea for same effect, you’ve killed anything good in that tea by leaving it so long
Hican you use other bio accumulators similarly? Like watercress or borage? Is lovage a bioaccumulator? I’m asking since they are also edible
Always do the opposite of what the government says about any controversy.
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Great video comfrey is a miracle! Have you ever seen this video on Michael Kiriac? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMosT7e5XA0
A neat and tidy design for the comfrey pipe. When doing a project using parts that you can purchase….how about giving a rough cost estimate as well? Nice one mate ������
I agree with having books for resources. We’re hoping to grow comfrey soon.
agree: everyone has a money-making operation. Basics is affordable gardening.
Please explain the method for making of your tea. Did u add molasses, rock dust, ECT.
Great video Tony!
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Love using grow your own plant feed. I put the roots of Bindweed, Marestail, dandelions, most weed roots into a bucked, cover them with water and make feed. I then throw the rotted roots into the compost bay. Feed and compost from weeds….
Just a quick one how long would you let the leafs etc in the bucket for? And would you just use use a sieve it
Thank you for the knowledge and nothing but facts! very much appreciated.
Personally, I’ve found it to work Maybe 2 things different The gentleman seems to be using a rich soil already and 2. Letting the tea “brew” for 4 days may have exhausted the mixture as the microbes are eating voraciously Also curios to know what “recipe” was used.
Cheers
comfrey is anti-inflammatory also stimulates growth of new skin,a staple of Tibetan and Chinese medicine you can make powder from its dried leaves and roots, mix with some olive oil for a cream/ointment great for hemorrhoids
its difficult to say……Plants grow at differenet rates anyway but there is no harm in trying it………
I made some used it on clematis they didn’t like it any ideas perhaps to strong of mix? they all but died
Brilliant and very polished! You really should be on main stream TV. Keep up the good work…
Could you discuss oil of oregano P73…and tea tree oil…and maybe benefits of yarrow…You are so articulate and able to digest complicated information quite readily, relaying it in a concise easy to understand manner, it would be a pleasure to learn from you…��
There’s comfrey growing under a giant lime tree outside our house…. mmm. On it. Thanks for the tip!!
I love the pooches comments as I appreciate your knowledge in sharing this information.
i hope a hitsquad hired by tea manufacrtures in china find you and give you the once over
The comfrey tea will process quicker (3 weeks) and be stronger if the leaves are shredded before putting them in the bucket.
is symphytum officinale a sterile plant like Symphytum uplandicum bocking 14? What are the differences?
compost tea is usually applied to the leaves of the plant and then some drips to the ground early morning or late evening
You said the basic tea was 10:1. What would you recommend as the ratio for the other one?
Hi Just purchased 3 plants on ebay and got one free from premieryoungplants I was amazed by the quality and size of plants. They came in 9cm pots and were over 18″ tall four massive plants for only £10.50 Bargain!!
When I water my veggie plants i always use rain water never from the sink, they seem to really love the stuff, this spring I’m making compost tea with rain water, I’m useing a air pimp as will
Lol bout 24 hours I leave mines out for a week and it work just as fine. My soil isn’t that great either so ik it gets the job done.
That’s really neat. I don’t think id ever heard of comfrey before. Now I have another plant to put along the house. I recently started up a vermicomposter, and will be building a Black Soldier Fly compost bin this weekend.
With the comfrey, is it better to let the leaves break down by themselves, or will using red wigglers/other compost worms, aid in the release of the beneficial “tea” more quickly?
I liked and subscribed, because I appreciate this video. I just ordered an herbal toothpaste containing comfrey, because one testimonial stated:
I bought the product to try and regrow a back molar that had a hole from the middle of the tooth to the gum. After two weeks of use, there is tooth regrowth coming out of the gum and some growth from the middle towards the gum.
My intention is to heal a cavity, so I am excited about comfrey. Anyone know if I should take it internally as well, or just topically, if I am targeting only this one area for regeneration?
My mum uses comfrey oil for her arthritis and it’s highly effective. (Do be careful with that drill though lol)
Wow Tony! I really liked this video; thanks. I’ve never grown comfrey but going to try, although I don’t have a huge space. I am interested in the tea and use as organic nutrient to the soil. Very exciting.������
I read that they feed comfrey leaves to cattle and they were very healthy ans did not have any health problems.
