Eugene Headings wrote:Ken will you have any roots for sale this spring?
John Clempermies wrote:In April, do you think you'll be able to verify which comfrey it is...or will it always be a question mark?
John
Dru McKenzie wrote:Howdy Ken, I am interested in ordering a medium sized box of roots from you. We are converting the family cherry peach cot orchard to permie style and would love some Wisconsin comfrey! I lived out in Watertown for a short spell 15 years ago, miss that place and the people out there:) Have a beautiful one, Dru
Lazlo Rose wrote:+1 for Ken's Comfrey. I ordered some, and it arrived fast and in great condition. I already have some a foot tall in my Pennsylvania yard about two weeks after planting it. Thanks Ken!
Amjad Khan wrote:Hello Ken,
Are you still selling/shipping roots this season? Do you ship to Canada?
Ken Grunke wrote:
If not, I am willing to ship to Canada if there are no customs complications. Don't think I've tried it yet.
Ken Grunke wrote:
John Clempermies wrote:In April, do you think you'll be able to verify which comfrey it is...or will it always be a question mark?
John
Sorry for the delay in response, I missed the email notification.
I honestly don't know how I would do an accurate verification without an expert's help. I've been asking here and have posted some high-resolution pics of my plants. It is definitely Symphytum x uplandicum from which the Bocking strains were derived.
I am not a botanist or expert but from what I've read, my comfrey has all the characteristics of Bocking 14, it's more of a low-lying plant than B4 and the roots are more lateral than vertical. Beyond that, I don't think the differences are that great between #4 and #14. My advice to anyone desiring B4 is they should get it from someone who positively identifies it as such. I hope mine can be positively identified some day and not remain a question forever.
Mateo Chester wrote:Another great Comfrey resource:
http://www.allotment.org.uk/vegetable/comfrey/comfrey.PDF
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Mike Jay wrote:Thanks Ken for the order two weeks ago. They've been in the ground for 14 days and several are up already. Probably the ones that had green growth on them already. I should be buried in comfrey in a few months
You cut mine to 2-3" per my request and I'll try to remember to update this thread with how they perform later this summer.
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