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Borage Seeds - Description
- Pack of Borage Seeds
- Hardy Annual
- Self-Seeds & New Plants Come Back Each Year
- Summer Flowering (May to August)
- Pack Size: Approx. 35 Seeds
- Edible leaves have a cucumber-like Flavour
Borage Seeds - Plant Details
- Annual flower - Completes it's life cycle in one year
- Borage plants are edible
- Height: 60 - 100cm
- Spacing: 30cm (12 Inches)
- Flower: Vivid blue flower
- Flowering period: May - August
- Preferred Soil Type: All soil types
- Preferred pH: Neutral, alkaline or acidic
- Aspect: Full sun
- Wildlife Value: Attracts bees & a host of other wildlife
- Maintenance Level: No maintenance needed
Borage Seeds - Uses
- Borage are excellent planted among tomatoes, squash & strawberries
- Popular choice in wildflower seed mixes
- Use Borage flowers & leaves in drinks & salads
- A good source of vitamin A. C & B6
Borage Seeds - How to Sow
- Sow: outdoors March to May
- Harvest: June to October
- Seeds can be sown directly outside
- Sow seeds thinly
- You can mix sand through the borage seeds
- This will make spreading the borage seeds easier
- Lightly cover with soil
- Germination takes 7 to 14 days
- Once germinated, thin out the seedlings to 30-45cm apart
- Borage will self seed each year
- No cutting is required
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