Re: [compost_tea] Comfrey

From: <soilfoodweb_at_aol.com>
Date: Tue, 18 May 2004 02:48:07 -0400
Does anyone mind a little diversion onto comfrey and what it does?

Those of you who don't want to be bothered, just delete all the e-mails with the comfrey subject line.  OK?

Is that ok, Jeff?  Can we talk comfrey teas? 

Assuming that's ok, there's a difference between comfrey tea, and compost tea made with comfrey. 

One has no compost in it, and is not compost tea.  Still has some interesting properties, however.  But like any plant, the interesting materials are variable.  How much of the important chemcials are in healthy plants, versus sick plants? 

Comfrey is known for high calcium, right? 

Lacking calcium in your soil?  Add comfrey to the compost, or to the tea. 

How much calcium will be added per what unti of fresh, or dried comfrey?  I don't know that answer.  Does anyone? 

Can comfrey only be used fresh? 

Anything else known about comfrey benefits?  Effects on organisms in compfrey tea, or when the comfrey is added to compsot tea?  I recall doing something very catch-as-catch-can on this some years ago, but don't recall the results.  Anyone remember this? 

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