Looking for a more natural way to fertilize your plants? Comfrey tea is one of the most effective organic methods out there, and the staple ingredient could already be growing in your own garden.

Comfrey, until fairly recently, was used for centuries as a medicinal herb. Some of the common folk names for it, such as “healing herb” and “bruisewort,” reflect the healing properties that people ...

If you like to keep things as organic as possible in the garden, making your own fertilizer is an excellent ecological choice, and you’ll save yourself a few dollars in the process. Gardening experts ...

If you are trying to stay away from chemical fertilizers, stack the functions of the plants and animals on your property and save money then these simple fertilizer teas are just for you. There are ...

Chronicle staffer Jane Tunks, a novice gardener, is using The Chronicle's rooftop garden as her classroom, with Fred Bové and Kevin Bayuk from the San Francisco Permaculture Guild as her teachers.

This spring I was hauling five gallon buckets of fertilizer down the Buckhorn Mountain when a skunk ran out in front of me. I hit the brakes hard rather than hit the skunk, the guardrail or a tree.

Comfrey, until fairly recently, was used for centuries as a medicinal herb. Some of the common folk names for it, such as “healing herb” and “bruisewort,” reflect the healing properties that people ...

For a very quick and not so offensive fertilizer, you can make up small batches of fresh comfrey fertilizer in your kitchen. Pick four or five fresh comfrey leaves and place them in a blender. Fill ...