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Listed below are comments made by RedMill between Wednesday, 17th June 2009 and Friday, 26th June 2009.

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Additions to Alys' Garden 07:37am on 26 Jun 2009 Hello Alys and other readers, I want to go back to the comfrey tip of about 3 weeks ago. I too now have a comfrey water compost going but I wanted to tell you about a little miracle of comfrey. Twice now I have used it to work as a sort of plaster of paris to very broken plant stems. One a rose that I broke quite severely by accident three years ago and one about two weeks ago that was a fairy large young tomato with a little crop of tomatos already visible. I accidently broke him for about 85% of his stem. I was sad of course but because I had the comfrey already nearby my feet to make the comfrey juice for the tomatoes I wrapped a leaf quite tightly around the break and fastened this with a rubber thingy to the bamboo stick. Next day quite aware that I would find a very wilted tomato I went to look at them all and there he was all strong and happy and now to this day the stem is still holding. The comfrey leaf has not rotted just dried a bit. I suppose you know the country name of 'Knitbone' for the comfrey plant.... Well it Knitsstems too.... Just thought you would like to know. I sure you will be impressed at this story of plants helping plants physically. They are too wonderful to be true sometimes. Take care and enjoy your summer
Lindy
A rose for Twiggy, Plant Swap and tomato tips 5:32pm on 17 Jun 2009 Hello everyone.
I too was delighted when Alys mentioned Comfrey for the tomatoes.. And as well as the other person who asked for the technique I didn't get everything. I have this comfrey plant in my garden..it has many other uses too by the way. Would you please tell me if the technique is pressing the cut plant leaves until juice comes out and then using this juice on the tomatoes. If so my comfrey plant isn't exuding much juice at all. I must have got it wrong. Please help... Avid Dutch watcher of this very best of all BBC programmes. Can it be on every day please...

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