Edible flower seeds: Borage,225 seeds FREE POSTAGE
Edible flowers seeds: Borage. Borago Officinalis. Generous pack size of over 200 seeds!
Much larger quantity than most other pack sizes, perfect for wildflower borders, meadows and cottage gardens
Long flowering annual beloved by bees, the beautiful blue Borage flower is edible for humans too!
Produces bright blue, star shaped flowers all summer long, that point downwards. Because of this, the flowers give much needed pollen and nectar for bees and other insects even during wet weather. This makes Borage an important pollinator plant.
Beekeepers enjoy growing Borage for the rich source of nectar and also for the beautiful coloured pollen
Borage makes a great companion plant for many edibles, especially tomatoes, strawberries, squash, cabbage, peas and beans.
Borage is a culinary herb and has many popular uses, including:
- Using the star shaped flowers in cocktails and to decorate cakes, salads etc
- Using the cucumber flavoured leaves in drinks such as Pimms
- Crystallising flowers for storage and baking
Borage has been used as an herb since the time of the ancient Greeks and Romans. Recently, it’s been found to be a rich source of GLA (gamma lineoleic acid), used to combat various cancers as well as pre-menstrual syndrome. Borage or starflower oil can sometimes be bought in capsule form for this purpose.
Approx 225 seeds, 5grams
How to grow:
Its best to grow Borage directly in the ground, but if you must grow in pots, here’s how to do it:
You can start the seeds indoors from March. Using seedling modules or small pots, sow a few seeds in each cell or pot, and cover with 1cm of compost or seed starter mix. Vermiculite can also be used. When the seedlings establish they can be thinned out.
Transplant out to the garden when frost risk has passed. Make sure to acclimatise the young plants first by “hardening off”. This just means leaving them outside for a few hours a day to get used to the colder temperatures before planting them outside. Start with an hour the first day and build up to a few hours over a few days. Then they should be ready.
Alternatively (and we think best) sow directly outside when the risk of frost has passed. In favourable temperatures, Borage can begin flowering in as little as 6 weeks after planting. Here on the west of Ireland it’s a little longer if we have a cold spring, but Borage is quite hardy and will survive a fair bit of neglect in our experience!
Borage will thrive in poor fertility, no need to fertilise soil.
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