My comfrey roots that I planted in pots have started to grow. Six out of ten so far. They say comfrey roots very easily from root cuttings - must be true!
The variety I have is called Bocking and is apparently strile - which should prevent it from spreading too rapidly and swamping my plot.
I love the idea of the various kind of green manure. It is a great way for me to make good use of the shadiest part of my plot. Rather than struggling to grow something that will not be happy there, I can grow something that is both happy, productive and of great use to the rest of the plot.
The weather has turned colder again, but it is still milder than the last two winters.
February is nearly here, another cold month, but the days at least are getting longer. It will be no time at all now until the little greenhouse will be stuffed full of young plants.

Well well, things are looking up! I ordered myself an extra treat over the Christmas break - some comfrey roots. I have potted up seven out of the ten that I ordered and hopefully they will get growing very soon.

I have put them in pots to give them a good start and I will probably pop them outside at the end of February. I am making an area to the back of my plot for green manure. The comfrey plants will be the main feature but I also plan to grow other green manure plants.

Comfrey makes a wonderful natural compost and is also great for making liquid feed by soaking the leaves in a bucket. (Smelly though!) I got my roots from ebay - a seller from a nursery.

Apart from that, it has been a windy couple of weeks. I have had to re-cover my beds a couple of times as the weed proof membrane had started to blow off. It is better to catch this happening early, or you could lose your valuable sheets altogether!