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CF-001 support species

Comfrey Patch

Zone
Main Berry Garden
Status
established

Comfrey Patch

Crowds one path slightly. Cut back after pollinators are done.

Life Log

Timeline

  1. June 16, 2026

    Perennial corner starting to feel established

    observation

    By mid-June the corner was filling in hard, with comfrey towering, raspberries loaded up, tomatoes nearby, and the sea berries holding the center.

    • summer growth
    • perennial corner

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Older Gallery Photos

Small green ribbed pumpkin hanging on a vine climbing a wire fence

September 5, 2026

A young pumpkin hanging right off the fence line, still green and striped, holding its own weight on the wire. Growing vertical is the cheat code when the beds are already full. Comfrey underneath, vines running everywhere.

Two honeybees foraging on a Jerusalem artichoke bloom

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Two bees on the same bloom. This is what a healthy pollinator population looks like -- comfrey, dill, and sunchokes pulling them in all season.

Comfrey plant with purple bell-shaped flowers

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Comfrey putting on a show. Deep taproots, incredible compost activator, and the pollinators can't get enough of those bell flowers.

Comfrey and young sea berry in grow bag

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Comfrey going massive in the background, young sea berry in a grow bag up front with a wire cage to give it a fighting chance. The perennial corner is patient work -- slow to establish, then it just runs.

Three yellow summer squash just harvested

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Three yellow squash picked right off the plant. The mother plant is right there in the background, completely unbothered, already working on more. Comfrey doing its thing on the right.

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