Nancy Nantahala

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Comfrey Books
https://nantahala-farm.com/ComfreyBooks-s.shtml

Volume 1
"Botany and History of Comfrey; Garden Uses of Comfrey"
A book with in-depth information about the Symphytum genus, its botanical classification,
characteristics of different species like Symphytum officinale (Common Comfrey), Symphytum x uplandicum (Russian Bocking), Symphytum asperum (Prickly Comfrey) and 46 other species. Garden uses include compost activator, fertilizer, and potting mix. How to grow fruits and
vegetables with comfrey fertilizer. Scientific analysis of the nutritional value of comfrey.

https://nantahala-farm.com/ComfreyBookVolume1--Symphytum-Botany-History-Garden-s.shtml

Volume 2
"Cultivation of Comfrey; Medicinal and Food Uses for People and Livestock"
A book about how to grow comfrey from seeds or cuttings, when/how to plant, soil/water needs, fertilization, and diseases/pests. How to harvest leaves and roots. How to make comfrey hay and silage. Symphytum as food and medicine for livestock, pets and humans. Its historical and modern medicinal applications. How to make and use comfrey medicine. Government regulations on comfrey and health risks. It provides extensive historical documents and modern research.

https://nantahala-farm.com/ComfreyBookVolume2--CultivationSymphytum-s.shtml
3 weeks ago
I just finished writing and printing my Comfrey book, Volume 1: Botany and History of Comfrey; Garden Uses of Comfrey.

It is 440 pages, very detailed and informative.

http://www.nantahala-farm.com/Comfrey%20Book%20Volume%201--Symphytum%20Botany-History-Garden-s.shtml
4 years ago
Comfrey book, 440 pages, 8.5" x 11", Softcover, Perfect Bound

http://www.nantahala-farm.com/Comfrey%20Book%20Volume%201--Symphytum%20Botany-History-Garden-s.shtml

Botany and History of Comfrey

Taxonomy and Nomenclature of Comfrey

Borage Family, Symphytum Genus

Symphytum Species

Symphytum Species Classifications

Symphytum Genus Description

Symphytum Species Overview

Details about Symphytum Species

Details about Symphytum Species Hybrids

Prehistory, Ancient Times, Middle Ages and Comfrey

Renaissance and Comfrey: 1400s to 1600s

Age of Enlightenment and Comfrey: 1700s

Age of Revolution and Comfrey: 1800s

The 1900s and Comfrey

Garden Uses of Comfrey: Compost, Fertilizer, Potting Mix

Growing Vegetables and Fruit with Comfrey Fertilizer

Nutritional Value of Comfrey
4 years ago
Does anyone on this forum sell wholesale Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) seeds? I would like to buy 100 grams or more.
10 years ago
I spent many, many hours researching the difference between Russian Comfrey #4 and #14. Please check this out:
http://www.nantahala-farm.com/comfrey-root-s.shtml

I have 17 pages about comfrey. I put a lot into this research because there is so much confusion about it. Also information about comfrey: health and growing.
11 years ago
From the research I have done and there is a lot of conflicting information about there:

True/Common Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) flowers are cream, pink, yellow, white or purplish. I have only seen the purple and pink.

Russian Comfrey Bocking #4 or #14 (Symphytum x uplandicum or Symphytum peregrinum) flowers are purple, magenta-pink, red, white or blue (that fade to pink) flowers. I have only seen the purple and white ones.

There are other varieties of comfrey with blue flowers. I have one I call "Wild Comfrey". I do not know its botanical name since I found it growing on my property.

If you have comfrey in colors other than these in a particular variety, please let me know.

Russian Comfrey is almost twice as large as True Comfrey. Russian Comfrey has sterile seeds. It is not invasive at all. True Comfrey seeds can make it somewhat invasive. Overall there are no big differences between any of the comfreys in terms of medicinal or feed value.

If you want a lot of biomass for feeding animals or making/activating compost, Russian Comfrey is better than True Comfrey. All are good.

I sell 4 types of comfrey: Russian Comfrey Bocking #4, Russian Comfrey Bocking #14, True/Common Comfrey (Symphytum officinale), and wild blue-flowered comfrey. Also perennial sea kale, perennail bronze fennel. And organic kelp and azomite. www.nantahala-farm.com

If you have comfrey questions, I'm fairly knowlegeable about it....
Does anyone sell any live comfrey roots with yellow flowers? I would like to buy some.
Does anyone sell any live comfrey root with yellow flowers? I would like to buy some. Thank you.