Growing Borage for the Flowers and the Greens... its all edible

[5tonyvvvv]

Borage and Hemp can change the world!!

[nigelpang88]

is the white borage also edible?

[RonniePearSeed]

just got some Borage seeds cause i herd they keep away tomato worms, glad to known i can eat them too.

[gracistabu]

I just got two borage plants today. I got them hoping to attract bees because my cucumbers seem to have a little trouble polinating. I am glad to see that I can also eat the leaves and the pretty flowers!

[KayakFisher01]

I've heard that the plants draw bees into the garden like crazy. So it might be a good plant to help with pollination of other veggies. My pack says:

Young leaves can be used raw in salads or sauteed like spinach. Fresh leaves also flavor summertime drinks. Flowers can be candied for decoration desserts. Ht. 18-24".

Handle young plants carefully, borage does not transplant well. For fresh use only. Do not dry or freeze.

[phantomcreamer]

@KayakFisher01 I own a couple beehives, and there were a lot of plants in my garden that the bees seemed to ignore, but all my Borage plants were always sure to always have at least a few bees on them. Buckwheat does well, but only in the morning. By far the best pollinator attractant was the Rocky Mountain Beeplant, which is native to the intermountain west.

[qst300]

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