Watered down urine is so much better than compost tea, I urinate in a 10 liter watering can and fill it up with rain water I wouldn’t use it on lettuce or radish or other stuff eaten in salads but it’s great on cucumber Mellon pumpkins tomatoes, it saves about 10,000 liters of water a year so I can use all that saved water on my garden.
Could you recommend any bacteria or fungus to add into the tea, before or after brewing?
The comfrey tea pipe is such a great idea, with easy instructions too!
@JTfromSTL.. hi dude, i actually dont smoke at all…. just breathe in the air… thanks for being here
Asthmatic smoking comfrey.. made my morning ty.. lmao Yeah I got chronic bronchitis so maybe I shouldn’t smoke comfrey either eh? maybe I can vape Comfrey? heh
It works but like any fertilizer not if your soil doesn’t need it.
I’m afraid comfrey is not native or naturalized here in Argentina. Is there any other plant or herb that you would recommend? Someone told me you can do this tea even with grass, but I wonder about its effectiveness.
My worm tea extract tested at PH 9.5 for some reason. I now dilute the tea with 50% water, add nurients as needed, then adjust the PH with white vinegar until it reads about 66.5. One would think compost tea would be acidic, but we cannot assume. Decent PH METER is about $30 on Amazon….So bottom line is if PH is too high does not matter what you do nutrients are locked out.
I just got a new second allotment and this is growing it a small gap between a fence I want to move it and make a flower border… Or I could wait for it to go to seed and put the seed where I want. I never knew how invasive it was so glad I watched this. Can you take the roots for all the other common types of comfrey to make more plants too?
I raised my family on comfrey. Put it in soups stews for the extra protein and vitamins mineral. My cow also loved it when she seen me coming with some her tongue got twice as long just to get to it. My kids were always healthy when every one else’s kids were sick.
Hi Scott, do you have any concerns about using comfrey? I’ve been reading about it’s benefits but it also seems there are concerns of it causing cancer.
I took my comfrey cuttings last autumn. I’m hoping to start making comfrey tea next year…………..brian
Another great video Scott! Much appreciated! I latched onto using Comfrey as a fertilizer about 2-3 years ago, starting off with only 6 plants. I researched the best varieties and found a source here in Canada for Bocking 14. Grew like a charm and produced lots of leaves which I use as a liquid fertilizer and a compost enhancement. This and my Lovage (for celery favouring in soups and salads) have become my 2 favourites always reliable and available when I need them!
10 days isn’t enough time when growing, not taking into account your soil looks superb already. I am curious if you stored your tea after brewing or constantly had it bubbling because w/o oxygen it would just die..so for others out there, use it or lose it.
i love my comfrey.bi cut them 3 times a year to add them to the compost
This is the third video that tested the compost tea and it never worked ao I think it’s conclusive.
I make comfrey tea but also make “tea” with all my weeds. I never let the buckets sit around for 3 weeks though. I find the contents of the bucket break down almost entirely after only a week or so in the hot sun. And yes….it is by far the worst smell of any fertilizer!! Don’t get it on your hands or clothes as it is very difficult to get the smell off!!
You heard right, Comfrey will kill you. It’s not an important food source.+
I rarely add a negative comment..but you totally wasted my time.
There are strains that are invasive species. Lab engineered with e coli and the crispr gene.
Can you please say exactly which type of comfrey you are using? There are to many opinions to sort thru, would be so much easier to get the right information before I plant something.
Been using Seaweed concentrate, cup full in 10 litres, results have been great, and only £1 at the pound shop…..great for most plants etc…
Will any variety work? I’ve heard blocking 14? Mentioned as being the best variety, however I ordered a different variety seed.
You brewed it for way too long only need 24 hours with an air pump
I just loved the way you presented this. I have a question about using it as a tea for rheumatoid arthritis… what would you recommend? Daily cup of tea using teaspoon dried comfrey leaves steeped in water? And is daily enough or too much? Thanks so much and appreciate any feedback. God bless!
