Comfrey

This member of the borage family grows to a height of 4ft (1.2m). It is a perennial with hairy leaves and stem. The flowers are pale blue, purple, white or pink. It prefers a fertile, well-drained shady position. Sow seed in spring or take root cuttings in autumn.

Harvesting

Pick fresh leaves as required.

Uses

The leaves can be cooked like spinach or chopped fresh and used in salads. It also makes very good organic liquid manure for feeding plants (For further details on this see composting section or comfrey press)