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Any one use Borage?

Tell me about it . Is it an Herb? Is it invasive/

dodge

It is an herb. It gets fairly large. You can cook & eat the leaves like spinach. I like its blue flowers. I've never heard of it being invasive. Its an annual. I've never had it reseed itself.

Wrennie,,

Thanks.....I think it is so cute.....A friend said invasive......The friend is anti flowers.

NO loss.. Mine are growin nice.

dodge..;o)

Mine reseed PROLIFICALLY, but nothing I can't
pull out of the beds when they emerge...

So, I do not mind them one bit when they're sprouting all over the place,
I give them
away to friends, neighbors, and give'em to the
boys to sell on the sidewalks.....

I loveeeeeee the bright blue flowers..
and they do attrack beneficial bees...

They can be ratherrrrrrrrr tall though......

weeezie,

How nice........I have them in the veggie bed.. I hope they get like that...........

You have good ideas.
Thanks for sharing the photo.. I will send another when mine get tall.

dodge

Wow Weezie!! I've never seen Borage that tall!!
Mine reseed nicely, but I find that they are quite late to emerge. I've learned not to disturb the soil around them until I see how many are growing. My daughter likes to make ice cubes with the flowers in them.

Then what does she do with the ice cube/

dodge

She uses the ice cubes in her drinks. The flowers are edible and look really pretty.

and you can sugar them and use them
on cakes....

I sure hope we are talking of the same plant.

dodge

I haven't grown borage yet, but would like to.
I like to freeze peppermint leaves in ice cubes.
So nice in lemonade.

Deb

Those are nice ideas......

Make your sodas look cool......Or whatever you mix......
Thanks

dodge

Hi,
I'd like to know which herbs do really well with hot dry weather in the summer and cold in the winter. I'm mostly looking for perenniels but some annuals would be nice.
Donna

Borage, Lavendar, Lemon Thyme, Chives,
Ornamental Onions, Lemon Balm..
alllllllll do very well here in my growing zone 5..
And I don't water them or baby them what~so~ever!!

How about spearment/

Russian Sage
Any sage
Parsley sometimes
dodge

Only the flowers are edible....

Nothing else on the plant, *ie: stems or leaves, like regular sages* are edible...

*****Alwayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyys be sure of what you are eating is edible before digesting...****

Weezie

Wrong...... read this

http://www.gardenguides.com/herbs/borage.htm

i copied this and you can see it is different.

dodge

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh, Dodge,
I was talkin' about the Russian Sage above..

We'd been talking about putting flowers in the ice cubes, and you posted about Russian Sage, then Any Sage.. and mostly sages are leaves used,
so I wanted to make sure that NO one ate the leaves on the Russian Sage, although it's called a Sage, it's not an edible sage like most people think...
*only the flowers are edible on that kind*

I do know that the borage is edible..leaves and flowers...

Thanks Dodge!!!

weezie

I stand to be corrected..

Ok......

I agree.

dodge

Thanks for clearifing it too..
That is always appreciated....
Sometimes I get to typin' or postin'
and if I miss a sentence or something..
It's always nice to go back over it
to be sure, absolutely..

Better to be safe than sorry, is my motto...

weezie

Ha ha

We all get carried away on here, and forget what topic were on.. Which I did.

It is still the best place to rest.. Forget your problems and reading about someone else's ..

We know were real on here.. It is a beauty of a day here for a change ..We froze this weekend. And it didnt help the plants.

I tilled the garden and weeded , now I am taking chothes in .. Washed in the am.

dodge

Those are great looking plants. It makes me think I want one. But then the question occurs where would I put it? lol.

tkhooper

Put the plant in your garage??????

ha ha

Mine is snug against the ground in some and others are tall.....It is neat.

dodge

Some of the sages really bush out and do well year after year, but with the weird weather we've been having who could say this year. The mints also have a sick way of taking over your yard- be careful, if you want to keep them to one space Donna, sink the pot... it'll contain it for a year or two. Or simply line the area underground that you want it contained to. However, it is a rather fragrant smell when you mow!

snapdragon

i agree with the mint story..

i brought home a few spearmints, from my sisters .......Good heavens did it take over in our cow pasture........I keep mowing them out of my yard.......

Yep smelly as heck when we mow......

Forget Spearmint....

dodge