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Old 08-06-2004, 03:02 PM
Mark Anderson
 
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Default Borage

In article says...
I'm growing 2 borage plants this year and they're starting to flower
which looks nice. I'd like that they keep growing all summer though.
Should I clip these flowers like you're supposed to clip basil flowers to
encourage the plant to grow more? I have an image of it up at:

http://www.brandylion.com/images/borage.jpg

Is that your own photo and plant? Both are gorgeous.


Yes, I took that with an older digital camera. Borage has a lot of fur
on it that reflects sunlight in an interesting way. This is my first
time growing Borage. I look for herbs that grow 3' or more high and this
year the place I go to had this and I had no idea what it was. I'm also
growing Lovage for the first time since that is supposed to grow high
too.

I've never heard of pinching back borage. The flowers are edible and
very pretty frozen in ice cubes to tart up summer drinks. Or to
decorate salads.


Thanks for the info, I'll try that. I was worried because last year I
grew Cilantro and after that flowered it petered out about the third week
of June making me trash the entire plant to reuse the pot. In my garden,
if the plant doesn't produce (I.e. grow big) it's out of here. :-)