Comfrey is a plant we could research for years and still never find enough uses for it. The amazing size alone of the taproot and how far they can suck macro and micronutrients from beneath the surface is amazing. We are busy testing a comfrey compost and will test and share results on our page when we are done.
Can I use Comfrey for teeth regeneration? I did some research on this as well as a cobo of Organic Eggshells And if yes, how so? And how long for you normally see results? Thanks!!
I grew up with a huge comfrey garden and loved eating the leaves. They felt weird but tested good. I drink comfrey tea, take comfrey pills…. Etc…. I can’t believe how bad people think this is. I will NEVER be sold on the “danger” of this plant, will always take my comfrey
Thank you for the information video. Can i make liquid fertilizer from Sesbania and sunn hemp leaves ( one of the best for nitrogen). Awaitng Reply
Where did you go to school? You are so knowledgeable and you present your info in a very factual way. This info is rare to the average person. This is the kind of knowledge I desire.
I’m really new to gardening and just came across your video looking for organic alternatives to store bought fertilizers. Great advice just ordered bocking 14 root cuttings to plant. It’ll be useful for me and the bees:)
I was told to put the comfrey leaves in a pair of tights and to suspend that in a water barrel. Not tried it yet but have lots of comfrey to get rid of and some blue barrels to use on our plot. Has anyone tried it that way?
Ohhh, so sweet! My childhood dog looked exactly like your mate! How I miss him. You are a lovely man thank you for sharing and educating the public. There happens to be a very large amount of comfrey growing behind my Mothers house.:)
Great tip for putting comfrey in the rain barrel. I’m going to try this. I love the beautiful comfrey plant.
You have to give it more time than just ten days! I’d give it at LEAST a month! And since you said you already have compost and soil amendments in the soil already, that’s why they are growing the same. Now if you had one plot of the garden where there was poor soil with no soil additives put in and one with, THEN you would notice a difference. They ALL look like they are growing VERY WELL and are VERY HEALTHY! AWESOME garden! <3
Hi! I am in California and i was told not to use comfrey because it is invasive. True?
Comfrey is perfectly safe internally & externally. This study was done on mice. I have used this herb for many years as a herbalist & it’s amazing benefits. They tried to ban it because it is so benificial containing allatoin which regenerates damaged cells thus healing the damaged skin internal & external. The only thing you have to be careful with is putting it on a uncleaned wound because it heals so quickly will trap germs inside. Comfrey is amazing!
Could we use anaerobic bacteria for hastening the process? Thank you
a big thanks!!!!, very well put together, you exposed the lies, i grow comfrey in my garden,the common kind you can grow from seed, russian blocking 14 cannot be grow from seed!! bees love the flowers, i make comfrey creams, oils, teas, heals, cures, great for skin, im 56 and people are amazing how young my skin looks, you would have to be silly to eat huge amounts per day.like lbs and lbs, Mother Earth, the Creator, gave us Comfrey, to use sensibly, its mankind that messes things up by not working with Mother Earth
I make comfrey fertiliser in a watering can by packing in the leaves and adding water, so that I can pour a measured amount into another watering can before adding water. I was glad to learn the percentage 10 units water to 1 unit comfrey. It smell terrible but it’s great to get free, organic fertiliser for so little trouble. I thought your presentation was excellent relaxed and informative.
nick a pair of tights from your wife your girlfriend or your boyfriend or both lol
Researchers alleged found B12 in comfrey
just to claim that the amount required to consume would prove risky
Great video. When you’re harvesting comfrey do you cut it down to ground level?
I loved the disclaimer…
I can not tell you it’s good or safe to use.
Only a fool would ever eat such a thing…
I will not look in to it.. 😉
My cat seeks out comfrey and eats the leaves. He’s a happy and healthy cat.
Hi Tony really enjoyed watching this video as ive purchased my first bocking 14 comfrey plants, your video was very imformative but i had wondered with you saying you can crop plants 4 times a year is that done before or after flowering to be able to crop 4 times a year thank you.
of many things the tea does do is that it continues to feed worms, but otherwise, with a rich soil as you have a plant may only be able to absorbs much bennificial nutrients. if the tea had kelp, bat guano, chicken manure, old coffee grinds, and digarded vegtable and fruit which may not be in your tea, there may be a difference. when you make tea from what a plant is already growing in it like adding more of just compost, the tea is no different then the growing media, so the other additives more or less would most likely have different effects on control with water only and tea with kelp, different manure then in compost, some guano depending on what stage of growth plants are.
