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herbaceous layer
comfrey (bocking 14)
symphytum × uplandicum
the engine of the guild: taproots pull potassium and trace minerals from the subsoil into leaves you chop-and-drop four times a season.
functions
dynamic accumulatorbiomasspollinator foragemedicinal
light
part shade
moisture
moist
soil
any — roots mine 2m down
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grower's notes
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relationships — grows well with
applemalus domestica→blackcurrantribes nigrum→eldersambucus nigra→jerusalem artichokehelianthus tuberosus→
see comfrey (bocking 14) on the relationship map →the takeaway
start a guild around comfrey (bocking 14)
plant these together and the relationships on this page start working for you — feeders, protectors, and cover, layer by layer.
- herbaceous
- comfrey (bocking 14) — the anchor
- canopy
- apple
- shrub
- blackcurrantelder