Yesterday we took our first ever comfrey harvest, and I'd like to chronicle the regrowth and other information day by day for posterity. For science.
What was 14.6 ounces fresh turned into 1.9 dry ounces. @goldenoakfarm recommends removing the main vein prior to drying, and that's a good idea. After seven hours in the dehydrator, I still had a couple veins damp. I'll be removing veins on the next batch.
The regrowth has already started. I was surprised to find a little shoot already an inch or two tall coming up from the cutting.
The stalks and damaged leaves were used for mulch on the peach trees.
Definitely not a heavy mulch, but that's from one plant. And it mulched two trees like that. Once we have a bunch of harvestable plants, that'll be some pretty serious chop and drop. Doing some quick math, for a comfrey infusion every week, I'd need 26 more harvests like this. Not sure how much the chickens will need, but I am starting to think 50-75 plants will be realistic between me, the cickens, the trees, the rabbits we want to get, and other various comfrey-type uses. I think I saw somewhere that you can get three full harvests per plant per year after they're established.
If we're all lucky, maybe I'll be offering some comfrey on the Co-op soon :)
All action for the good of all.
Nate.
P.S. thanks @painting.peonies for the inspiration to do the daily comfrey report!!! 5 SBI shares inbound, unless you'd prefer 5 steem liquid. Lmk which you prefer :)
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