Re: [compost_tea] Comfrey

From: Bat Tzion <btbenj_at_netvision.net.il>
Date: Thu, 20 May 2004 17:51:55 +0200
Please someone tell me how to make comfrey tea and how to use it in compost
tea.
And back to my original question, can I substitute local, prolific pioneer
plants for the comfrey in the same recipe?
Thank you.
Betsy

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From: <soilfoodweb_at_aol.com>
To: <compost_tea_at_yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2004 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: [compost_tea] Comfrey


> 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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