comfrey is also known as knit bone because it speeds up healing, sometimes it can be dangerous because it can heal too fast, so you can have a broken bone heal before its set right. it has a lot of uses, its something you will have to research. but my favorite use for comfrey is as a fertilizer, just use it as mulch around a plant or what i do is rip some up and place in a bucket of water and let sit a few days and then its compost tea. comfrey is a very good fertilizer. a lot of people will line the hole with it when they plant potatoes. i do not remember anything used for tea right now but maybe red knows some? its late and i cant think lol. it may of been lemon balm or the different mints such as orange mint? cant remember for sure. for tomatoes i love beefsteaks, i grow a lot of them. not a fan of early girls or roma. i always do sun sugar tomatoes, its a little orange cherry tomato that i am a huge fan of and when i worked in greenhouses its something i got lots of people hooked on and sold lots and lots of plants lol. they are one of the best producers i have ever seen. this year i will be doing more heirlooms. one tomato you may like is the dx-52 tomato, it was developed by usu for utah and they say it does very well but i have not tried it.Gary glad you mentioned pumpkins, they really do like those! I had quite a few stored in the fall and gave them one a week or so until it started freezing outside.
I plant tons of tomatoes too...we try not to use any can tomatoes, i read somewhere the acid makes the can leach chemicals that are bad news--so I can all my own tomatoes to make salsa and spaghetti and what not--I try to make enough to go the whole year, we usually have plenty extra. I tried giving my girls tomatoes last fall and they were not too fond of them, so I chopped them up and threw a bunch of bread in it and they ate it like little pigsWhat is everybody's favorite tomato? I really like beefsteak and big boy...any more recommendations on heavy producers (The most bang for your buck?) I cannot get roma to grow for some reason in my dirt, they are always puny. I like the grape tomatoes for salads too, but only plant one or two of those, then usually a dozen of the beefsteak, maybe 6 of the big boy, then i will grab a new variety and try, have not found one I like super well...I tried the heirloom tomatoes, and they are cool looking but I was not a fan of the taste, the purple ones just had an ick factor for me
Birdman, I knew you would have tons of great ideas, now I am writing them all down lol. What do you use comfrey for medicinally? I wrote it down to try some this year. Also I love tea, any kind, herbal, or otherwise, I remember you posted some things you could grow to make tea with, I do have chamomile, but cannot remember if there was other stuff.....if there is would you mention it again? I need to write it down this time, I meant to before and the thread moved so fast I did not get back to the post.
Blujems, glad you girl is perking up. Guess what? Sparkles junior is a "he" again. Pretty sure.
Daloorashens, I will still try and get you some huckleberries and bring them at Chickenstock for you
