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harry757

Comfrey tea for liquid fertilizer

9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago

One of the things I do with comfrey when I have lots is to make a liquid fertilizer by letting them steep in a bucket of water for a few weeks. Then I filter out the remaining solids and pour the liquid into plastic 1 gal milk containers.

What I'm wondering is how long it remains useful as a liquid fertilizer? Do the nutrients leached from the leaves remain viable for long periods when stored in these sealed containers? Anyone have any information or experience with using comfrey or something similar?

Harry

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