tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post2945088389599290790..comments2023-09-09T22:19:34.446+10:00Comments on Our Permaculture Life: Simple homemade natural fertiliserour permaculture lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14902659828176897984noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-57572345741160493572017-06-06T03:40:12.300+10:002017-06-06T03:40:12.300+10:00I cannot begin to express my gratitude for your Yo...I cannot begin to express my gratitude for your YouTube, Newsletter and Blog. I live in Alabama, USA and have learned more about permaculture from you than I have from others here. I have comfrey growing and had just heard about "knitbone" characteristics and then you have given me more information.<br />Although I am in Planting Zone 8 I can still use many of your recommended plants and shrubs. <br />Qst: I have read about the edible parts of the pumpkin. Does this info include yellow crookneck and zucchini squash? Is there a site to check this kind of information? <br />Do you deal with fire ants in your location?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01553237150459025256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-20255322186269699462016-10-09T14:59:19.148+10:002016-10-09T14:59:19.148+10:00This is a fantastic website and I cannot recommend...This is a fantastic website and I cannot recommend you guys enough Full of useful resource and great layout very easy on the eyes. Please do keep up this great work.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://mbotanicals.co.uk/" rel="nofollow">Natural beauty products<br /></a>BnWCollections.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08916915774273740700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-45738473943661429372016-01-28T06:13:30.262+10:002016-01-28T06:13:30.262+10:00Thanks for this Morag. We have comfrey growing and...Thanks for this Morag. We have comfrey growing and I will be making this. Our other concoction centres around horse manure and kelp. Lone Kereruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07367998723320318813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-62498340053330121212016-01-08T00:19:02.403+10:002016-01-08T00:19:02.403+10:00Hi Katy - that's great!
I am not sure about th...Hi Katy - that's great!<br />I am not sure about this. I know that watering plants with comfrey tea helps to prevent powdery mildew, but I am not sure if putting the leaves in the mix would be OK. I think it could be, but let me delve further. I'll come back with a definitive answer I hope. In the meantime, if anyone else reading this has some information about this, please post a comment here. We'd love to hear.our permaculture lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14902659828176897984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-53940859209583986742016-01-03T08:59:16.204+10:002016-01-03T08:59:16.204+10:00Hi Morag,
I've been meaning to make comfrey te...Hi Morag,<br />I've been meaning to make comfrey tea for a while, so your post has inspired me to get moving :)<br />I was wondering, would it be suitable to add leaves which I have nipped off because they have powdery mildew? Or would that spread the problem?<br />Thank you<br />KatyAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12879629857283139946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-12464368154619036562016-01-03T01:25:18.501+10:002016-01-03T01:25:18.501+10:00That's great Jean. A traditional name was knit...That's great Jean. A traditional name was knit bone - used to help heal broken bones. I also love to make a salve from it to help with bruising and wounds - I'll write a post about this soon too. An earlier post explains how I made the comfrey oil - the base for the salve.our permaculture lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14902659828176897984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-28224571630503664272016-01-03T01:22:55.518+10:002016-01-03T01:22:55.518+10:00Hi Antionette, Take a look at my latest post about...Hi Antionette, Take a look at my latest post about how to create a no-dig garden. This methods has served me extremely well in turning around some disastrous soils, as well as improving OK ones. It's simple and quick, cheap and super-effective. I'm hoping to make a little video clip soon to make the method even clearer. Perhaps you might like to give it a go. Happy Gardening!our permaculture lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14902659828176897984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-47824544584472318262016-01-02T06:09:00.361+10:002016-01-02T06:09:00.361+10:00Hi Morag, thanks so much. I will try this tea. It ...Hi Morag, thanks so much. I will try this tea. It will be great for my fruit trees as well. I have a large garden but the soil in my vegie garden is not good, I can't get anything to grow, my tomatoes and capsicum did not grow at all. I have dug in cow and horse manure at the beginning of the season. I have put straw mulch on the top to stop the weeds and will not plant anything until I get the soil right. Any suggestions?Antoinette Santorohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07773620014669486819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-34218421052940390922016-01-01T10:27:08.773+10:002016-01-01T10:27:08.773+10:00We use comfrey tea at Beelarong Community Farm as ...We use comfrey tea at Beelarong Community Farm as a fertiliser, it's magic stuff once you get over the pong. One of the ladies at the farm told me 'in the old days' comfrey was used, in the form of a poultice, to relieve bruising in the skin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-66783522709316617842016-01-01T08:05:50.605+10:002016-01-01T08:05:50.605+10:00Thanks Morag for the info, i think I will try and ...Thanks Morag for the info, i think I will try and find a spot in the limited garden for the comfrey. Happy new year to you and yours! Fiona Chainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982181165314399167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-48793479444563104622015-12-31T08:01:05.868+10:002015-12-31T08:01:05.868+10:00Hello Fiona, One way I find to keep comfrey under ...Hello Fiona, One way I find to keep comfrey under control in a small garden is keep harvesting it. Once established, you can pull all the leaves off and use them in compost, mulch, no-dig gardening, liquid fertiliser...even mulch. It will regrow leaves quickly. The only reason it will spread is if you dig around the roots. If you have a plant somewhere you don't want, simply newspaper and mulch over the top. It is definitely preferably to have it in the ground as it is a deep nutrient cycler. It has really deep roots that seek out moisture, minerals and nutrients from deep down in the soil, bring this fertility to the surface. A plant grown in a pot can only benefit from the nutrients available in the soil medium used. I do eat a little bit of comfrey regularly - but only the little young leaves. You would need to consumer almost 20,000 large leaves over decades to reach the toxicity levels shown in the lab rats fed concentrated comfrey in the study that led to the ban of the therapeutic use of the concentrated form of the root. The leaf used as food was never the issue. We need to keep in mind that consuming any plant (or food) in such concentrations is not going to be good for us. Read Isabel Shippard's information about the research for more information http://www.herbsarespecial.com.au/free-herb-information/comfrey.htmlour permaculture lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14902659828176897984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-801030191087496810.post-23126711196060137492015-12-31T06:49:03.362+10:002015-12-31T06:49:03.362+10:00Good morning, I was given a piece of comfrey by Rh...Good morning, I was given a piece of comfrey by Rhonda (down to earth) a while ago and it has gone mad. I put it in a pot as I don't have a large garden. I have had 2 goes at making comfrey tea for fertiliser and you are so right, it stinks to high heaven. I will try your method of leaving it for a longer brewing time! I also saw a while ago you used comfry in the eggy bake, i am a little hesitant to eat it as a leafy green. Is it ok to use in smaller quantities? Have a great day.Fiona Chainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03982181165314399167noreply@blogger.com