S Tarry

A.J. Gentry wrote:Hello all.

I thought I heard in one of the podcasts that if you transplant anything the taproot is lost. I didn't jot down which podcast. I thought the conversation was trees... But I was curious if this applied to everything. Woody/nonwoody? Does that apply it comfrey too? Comfrey seems to propagate so easily. And establish so quickly in the new place.

A.J.

I haven't checked to verify that there is indeed a taproot growing from the comfrey I propagated in the method I mentioned but I can't see any reason why there wouldn't be. I think they were referring to trees and the more woody plants.

Johnny Niamert wrote:

S Tarry wrote:Easiest way I have found of propagating comfrey is to tear off a leaf at the base of the stem and stick it in a pot with soil and keep it watered....a new root will grow out the bottom of the leaf stem after a few weeks. Eventually you will see new leaves growing out from the base of the stem and it will start to look like a regular comfrey plant. Saves the trouble of digging up comfrey roots.

I recently read this as well. I'm going to try it next spring.
I saw someone using the flowering shoot to root, but I'll have to try just a leaf like you recommend.

I have used the method I described above and it works well.

good discussion of jerusalem artichokes from seed here

http://alanbishop.proboards.com/thread/6154/jerusalem-artichoke-true-seeds-trials

Easiest way I have found of propagating comfrey is to tear off a leaf at the base of the stem and stick it in a pot with soil and keep it watered....a new root will grow out the bottom of the leaf stem after a few weeks. Eventually you will see new leaves growing out from the base of the stem and it will start to look like a regular comfrey plant. Saves the trouble of digging up comfrey roots.

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