Published on 12, July, 2020
....aka Battle Of The Borage
There have been rumblings for the past week or so but I thought now would be as good a time as any to get the show started. Today I sowed between 16 and 20 seeds.
I thought it might be nice for any members who want to join in to sow borage seeds and chat about it. We all know bees and pollinators need a helping hand and this is a lovely plant we can have in our gardens to help. The flowers are pretty star shaped blue, sometimes pink or purple. You can eat the flowers or put in ice cubes and you can use the leaves to make borage fertiliser for the garden.
I thought it might be a nice way to unite online friends by doing something remote in real life.
It does self seed so I take no responsibility if you end up with more next year! The more the merrier. Apologies if you have no outdoor space. Maybe do a bit of guerilla gardening if you can
This post was inspired by Jamie (who I cannot tag for some reason) and Number
So lets help our wildlife!
"No-one can do everything but everyone can do something".
Hi I'm a big borage fan they are so easy to grow and i love when the flowers first come out they start off a pinky colour. Sadly I've had to get rid of new seedlings in my garden this year as th aren't great for chewy little doggos but I've noticed them cropping up everywhere out front so we can still enjoy them. Fun fact: borage is the plant used in starflower oil supplements. As you say, you can eat the flowers, use them to garnish salads, decorate cakes and make teas out of! What a lovely thread out_of_step
Apparently they taste a bit like cucumber but I couldn't detect that. I haven't heard of starflower oil before bit just had a look. I like clary sage. And I've recently acquired a sweet majoram which is HEAVENLY.