Farming Friends & TopVeg have collaborated to create a How To Grow Borage card.

If you would like a pdf of  the grow card for How to Grow borage, please complete the contact form asking for the grow card for borage and we will email it to you.

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Borage is included in the How to Grow Culinary Herbs ebook written by TopVeg & Farming Friends which costs £3.

Click this link to buy a copy of the ebook How to Grow Culinary Herbs.

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*Plant Heigh**t* – 70cm/ 27″, spreads 30cm/12″

*Crops* – June to first frost

*Where to Sow* – Outdoors, directly into ground. Does not like being transplanted

*Sowing time* – early spring to summer

borage

*How to Sow Borage*

* thinly
* on to cleared, raked soil
* leave on top, as needs light to germinate

*After Germination*

* thin seedlings to at least 30cm/12″ apart
* remove weeds as they appear
* water in dry times
* cut plants back in late summer
* leave some flowers on plants to reseed, but watch out as they are
very vigorous & may get out of hand

*Site *

* Full sun
* Fertile, well drained soil that retains moisture
* Out of the wind (or protect) as easily blows over

*Use*

* leaves have cucumber flavour – best eaten raw
* young leaves & flowers used in salads
* chopped leaves added to soups & cooked cabbage in last 10minutes
of cooking
* flowers & finely chopped leaves used in summer drinks & fruit punches
* flowers can be candied

*Storage*

* Borage does not dry well
* Flowers may be frozen in ice cubes & used in drinks

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• Annual
• Plant Height – 70cm/ 27″, spreads 30cm/12″
• Crops – June to first frost

Where to Sow – Outdoors, directly into ground. Does not like being
transplanted

Sowing time – early spring to summer

borage

How to Sow Borage

    * thinly
    * on to cleared, raked soil
    * leave on top, as needs light to germinate

After Germination

    * thin seedlings to at least 30cm/12″ apart
    * remove weeds as they appear
    * water in dry times
    * cut plants back in late summer
    * leave some flowers on plants to reseed, but watch out as they are
      very vigorous & may get out of hand

Site

    * Full sun
    * Fertile, well drained soil that retains moisture
    * Out of the wind (or protect) as easily blows over

Use

    * leaves have cucumber flavour – best eaten raw
    * young leaves & flowers used in salads
    * chopped leaves added to soups & cooked cabbage in last 10minutes
      of cooking
    * flowers & finely chopped leaves used in summer drinks & fruit punches
    * flowers can be candied

Storage

    * Borage does not dry well
    * Flowers may be frozen in ice cubes & used in drinks

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