If you want free comphrey try canal paths grows there naturaly
Nice video Tony, I have been thinking of doing that for a few years and have some of the parts, so maybe next year.
Ken
Thumbs up from me Tony. Ive recently sown some comfrey seeds as an autum sowing, I’ve never grown or had any before so I’ll see how they do. That comfrey pipe looks brilliant. really enjoyed watching this, thank you.
Hi, Tony! I live in Berlin and I’ve been growing comfrey bocking 14 for three years now. I set the three of my plants under apple trees. Sadly their leaves never get much larger than my hands and I have never been able to gather enough leaves to make comfrey tee. Do you know why? Could it be our very poor sandy soil? Do they need full sun? Looking forward to your answer. Thank you.
When plants are in vibrant nutrient rich soil, the tea would not make much difference, as normal water will leach nutrients from the soil. Tea probably helps quite a bit in older potted plants with worn out soil.
QUESTIONS:
1) Did you use tap water, or rain water?
2) Was it your compost, or was it from a bag?
I suspect your compost tea was “dead”.
I am fermly convinced that the fda and big pharma are fully aware of just how effective comfrey is and they have done everything in there power to demonize it. they know they will loose money on a large scale if people knew they could heal with it.
If anything, people should be worried about THE LACK of research. When there are no studies that are reliable on the supposed toxicity of a substance, not taking it is a safe behaviour.
That said, while I’d be very careful about taking comfrey, knowing the POTENTIAL risks, it should be said that it’s kinda odd that medical association advice against using it while they, at the same time, approve drugs that THEY THEMSELVES claim are potentially damaging for the liver. FANS or aspirin are commonly used, yet both are potentially liver-damaging, as you can see from reading the booklets accompanying the drugs.
I’ve seen claims that even very small doses of comfrey may lead to cancer and liver diseases, yet the only clinical cases actually mentioned are people that consumed the plant regularly for extended period of times, very likely in high doses.
If you chug 15 aspirins per day for 3 years, chances are your liver won’t be pristine.
is he wearing a whig? is that seam on his forhead where they flip the top to add the fuel?
Great stuff as usual i will definitely do this with comfrey. Im assuming you wouldnt want to dig the comfrey back in with the roots on??? What is the green manure plants that ive heard you grow it then dig it in??
you can also use NETTLES for the same purpose and they are just as effective as comfrey,and thebest part of this method is you don t use valuable garden growing space or effort growing you crop or buy seeds,just go for a walk and using a pair of shears cut as much as you need. use in exactly the same way as comfrey.please remember the country code and securely close all gates that you use.good growing folks paul.
can i chew on the actual root from the ground or does it have to be bloomed and i have to chew leeves?
I was thinking about buying an olive tree. I was going to grow it in a pot, because I live in the midwest. Itbuses a lot of a high nitrogen fertilizer. i was wondering if this would be the answer to this? I do know urine has nitrogen.
We have Bocking 14 all around the garden. The bees do love it and so do I for fertilizing my tomatoes, peppers and aubergines. I just use the bucket method so far and while it is stinky, it certainly does the job.
what is your timing for making the tea….so, what time of year is the plant first ready to harvest from? is this when you first harvest, or do you wait for around like beginning of may, start production of tea, plant end of may and use fertilizer at that time? i live in kansas city, mo…i believe zone 6. just wondering if i can make a big surplus or need to use as i go, and if you use just as first sowing or how often do you fertilize, say your tomatoes and peppers with this?..once a week?
Lol…can you span your camera a little faster? Good grief…if you’re trying to help us figure out what comfrey is stop the camera!
Thank you! Wonderful information with uplifting presentation.
Have Bocking 14,but didn’t understand why it wasn’t multiplying.Now I know haha.
Hello from France and thank you so much for your advice.
Is comfrey an invasive plant? Are yours in pot?
Where can I buy Comfrey plants or roots in Colorado. Near Denver or online?
