Comfrey Bocking 14 – crown cuttings x 5
£15.00
Pre-order now for delivery spring 2024.
5 Comfrey Bocking 14 crown cuttings, carefully packed and including full instructions for growing, care and propagation. Price includes UK 1st class delivery. Please note we cannot deliver to Northern Ireland due to the cost of phytosanitary certificates.
We raise all of our comfrey plants without the use of chemicals. We also sell comfrey root cuttings.
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Description
Comfrey is an essential plant in any garden. It’s a true wonder-plant, a great attractor for pollinators including bumble bees, and has many uses for improving soil fertility and structure, and as a feed for plants.
About comfrey Bocking 14
We’ve been growing comfrey since 1999, and only supply genuine Bocking 14. Although comfrey is easy to propagate, and can be found extensively in the wild, do not be tempted to plant wild comfrey in your garden – it will spread quickly and take over your garden.
Bocking 14 is a variety developed by Lawrence D Hills at the Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA), and does not spread except via root cuttings.
Uses
Comfrey is very quick-growing, and can be cut up to 4 times per year in the UK. It has a very deep tap root that draws many trace elements from deep in the soil. This makes it ideal as a plant feed, allowing you to apply those trace elements to the other plants in your garden.
Cut and left to decompose in a covered container, comfrey produces a thick, dark liquid that can be diluted for use as a liquid feed. Think of it as home-made Tomorite, but better! We use it to feed all of the fruit and vegetables in our garden, including tomatoes.
Cut, it can be used very effectively as a mulch, suppressing weeds, retaining soil moisture, while slowly releasing nitrogen and other elements to feed the mulched plant.
Planting and care
We’ll supply 5 comfrey crown cuttings grown from our own foundation stock. The cuttings can be either directly planted in their permanent location, or planted into pots and transplanted at a later date. Included are full instructions for planting and care. Crown cuttings normally take root within a week, much more quickly than root cuttings.
The comfrey plant is ready for cutting once it has flowered and flowers are starting to die back. Established plants will be 4-5 feet in height at this stage. Cut 3-4 inches above ground, taking care not to cut any emerging new shoots.
Over-winter comfrey with a thick mulch of manure.
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ela (verified owner) –
Plants arrived very fast together with leaflet/information about plant and how to plant it . It was very good communication with nice and helpful seller, definitely recommended !!!!!
Karen Sagar (verified owner) –
The crown root cuttings arrived in good condition and looking very healthy. The cuttings were accompanied by a helpful booklet on how to grow and use comfrey. Dan was very helpful throughout the order process, promptly answering my emailed questions and I really appreciated the email updates on my order. Looking forward to seeing my cuttings grow and would definitely order from Dalmore Croft again.
Gill (verified owner) –
Excellent service – plants arrived promptly, and well packed. They’ve all flourished and we have our first jar of comfrey juice fertilizer. An excellent company to deal with – friendly personal service. And great to support small businesses.
Kellie Robinson (verified owner) –
I received my 5 crown root cuttings only a week and a half ago and they’ve already got leaves. They came with a great little leaflet explaining everything you need to know about them, thank you for that it’s a great help as I’ve never grown comfrey before. I’m really happy with these, I’d definitely recommend.
Clare (verified owner) –
Thank you for the friendly prompt service. My comfrey arrived looking good, with excellent leaflet and offer of help if required. I look forward to lots of good plant food and compost, and the comfrey not seeding all over the garden, but the bees happy enjoying the flowers.
Anna Michie (verified owner) –
Packaging of order very good and I was delighted to receive a pamphlet with detailed instructions for Comfrey. I have just potted them and looking forward to seeing them grow. I have no hesitation recommending Dalmore Croft.
Catherine Derby (verified owner) –
Received promptly with good instructions. Have planted them and they have taken and are growing new leaves already and it’s not even been a week.