Annual to 90cm. Companion to strawberries. Blue star shaped flowers. Good bee forage. Young leaves and flowers are excellent for salads and garnishes. Seems to have calmative properties - "gladdens the heart". Concentrates potassium. Spring, summer and autumn planting.
Seed count: 50/g.
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Borage planting information:
Tropics: | May-Aug |
Subtropic: | Sep-Nov |
Mild: | Oct-Dec |
Cold/Frost: | Nov-Dec |
Plant space cm: | 20-25 |
Row space cm: | 30-50 |
Depth cm: | 0.5 |
Best soil temp: | 10-25 °C |
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Number of seeds per gram: | 60-75 |
Average days to maturity: | 50-60 |