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".
This soldier is doing well:
I dunno mate....looking a bit gangly for my taste....I'm hoping for an army of robust looking weeds myself. My first spouting leaves defo look different to yours? I presume there are numerous different varieties of Borage with oodles of Greek and Latin names?...if i can find the pack, I'll see what mine are.
Yes.
I hope that's the naughty corner with which you refer!
I'm back from the drizzle, much deflated and rightly back in my place....in the corner.
I know you're not a weedist really....I was only joking miss......sorry if I took it too far.....I'm just trying to amuse myself...there are worse ways, old cobber !
Well you better get them in the RIGHT place! AND it was you who started it!
I have no weed prejudice and in fact am weed curious...I always like to see what materialises!
What's wrong with weeds? Are you a prejudicer? The definition of a weed as I understand it is 'a plant in the wrong place' = That is the definition of my life mate!
Do I need to "out" you as a "weedist"?
Perhaps you need to change your username to out_ed_weedist?
OK, OK - I'll go for a calming walk in the drizzle!
WEEDS!? take that back!
Number said:looking a bit gangly for my taste
I think it just needs a bigger pot which i'll be giving it tomorrow if the weather is ok
Number said: I presume there are numerous different varieties of Borage with oodles of Greek and Latin names?
Yes there are probably loads. Borago officinalis is the only other name i know