I have been growing and using this for year it’s great stuff. All my fruit and veg (especially brassicas) love the stuff. On fruit bushes and tree it gives a great start to the growing season however don’t use to mush as it priorities foliage growth and not fruit growth
Great video, although I also advise chopping the leaves or twisting them to speed up the process ^^ happy growing ��
Heard this was good to help cure cavities and tooth decay, but also that too much may be bad for your liver. Is there a good way to use this to heal teeth without over doing it? would something you swish and spit out, be better than a tea or something you ingest?
Its a lot easier to use a plastic council bin, drill a few holes in the bottom, stand bin on a frame high enough to put a bucket under.. I make it by the gallon each year. It has very little smell and stores well in 2litre coke bottles, the big plus is its a consistent strength
Comfrey leaves are widely used as a vegetable in East africa esp to give green color to mashed potato dishes.I l enjoy frying them with my kales and spinach they are delicious.
I say it’s all about the SOIL BABY! If the soil is right, water is the only thing needed.
Merry Christmas from Auckland,New Zealand it’s Wednesday, December 25, 2019.
I make a nice tea form the Comfrey with Black Sage it’s delicious and nutritious. Regardless of being unfairly demonized by the FDA… I’ll try your recipe for my plants. Thanks!
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Add DMSO to comfrey compress when putting it on your body, it penetrates faster and deeper.
Yes! I have comfrey that’s been planted in my garden for a few years. I put it in my raised beds and compost. It’s just sprouting now so will make this tea when it gets bigger. Bees love the flowers. Thanks!
Would you use comfrey plant leaves blended in a worm compost bin as food? Seems like it would only boost the casting fertility. ����♂️
Great video with lots of great info. Love the idea of keeping a book or ledger. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas.
Thanks Scott. I just planted comfrey last year and I’m looking forward to using it. This video was very helpful.
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1a: TEST, TRIAL
make another experiment of his suspicion
— William Shakespeare
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2obsolete: EXPERIENCE
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Thank you for the video! I think we may have some growing wild behind our fence. What variety do you have growing in your garden?
Hi Scott, I have learned so much from your videos! I have a question related to using comfrey tea to prepare a garden bed. I will be preparing a new garden patch in my yard later this summer and thought I’d plant a cover crop to improve the soil. Anyway, in the spring, I have to chop the cover crop and wait 2 weeks before planting. Would there be any benefit to adding some comfrey tea to the bed, either at the point when I chop up the cover crop or after the 2 weeks/just before planting? Or, even without a cover crop, is there any benefit to adding to a garden bed before adding seedlings?
You can’t put compost tea in a bottle and seal it without killing the bacteria in it. Dead compost.
Gardener Scott, I planted comfrey spring 2019 and now it’s December 2019 and my plants have grown very big. Is there something I did wrong or do they need time to grow
You are an amazing woman. You talked me into comfry. I like the idea of a tea fertilizer. I have the itching right now to do a worm bin for compost. I love your passion!
Thank you tony very useful video,one question where can I purchase the comfrey you mentioned please is this the correct spelling bocking 14? How long does it take in a bucket?
The compost tea is so good because of the mychrohizae and beneficial bacteria, the aireator provide oxegyn for the lifeforms, if you dont keep it aireated the beneficial bacteria will die and give way to aeromatic (bad) bacteria. Some aeromatic bacteria are good but the foul smell will give away the bad stuff immediately.
Thanks so much for this great video. I wish you would do more, or at least part 2.
Also, I must point out the excellent Elsevier article made a mistake when it called Russian Comfrey, Uplandicum. And the common garden variety Officinale. It got them mixed up.
Russian Comfrey is the Symphytum Officinale which has been around for centuries. The Symphytum X Uplandicum is the hybridised version created in the 1950’s by the Henry Doubleday Research Institute in the UK. This was then exported to Australia, USA and other countries. Andrew Hughes brought it to Australia and then Japan, and wrote a book on it when he was in his 90’s.
Most herbal companies still call the Uplandicum version Officinale, when in fact it is not. The PA’s in it are minimal.
