Make Your Own Comfrey Fertilizer - Beginners Guide

Описание: Learn how to make homemade organic fertilizer from comfrey. I'll share the best comfrey for your garden and drying tips. Be sure to take my "Comfrey Quiz" below (answers provided).

-- LINKS & RESOURCES --
(Some links are affiliate, helping support my channel)

📕Marion's collection of FREE garden guides!🌱: https://gardenerscoach.com/guides/lib...

🎥 PBS documentary about our garden in Kodiak, Alaska:    • Kodiak Gardener Uses Compost to Heal the I...  

✅ My go-to gardening tools and resources: https://gardenerscoach.com/resources/
(I love sharing products and services I personally use and think you’ll find helpful. Some links are affiliate, helping support my channel)

👩‍🌾 Need support? Join The UpBeet Gardener (TUG) community, a friendly, global hub where gardeners support each other. Receive insight and inspiration to enrich your gardening and daily life. Find out more at https://success.gardenerscoach.com/tug

...Plus, you get access to me so you can ask me any questions you have about naturally getting rid of your weeds without nasty chemicals. Click this link: https://gardenerscoach.com/tug/ to join the UpBeet Gardener community.

► PBS documentary about our garden in Kodiak, Alaska:    • Kodiak Gardener Uses Compost to Heal the I...  

-- RELATED CONTENT --
► Learn how to make and use compost from my playlist of videos:    • How to Make and Use Compost  

► TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - How to make your own comfrey fertilizer
00:22 - Comfrey uses: The ultimate garden fertilizer
00:45 - Comfrey's deep root benefits and soil improvement
01:39 - Comfrey for bees and pollinators
02:22 - Drying comfrey leaves for a potent organic fertilizer powder
03:06 - DIY liquid comfrey fertilizer tutorial
03:50 - How to make and use comfrey liquid plant food
04:32 - Choosing the right comfrey variety for your garden
05:13 - Harvesting and drying comfrey for year-round use

MARION'S COMFREY QUIZ -
► 1. What has Marion Owen converted her greenhouse into?
A. A tropical plant haven
B. A comfrey curing greenhouse
C. A vegetable nursery
D. An exotic flower exhibit

► 2. True or False: Comfrey's deep roots are not effective in drawing up minerals and nutrients from the soil.
A. True
B. False

► 3. Which of the following does benefits the most from the high nitrogen (N) content in comfrey according to Marion?
A. Leaf growth
B. Roots
C. Flowers
D. Fruiting

► 4. What aspect of comfrey makes it appealing to bees?
A. Its high nitrogen content
B. The color of its leaves
C. Its purple flowers
D. The high-energy nectar

► 5. Marion Owen suggests that comfrey can be used in all of the following EXCEPT:
A. As a powder in seed starting mixes
B. Mixed in with potato mulch
C. As a liquid fertilizer for seedlings
D. To repel pests from the garden

► 6. The homemade liquid comfrey fertilizer Marion creates is humorously referred to as "Northern Comfort." After how many weeks is this fertilizer typically ready?
A. 1-2 weeks
B. 2-3 weeks
C. 4-6 weeks
D. 6-8 weeks

► 7. What is special about the Bocking 14 variety of comfrey mentioned in the video?
A. It grows runners that spread quickly
B. It's the only edible variety of comfrey
C. It's noninvasive and grows in polite clumps
D. It was developed in the 1980s

► Answers:
1. B - A comfrey curing greenhouse
2. B - False
3. A - Leaves
4. C - Its purple flowers
5. D - To repel pests from the garden
6. C - 4-6 weeks
7. C - It is noninvasive and grows in polite clumps

► Follow me on my socials:
Facebook Page :   / thegardenerscoach  
Instagram:   / thegardenerscoach  
YouTube:    / @thegardenerscoach  
Website: https://gardenerscoach.com
Email: [email protected]

► DISCLOSURE: I love sharing products and services I personally use and think you’ll find helpful. Some of the links in this video or description are referral links, which means I may earn a small commission if you make a purchase—at no extra cost to you!

I’m also part of the Amazon Associates Program, which lets me earn a little by linking to products on Amazon. Thanks for supporting my channel through these links—it helps me keep creating content for you! Thank you.