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".
Hello Boragers.
Although I have not reported on developments, I can now do so - with some degree of satisfaction.
JAMIE 41 - If you are out there.....I hope you are well and happy and enjoying your Tibetan bowls.....if you see this, come and say hi?
Borage is cool. I had some pink, some blue and some white flowers. A couple of the plants held 3 colours on the same stem with pink, blue and pink+blue. The white ones all came on just one of the plants.
I did the ice cube thing = summer was officially ON.
I intend to harvest and dry our two scientific characters who were selected for immolation.
The flowers have been very pretty (all now over) and the bees and butterflies were definitely interested in them.
Hereafter are my latest entries into my Borage Scrapbook folder.
Number said:Hereafter are my latest entries into my Borage Scrapbook folder.
I like the way you have transferred this thread into the physical realm.
Well - thank you. This sort of nonsense is my reality, both in this place and IRL. I'm still most fascinated by the seeds to be honest. The flowers are pretty (crap idea in an ice cube/drink.....it constantly feels like a fly/fairy has drowned in your drink!) but most importantly, our insects do seem to like them muchly.