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a short flight to the raspberries, comfrey and clover he grows.If you want wildlife nesting in your garden, then build log and leaf piles, start a compost heap, leave a messy area, plant nectar-rich flowers and dig a pond. You could also use an old

'll use regularly when I water the plants. Nitrogen-rich feeds, which include chicken and horse manure, encourage leafy growth and height, as opposed to flowers. I'll avoid using potash-rich fertiliser (such as a comfrey, or tomato feed) for now

, chives and tulips. Chives and daffodils help suppress grass and the chives can help against apple scab disease. The flowers will help draw in pollinators. I have also planted comfrey as these have a long taproot which draws up some great nutrients from

.We feed the plants with a little diluted comfrey solution during the growing season, and top-dress them with fresh compost (and gravel) in autumn. To prevent disease, we remove yellowing leaves as soon as we see them, and to promote further flowering we

beneath the trees? Is it like an orchard? You could try growing comfrey, though if the area is shady it might not do so well. The variety 'Bocking 14' does not self seed, so won't seed into your lawn, but it will bulk up and spread eventually through its

weekly high-potash feed such as comfrey or standard tomato feed. Hi I start my aub at the same time as my toms on the dining room window sill I plant out into a field frame which I ventilate for pollination and water and feed as my toms water daily feed

all the root, it spreads like mad.  If it's a foxglove and you like them then   It might just be comfrey, but the leaves look too soft to me.   #4 and 5, little ones are willowherb - get rid of these as soon as.  The other could be celery or parsnip

). Then you could perhaps plant the area with comfrey or potatoes, some other robust ground cover, which could be dug in at the end of the first season. And make sure that you use very strong gloves when handling brambles. Thanks everyone! I discovered quite a

, the resultant liquid is a good form of nitrogen, strain off and feed to whatever at the same rate to water as comfrey tea. the resultant mush can be either used as a mulch around border plants, or added to the compost. They break down easier.   Empty contents

in the top of each mound.Keep the plants well watered, then feed every two weeks with a high potash fertiliser, such as tomato fertiliser or comfrey solution once the fruits have started to swell. Pinch out the tips of the main shoots of trailing varieties