Susun Weed also has more information here: http://www.susunweed.com/herbal_ezine/June08/wisewoman.htm
Thank you. Comfrey is great. We can make plant tea with any plant. I throw in comfrey, but also weeds (especially the ones, that have seeds or are invasive as soaking kills them for sure.). I water twice a week, so I soak my just a few days and use it up, when I water. It seems to work, and I don’t dilute (fill up bucket only 1/3 to 1/2 with leaves.) I wonder, if this tea makes bacsilus subtilis-probiotic for the people and plants?
You are very sweet Tony thank you for a lovely video. One question the comfrey pipe, you missed out the concentration/dilution with water (you said you’d need less that method 1 which was 10:1). Also I have a small allotment only 100m2 so no space for comfrey I’m afraid:( any ideas?
G00D Afternoon from Auckland, New Zealand it’s Wednesday, December 25, 2019.
That is truly cool Tony. Thanks for showing us how to make comfrey tea.
Rhubarb has exactly the same effect. Plus side is you can also eat it. ( Truth is docks have deeper roots than comfrey and so probably bring up more minerals than comfrey, nettle tea is a whizz also.)
My bible is a book by Lawrence D. Hills who was Directory of the Henry Doubled society which researched chemical free gardening. He lived in Bocking.
My comfrey pipe is inside the greenhouse. I think the extra warmth may speed up the decomposition of the leaves, though I have occasionally had to add a sprinkling of water to encourage it. The chap who introduced me to the system called it a space ship, so that is how I always refer to it! I have always tried to allow flowering, but remove the old flowers before they seed, as it was in situ before I got the plot and I doubt it is sterile.
4 days brewing is too long if you brewed the compost tea for 4 days it would of gone anaerobic and would of been bad for the garden. brew for 18-24 hours only use good quality compost and organic blackstrap molasses so that the microbes have food to breed. I’m not sure 10 days is enough time to see any kind of difference any way. I would try a new experiment with correctly brewed compost tea and the whole life time of the plant not just 10 days.
I grow Comfrey and make tea from it my plants lov it can you do more vids on it pliz thanks
your spring onions that had the compost tea were greener than the others. Is there a difference in the taste, also did you not airate your tea?
Hi Scott. I saw your video of comfrey tea a few weeks back. Im a beginner gardener and looking at all tips possible. I ordered some cuttings and whilst waiting was planning location to plant. I came across a notice that comfrey causing cancer. Is this so? Is it safe to use this way?
Awesome!
Susan Weeds drinks a quart a day of comfrey infusion with great benefits.
hi tony, so just to be clear the comfrey pipe all you put in is leaves then wait for them to decompose?
The tea makes a marked difference If you are not using compost, but earth/soil, if you use the tea on compost which already hold nutrients, then you will not see any difference?
You know we live in an insane world when you have to include a disclaimer about talking about healthy food man has used for thousands of years to keep yourself from legal trouble; but there are vending machines everywhere full of toxic poisons. Yeah makes sense.
Hi, Its seems like you have failed and not the tea, the idea of add compost tea is to aid nutrients levels of the soil, But obviously your soil is already on the high side nutrient level, best to do the test again, with maybe un-conditioned. Just a thought.
What a brilliant use of comfrey. I’d love to make a comfrey tea pipe. Really useful video Tony. Thank you. ��������
if you make a few gallons worth of tea, and have a surplus, how long can you store it in the sealed gallon milk jugs? how would you store it, cool and dark area?
so you always leave some leaves and inner plant so it doesn’t die and comes back?..what i’m really getting at is, in order to use for compost, can you cut the whole plant down to ground level after flowers, or do you always needs to leave some leaves? it sounds like you trim from the perimeter, remove stems and put in compost, use leaves for mulch and tea?
Anything the world says thank the opposite of it that’s the way the world is upside down
the romans called it nit-bone good 4 broken bones.crush the roots up put around damaged area.goes very hard like plaster. the leaves work as we.i Ive been useing it for 30 years. works well
Hi Tony, if you’ve got some spare time can you give us an update on how your leaf mould is developing? Many thanks. Chris.
I’ve drank comfrey root as tea hundreds of times and never had a problem. It only healed me much quicker. My cat eats fresh comfrey leaves that I grow. He seeks it out. He is healthy and has a shiny coat
OK U.K….here we grow again! Now let me see…
Oh, right, well I was wondering what my wife was doing with that big pipe… in the garden. And all around that big bushy green plant with purple flowers? And then I realized why my “tights,” went missing!! Now I know where my tights went. �� My favorites too, the purple ones. �� It’s all beginning to make sense. �� I need a cup of Comfrey tea. ����
Very helpful information, great job! I love my comfrey plants!
