borage - white borage
white borage ( syn. Borago officinalis Bianca )
- approx 50 seeds
- £2.24 £2.99
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- Position: full sun or light shade
- Soil: fertile and moist
- Rate of growth: fast
- Hardiness: fully hardy
The white flowers of this borage make a fresh change to the more traditional blue. The bees will still flock to the nectar-rich blooms, and if picked, the petals can be used to decorate ice bowls and dress soups and salads. The young leaves of this annual have a cucumber-like flavour and can be added to many recipes. They are often used in pasta dishes, while the flowers can be used in ice cubes, salads and even dipped in batter and deep fried.
Plant Borago between your tomatoes to reduce attacks of hornworm, and at the end of the year, add the plants to the compost heap as they will promote many beneficial minerals.
Borage is an annual plant, but it will self-seed readily in good conditions. If you don’t want more plants, dead-head the flowers as soon as they fade.
Plant Borago between your tomatoes to reduce attacks of hornworm, and at the end of the year, add the plants to the compost heap as they will promote many beneficial minerals.
Borage is an annual plant, but it will self-seed readily in good conditions. If you don’t want more plants, dead-head the flowers as soon as they fade.
Avoid root disturbance by planting it in a spot that they can settle into and keep well watered during drier periods. To prevent self-seeding, deadhead the spent flowers before the seed has a chance to ripen.
Form shallow drills at 30cm (12in) intervals in a well prepared bed, and sow thinly, just covering the seed before watering well. The seeds have a higher germination rate when temperatures are between 15 - 25C (60-77°F), so early sowings can be covered with a cloche. When big enough to handle, thin the seedlings to 25cm (10in).
Sow: March to May
Goes well with
Galvanised metal portable planting trough - Crocus green frame
49 × 21 × 17.5cm
£44.99
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