How to use comfrey liquid best.

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  1. Annemieke

    Annemieke Gardener

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    I've made some comfrey liquid and know it is good for tomatoes (potassium) but wonder what else to use it for. If I put it on leafy plants, will it do them good as well? Or will it make them fruit or seed more quickly?
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  2. Kleftiwallah

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    Best to dilute it 20 - 1 and use as a foliar feed later in the year.

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    I don't recommend it as a foliar feed on lettuces, salad leaves, etc. unless you're going to wash them really thoroughly.

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    I dilute my nettle/comfrey 1/10 to add to straight to tha soil and 1/20 as a foliar feed, but most goes on the soil for me, with me it get's added to most of my plants
     
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    I dilute to the colour of weak tea, and put Comfrey Tea on things that are fruiting - Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Melons, Peppers and Aubergines in my case.
     
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