# How to Sow Borage
Borage (Borago officinalis), is an annual plant that grows up to 24 inches high. It has hairy green leaves and produces blue, star-shaped flowers. The entire plant is edible. Its leaves, which taste like cucumber, may be minced into salads or salad dressings. The flowers may be included whole in salads or used to decorate sandwiches. Borage, an easy plant to grow, self-seeds prolifically, often spreading all over the garden. It is rarely started inside because its sensitive roots resist transplanting.
Things You'll Need
- Hand trowel
- Water
- Pruning shears
Instructions
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Sow the large, black borage seeds directly into the garden two weeks before the last frost date. Trowel a trench 1/2 inch deep. Plant the seeds 1/2 inch deep at least 6 inches apart. Water the soil until the seeds are soaked. After germination, in about a week, water the plants when the soil dries out.
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Pull the entire plant up at the end of the season. Cut off the flower heads before tossing the plant onto the compost pile. This will reduce the number of borage seedlings that emerge the following spring.
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Weed out excess borage sprouts from your garden every spring before they get too big and go to seed again.
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