Borage and Squishy Kitty

[applestar]

Borage after a severe frost this fall:

[Countryladiesgardens]

Applestar! Wow what a nice looking Borage!

[Susan W]

I may add Borage to my mix this year. I had stayed a polite distance as it is said to like itself and spread. In our Mid-south climate that can be a red flag!

[Countryladiesgardens]

Maybe put it in a container like we did last year. It didn't spread and did really well!

[Countryladiesgardens]

Susan I know we just starting chatting but a friend of mine sent me another package of perennials today and a lot of them are doubles of what I have already. Would you be interested in having some of the seeds?

[imafan26]

Borage does reseed, but it has never been a problem. Epazote and dandelion, they really are weeds.

[shadylane]

It has more of a peppery cucumber taste. It is an annual herb, performs best in dry sunny places. It also self seeds as stated from the previous gardeners statement, expect the unexpected growing habits of here there and anywhere. Ooppps didn't see the other pages...with this information

[rainbowgardener]

JodalinVA - as noted borage can be good for your garden generally because attractive to pollinators and beneficial insects. However if the space in your strawberry bed is limited, I wouldn't put it there. Borage gets pretty big and bushy/weedy. It is likely to shade your strawberries and perhaps out-compete them for nutrients. Put it somewhere else in your garden!