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HAS ANYONE GROWN BORAGE?

LarkLisbeth on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 15:39
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Hi everyone, I am new to this forum and hoping that someone can give me some helpful hints on growing the herb, BORAGE. I like the blue flowers and the package says once established it will selfsow,I would like that. I would also use it in my salads. Any other suggestions? Thank you so much. Smiles, Lark

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The problem with borage is

by rubychalice in reply to LarkLisbeth [original] on Mon, 02/08/2010 - 15:56

The problem with borage is how to get rid of it. It self sows like crazy. If you really want to grow it throw the seeds where you want them, just before the next rain storm. The rain will do the work for you.

Borage was a problem in my yard when I moved here and still comes back twenty years later. It's also a continuing problem at the community garden where I have a plot.

They are pretty I'll admit.

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I grew borage once from seed

by Annya in reply to LarkLisbeth [original] on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 05:59

I grew borage once from seed and agree that it self-sows like crazy. I just give it to neighbors or weed it out. Here in northern Italy borage grows wild and the locals put it in pasta, like spinach pasta only with borage!

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As others have said, it's

by Ruth in reply to LarkLisbeth [original] on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 14:49

As others have said, it's easy to grow, and it self-sows "reliably" (which is to say incessantly). However, it's easy to uproot if it's in the way. I love the blue flowers, and the young leaves have a vaguely cucumber taste in salads. Try them before they get too furry.

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