Grow your own fertilizer
Comfrey Root Crown Cutting: Bocking 14
Comfrey Root Crown Cutting: Bocking 14
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Comfrey is an indispensable plant in any garden. A dynamic accumulator that grows heartily in USDA zones 7-10, it's long taproot dives deep, breaking up hard clay soils, pulling minerals to the surface for other plants to absorb. It continually produces leaves from spring through fall, and is an excellent addition to your fruit tree guilds and permaculture food forests.
"Bocking 14 Russian Comfrey" is a sterile hybrid cultivar - it does not produce seeds. This means you can control where comfrey grows in your garden.
Our Comfrey Crown Cuttings are sections of a comfrey plant that divided from a crown or root clump. Your cutting will consist of a root segment with one or more strong buds. Crown cuttings can vary in size, but are usually 2–6 inches long and about width of a finger. Simply plant your cutting and watch it grow!
Here are just some of the ways we use comfrey:
- Soil building: Comfrey can grow in almost any soil and can be used as a chop and drop mulch to bring nutrients to the surface.
- Animal feed: Comfrey is high in nutrients and can be used as a supplement for livestock.
- Medicinally: Comfrey is fabulous for healing wounds and relieving mild pain. It is true what they say about its ability to heal broken bones! It's a key ingredient in our healing salves.
We plant comfrey along each garden section, to easily chop and drop the nutrient-dense leaves as a feeding mulch. In addition to mulch, you can ferment comfrey leaves in water to make liquid fertilizer, or even use it as chicken feed! Add chopped comfrey leaf to your compost to speed up the decomposition process and add vital nutrients. Bees and other pollinators LOVE Comfrey. It's a beautiful plant and truly one of our favorites.
Growing Guide
Growing Guide
Read our Comfrey Growing Guide to learn how to grow comfrey and use comfrey for fertilizer, medicine, and more!
Shipping
Shipping
Live Plants are shipped to the domestic US only.
- Live plants ship on Mondays and Tuesdays via USPS Priority Mail. This ensures your plant will arrive safely and reduce exposure to extreme temperatures. Orders for live plants placed after 11pm Sunday may not ship until the following week. Please note shipping estimates before you place your order.
Before You Order Live Plants
- Check your weather - we recommend that you do not order during extended cold or hot weather. We can not be responsible for plants that are damaged due to weather.
- You are responsible for following your state laws re: the shipment of live plants. Please make sure it is legal to accept plants via USPS in your location.
Your satisfaction is our highest priority. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns.
Shipping Rates
Our preferred carrier is USPS Priority Mail for live plants.
The rate charged for the shipping of your order is based on the weight of the products ordered and your location. Before the final checkout, you will be shown what the cost of shipping will be.
Happy Plant Guarantee
Happy Plant Guarantee
Happy Plant Guarantee: We promise your plant will ship healthy, happy, and ready to thrive. Sometimes, plants get damaged during shipping. If your plant arrives dead or damaged, we'll replace it as long as you let us know right away, and the damage is not related to extreme temperatures in your region. If your specific plant is out of stock, we'll offer a replacement or a refund.
If your plant arrives damaged:
- Snap a photo of the plant and box.
- Email us at leslie@leehouse.co with the photo within 3 days.
Plant Not Delivered?
- Check your order tracking. All plants are shipped Priority Mail and should arrive within 3-4 business days. We only ship plants on Mondays and Tuesdays.
- If overdue by 5 days, contact us at leslie@leehouse.co. Note: We can not provide a refund or credit for incorrect delivery info at checkout.
Refunds?
- We prefer to replace, but we'll consider refunds individually. Let us know the specifics in your email.
Returns?
- We can't accept returns of plants. We're happy to offer suggestions on how to revive a sad plant, or we recommend you compost your plant if it's too far gone.
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