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The hardy perennial comfrey, a human medicinal herb, is also good medicine for plants: it contains high levels of easily absorbable nitrogen and potassium, two of the elements in the all-important NPK (Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium) triumvirate. Even better, it’s easy to grow and it’s tough; it responds well to being repeatedly cut down to ground level. If you’ve got a little room in your garden, why not grow a small crop of comfrey and regularly harvest the leaves? They make great mulch for nitrogen- and potassium-dependent plants and seedlings, and can enrich your compost heap with N and K as well.

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