I havent seen anyone mentioning that compost tea actually competes with the malicious microorganisms in the same ecological niche as the biota that lives in the tea
I think that’s a great idea keeping books on homestead do’s and don’ts. You want to keep something you can refer to. A lot of great information on comfrey. Thank you!��
I have several Comfrey plants and knew I could use them but not how to use them.Thanks for the detailed explanation.
What a great video again Tony. Comfrey is such a great herb plant with many uses
Wow learned something new really enjoyed the video. I’m starting to learn how to grow herbs and how to use them and thank you for sharing this information have a Merry Christmas ��
Use boogie brew compost tea. I bet my life there’s a HUGE difference. Did the experiment 3 times on different plants even.
I’m trying to regrow my teeth,…Is it good for that in conjunction with eating eggshells? where can I get comfrey root here in Canada? God bless healer!
Another con to add to religion, bottled water, vermiculite, perlite and Brexit!
Rain water is by far the best for plants. Tap water needs to stand for several days so the chemicals leave it. Opinions appreciated.
O my. Just as we r trying to rid our garden of this strange unknown plant (hereto thot as borage), people r coming out with its marvelous use. I notice where u keep this plant contained. Had we known…
haha my cat will not eat a McDonald “beef patty” that convinced my sister to stop eating that crap. Animals know!
Thanks for your research many people are scared off by government skewed comfrey trials and experiments but when you actually go back to the primary sources you find out its all bull shit.Every negative study I have read on comfrey are smoke in mirrors they make animals eat huge amounts of comfrey then when they die they say look the comfrey killed them its rediculous.I read about the fda making comfrey here in the states illegal they said comfrey had killed three people so I checked out the autopsies and the coroners in all three cases reported that the deceased people had serious prior extended liver disease then the coroners stop short of even saying that the souls in question even died of comfrey poisoning instead he reported that comfrey had the same pa’s that could have or may have contributed to these peoples deaths complete bullshit and the coroners refused to definitively point to comfrey as the cause of death yet the fda out lawed comfrey for this complete deception.I used to walk with a cane I take one leaf of russian comfrey put it in my vitamix with ice and water turn on high for one minute.I take a couple times a week or as needed.I no longer have any pain or a cane I can do anything I want physically now.Comfrey changed my life people no longer have to live with debilitating pain.More people die of aspirin everyday than have ever died of comfrey. Try comfrey and change your life!
I lost it at the “boyfriends tights, if he wears them” lmfao. Love your videos, binge watched quite a few recently. Thank you for making them.
I have not long ago just planted myself 20 cuttings next to my 20 strawberry plants! so what i will do is chop ‘n drop and have tons of strawberries next year, looking forward to it. Peace.
quick question. how much do you know about comfrey? I know someone who is taking it in powder form, is that okay?
I use a combination of nettles, comfrey seaweed and worm castings in water and stir the brew every couple of weeks. It is stored in one of those large table top scrap bins. The smell is awful but my plants love it. I am curious though, do slugs lay their eggs in the tea, as I hate to add baby slugs into the soil. I don’t want more slugs, but less. Thanks
Love the pipe idea! One question, with the bucket method you said mix 10:1 with water, when using the more concentrated feed out of the pipe what is the correct ratio mix with water?
Anywhere to find how to make BF&C tea? I’ve searched everywhere without any instructions for how much to take per cup.
i ya i have eaten comfrey my self after you gave me the courage what about the toxic liver thing,is it to be believed?
You are a shaman? Your dog looks so healthy he or she is radiant. The dog has very fine diction, did you cross with a parrot? You are, if not a shaman, a Comedy Angel. I am spending some time with my comfrey plant right away. Thank you from the Rainbow Spirits of the Vitreous Humour. { the optical branch of the Comedy Angels.} Please give my regards to the dog.
PS….you are such a beautiful person….and the dog OMG!! What kind is it!! Thanks for all you share! LOVE TO YOU!!
