Open-pollinated. Gloria Seigars suggests it as a great border for the vegetable garden where the dense plants smother weeds and attract bees. Donna Dyrek favors it for attracting mason bees. Deb Soule recommends it for courage in these crazy times. Bears many small flowers that open blue, turn purple and then pink and make colorful additions to salads. Enjoy the cooling properties of very young leaves on a hot day. Frozen in ice cubes, it lends cucumber flavor to cold drinks. Borage leaves and flowers are used for fever, cough, depression and to prevent inflammation of the lungs. A nourishing tea for nursing mothers, and also a sedative. Seeds a good source of GLAs. Bushy 23' annual likes sun, prefers moist well-drained soil, will self sow. Young plants are easy to move around. Survives light frosts. About 50 seeds/g. Especially attractive to pollinators.
Every wondered about borage? If so, learn some fun ways to use it from food to herbal preparations for wellness in this blog post!
Learn how to grow borage the benefits of why you should add this uncommon herb to your garden! It's easy to grow too!
Borage tea is a light, tasty drink that's incredibly refreshing on hot summer days. Learn how to make borage tea 3 tasty ways with this easy recipe.
Bees absolutely LOVE borage and it flowers from spring/early summer right to the frost late in the year, so it will also give you long lasting colour in your garden 😊🐝🐝🐝
Ready to learn some new uses for your beloved borage? Try this blue-flowered herb as a cover crop or grow it for green manure. Learn how now!
There are a great many reasons why you should consider growing borage in your garden. It is useful both while it is in growth, and as a crop for harvesting.
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Earlier this year we decided to dismantle one of our raised beds (long story) and relocate the soil to a new part of our garden. Not long before the soil was moved, however, I had tossed handfuls of annuals seeds in there and I had an inkling that of all the seeds that were dislodged and upended, the borage would…
As I sit here sweating even with the AC on full blast, there's no denying that summer is here. And despite the oppressive heat, my balcony garden is thriving. I should be eating homegrown tomatoes within the next few weeks, and I can't tell you how excited that makes me. But first... Let's talk Stitch
Borage is a beautiful and beneficial plant that makes a good companion to other plants and its edible nature provides both beauty and purpose in your garden.
Trying to get rid of a cough? You can do it with something simple from the garden. Indian borage is extremely easy to grow, allowing you to have an effective cough remedy conveniently on hand. It is also traditionally used for a sore throat or stuffy nose.
The borage plant isn’t as well- known as many other herbs, but it deserves to be considered as a candidate for your herb garden. First of all – it looks …
Borage is a beautiful star flower with many benefits. Not only does this plant bring beauty and color to your garden, but it also attracts many different varieties of bees. The flowers and leaves are edible, with many describing the taste as cucumber-like. Borage can reduce inflammation, help with asthma or arthritis, or its oils can be extracted and used to treat eczema and wounds. Consider bringing this amazing plant into your garden!
A simple syrup recipe with flavor notes from the borage plant flowers. Think a mild sweet flavor like honey, with a crisp freshness.
Borage plant is an easy-to-grow edible and medicinal herb that attracts pollinators and tolerates poor soils. Find out about borage uses and benefits.
Essential tips for growing borage in your garden as a beautiful ornamental or versatile culinary herb.
I have absolutely loved finding ways to use edible flowers this year. These three varieties, calendula, borage and nasturtium, are really easy to grow and just give you unusual flavours to play with. You can see in these photos they have grown really happily in my veg beds with very little upkeep. I've noticed nasturtium leaves working their way into restaurant dishes this year too, and borage in garden-inspired cocktails. And calendula is so abundant and cheery. Sow seeds next Spring.
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