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I am a first timer growing comfrey. About two weeks ago, I posted a question, asking when the right time to chop comfrey is to make fertilizer tea. The general consensus was the plant is resilient as hell, and it doesn’t matter, good luck, trying to kill it.

I have to say, you all are absolutely right. I cut these original plants (first three pics) to the ground, no new leaves sticking up whatsoever, I got rid of everything. It’s been about 11 days, and they are almost back to where they were before (last three pics)!

THANK YOU PEOPLE OF REDDIT!!

PS, Comfrey tea smells potent, whew!!!

I’m a bit surprised that more people don’t eat the furry soft sweet goodness they produce. They’re growing wild and natively in about a dozen big patches just beyond my food forest. They’re great for pollinators and wildlife. I may trim them a bit if they start shading more desirable young trees or berry bushes I’ve planted, but apart from that, I’m keeping them.

I’ve eaten these growing wild in the edges of woods since I was 9 years old. They have a bit of sentimental value now that I’ve reached the grey hair stage. I like that they bloom all summer, and produce their fruit continuously from late July to October.

I guess the point I’m trying to make is that in permaculture, sometimes important and useful species are already present as natives.

Hi All,

We have a large patch of sedum sarmentosum and I have used the leaves in a few dishes. But the plant is quite aggressive and if we are going to control it through harvesting, we need to eat more of it. I have not found a lot of information online about just how much of it we can eat before it gives us “indigestion.” I find it tedious to remove the leaves from the stems. My questions are:
1. Does anyone else have experience eating this sedum? Did you ever experience indigestion? If we put a handful in salad almost everyday will that be a problem?
2. How edible are the stems? Can I just grab some strings and chop up until the stem is tough?
3. Ours are not flowering right now, but when they do, do you eat the flowers?

Any insight is much appreciated.

Also, for what its worth, online sources are saying this stuff needs sunlight/won’t grow in shade, but ours seems very happy just a few feet from the trunk of a 50+ year old pin oak. I think it gets 2 hours of afternoon sunlight per day in summer, maybe 3. Rabbits don’t touch it.

Hi everyone, I am not quite sure how to word this or what am i looking for exactly. I am mom of 14mo boy and feeling quite disconnected from world and exhausted of everyday life. I know that lots of mothers feeling the same way so i believe there must exist some space where they can gather and share life. I am looking for community, eco village or any consciously living mothers in Europe to get some reset for couple of weeks and maybe share the responsibilities and help each. Does anyone know about space like this based close to sea?

We have started a food forest on 3 hactare (that’s 7,4 acres in American eagle freedom units 😄)

We planted 40 trees and 35 bushes this spring and tried to chop down these thistles regularly. Unfortunately I got sick for about a month and now it’s completely out of control.

What would be the best course of action to get rid of them and keep them away?

Could chickens help eat some of it?