Thank you for the great video. Comfrey is difficult to come by in my part of the world. Is there any other plant that you could recommend, or can any leaf be used for this?
Comfrey can help speed healing so rapidly it is better drank as tea for puncture type wounds! boiling in the water is the proper way to destroy the alkaloid which
causes cancer! it is not necessary to steep leaves and branches.
it IS required that roots are simmered for 20 minutes to destroy the alkaloid!
Fishermen in Alaska use “Bag Balm” the only cure for fish poison in a cut!
Allantoin is the active ingredient, obtained from comfrey.
GREAT INFORMATION ON COMFREY! Thank you for sharing!!!! I knew I loved my comfrey!!! My plants got humongous this past year, and my fruit trees tripled in width!!!
Oh I think it was two years ago I watched your video last.
Your up there on the seriously cool dude level.
I love this stuff, must make a few videos myself, but fear I’m a little wired.lol.
Any more herbal video????? Coming? I promise you your video has helped me and others a lot.!!!
Very good video. Good comfrey info. I save tips and articles in binders, too. I put sheet protectors in mine so I can keep them safer. I also put a sheet protector of 3×5 sections for smaller items. I am going to do some binge watching because you are so knowledgeable.
I know this is an older video, and I’m sure you’ve figured things out by now. But for those that have found this video, if you have city water, let your water sit in a bucket for 24 hrs so the chlorine evaporates out first. With my compost tea, I add compost and we have a guinea pig and used it’s poo. Stirred it several times the first night then kept stirring the next day. Air pumps work so much better but if you don’t have one, just keep stirring the best you can. My plants grew exponentially in 2 days.
Question: I have had a very stubborn virus that keeps coming back. I have always done herbs over pharmaceutical. I have using some Chinese herb blends that have always worked but not having much results now. A friend (an herbalist mentioned) taking the following four herbs in tincture: Comfrey, Chapperel, Red Clover and Pau d’arco. I know they have antiviral, blood purifying qualities. I hoping this will finally heal me up? I have heard to only take comfrey topically, but of course the FDA want people hooked on toxic pharmaceuticals, promote vaccines with deadly mercury, not to mention GMOs, flouride etc. Is comfrey safe to take in small dosages periodically for viral? I have been taking tincture from the company herb pharm mixing these four herbs in water for a couple of days. I haven’t noticed any side effects except I’m just not sleeping well due to aches and pains. stomach is slight upset but that could just be flu. Thanks…
all the good Microbes died in this tea, you waited too long to use and once stop air to microbes the clock is running, use soon as possible…..
I have to plant some Comfrey today! I have a garden with clay soil-also a talking cat.LOL
I grew up as a teen drinking comfrey tea, dad drank it a lot.
Music was too cheesy mate but some good tips there. Comfrey is great to plant in different parts of the garden whether it becomes a weed or not as you simply chop and drop. Great mulch and the worms just pull it down at night. Best to put it in the compost bins though as mulching with leaves on soil encourages slugs and snails.
**ALERT**….make sure you plant the Russian Comfrey…or it will take over your whole property. The roots go so far down into the earth, it reaches the minerals that agriculture processes out of the soil….it is a miracle plant….compost with it too!!!
You are an incredible well of wisdom.
so glad to know you brother!
And I so love your dog!
Years ago I had a goat that got attacked by two dogs. I took it to the vets and he gave it a shot of painkillers and antibiotics and said if it was no better in two days bring it back in and hell euthanise it. Anyway I’d heard about comfrey and its healing powers so proceeded to make a balm fro its roots and apply it to the open wounds on clean dressings and within a fortnight the wounds were completely healed. It really is a powerful healing plant.
Tony that was wonderful, I am new and learning. Thank you ��
I have comfrey everywhere. Im so glad i will be able to put it to good use. Thank you Gardner Scott.
Gardener Scott great video. I want to ask you though. They say if you make tea without a bubbler it grows Anaerobic bacteria that’s harmful to plants. Is that true? Because I don’t have comfrey but I make tea out of my weeds the same way.
I cannot help but sit with Mother Earth, it’s a fairly recent activity in my 27ish years. Glad to know other people do as well. 😉 @weatherornut