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Borage

Name: Borage
Brand: vendor-unknown
Price: 1.95 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.71428571428571 (7 reviews)

$ 1.95

Borago officinalis

About 3 feet tall with a spreading habit. Continuous Noxema-blue blooms attract lots of bees. Tough and drought resistant, it reseeds itself vigorously. Grown as an ornamental as well as for the fuzzy, cucumber-tasting leaves in the spring. 100 seeds

PLANTING

Annual

Germination: 5-10 days

Seed Planting Depth: 1/4"-1/2"

Starting Indoors/Outdoors: Sowing outdoors is best, in the spring when soil temps reach 65 degrees.Sow a few seeds in each spot, 10-15" apart. For a head start you can start indoors 2-3 weeks before last frost using peat,cow,or paper pots(grows a delicate taproot, successful transplanting may be difficult) Provide 65-70 degrees soil temperatures. Transplant to 12-15" apart. Self sows easily.

Light Needs: Sun

Soil Needs: Average to fertile, moist soil

Uses: Culinary, medicinal, attracts bees and beneficials.

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06/24/2018

Michelle Boyechko

Love these plants

These germinated great. I have started these both in the house and and in the garden. They attract bees like crazy! They are prolific with seeds though and you will have lots of volunteers the next year. They seem to tolerate transplant pretty well when small too. I have dug them up from undesirable locations and moved them with no problems. Will plant again in the future for sure!

05/30/2018

Joyce R.

United States

Borage

Unfortunely we had a heat wave, and I grew them in our greenhouse. A few plants sprouted so that’s more than I expected. Wish you could see our other seeds we bought growing. It’s a good thing we have a large garden