After battling finicky allium, ramp, and delphinium seeds this year, I was thrilled when it was time to turn my eye to planting borage.
Borage is one of those plants that makes me feel like I am a world champion green-thumb.
Whether I start them from seed or grab a few starts at the local farm, they seem to thrive no matter how neglectful I am.
That should tell you that if you’re thinking of starting some borage from seed, you don’t have a difficult task ahead of you.
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Of course, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t a few things you should know, but this article will give you all the details (and then some!).
Here’s what I’ll cover:
A Bit About BorageBorage, Borago officinalis, is an annual herb in the forget-me-not, or Boraginaceae family that has naturalized across most of the United States.
Native to the Mediterranean region, it has made a name for itself far and wide as a tasty herb with edible flowers that pollinators love.
The flowers and leaves are used in a variety of herbal remedies, and the oil extracted from the seeds is high in gamma linolenic acid, which may help to reduce inflammation and alleviate symptoms of asthma.
It’s not only valuable in the kitchen and the medicine cabinet, but it can also be used in the garden as a cover crop to suppress weeds, help retain water, and enrich the soil.
Borage grows just about anywhere, and that’s only a slight exaggeration. It thrives in full sun to part shade locations, in containers, or spreading out in a meadow.
It’s suitable for gardeners in USDA Hardiness Zones 2 to 11 and isn’t too demanding when it comes to moisture or soil –
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