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Borage good or bad in SFG?
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Borage good or bad in SFG?
If bad, what do you suggest if we want it in the yard?
VirginiaA- Posts : 18
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Location : Sugar Land, TX
Re: Borage good or bad in SFG?
Type in borage in the search field. There are quite a few previous threads. Don't know if they will answer your question. Here are a few of the previous threads.VirginiaA wrote:If bad, what do you suggest if we want it in the yard?
borage - Borage seeds? (forumotion.com)
borage - Borage (forumotion.com)
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Re: Borage good or bad in SFG?
I had sesrched but didn't get a sense that many grow it. Not sure if it might be too invasive in the SFG.

VirginiaA- Posts : 18
Join date : 2021-02-10
Location : Sugar Land, TX
Re: Borage good or bad in SFG?
Virginia, did you read through the 2nd link that Sanderson provided? In there are a lot of comments about how invasive it is. If you decide to grow it, ensure you deadhead it immediately after it blooms so that it cannot freely re-seed itself.
"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it." ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
Re: Borage good or bad in SFG?
Yes, I read through them but didn't really catch how to have enjoy them and prevent them from taking over. Thank you for the advice.
VirginiaA- Posts : 18
Join date : 2021-02-10
Location : Sugar Land, TX
Re: Borage good or bad in SFG?
I guess what I am trying to learn is whether the benefit of having them outweighs the work to keep them from getting out of control. I have read articles about how great it is for the garden but was curious it lived up to the hype.
VirginiaA- Posts : 18
Join date : 2021-02-10
Location : Sugar Land, TX
Re: Borage good or bad in SFG?
VirginiaA wrote:I guess what I am trying to learn is whether the benefit of having them outweighs the work to keep them from getting out of control.
Guess that all depends on what you want to use them for. Are they planted just to attract pollinators? Are they planted to use for making teas, or eaten in soups or salads? Are they planted as an "accumulator" to bring up nutrients deep in the soil? Are they planted just because you like the looks of them?
I don't grow them because they are not worth the trouble for me, and I don't have space I want to waste in my raised beds. But, I do have a large plot of in-ground Bocking 14 Comfrey that is grow just for the purpose of providing great mulch and compost. They are beautiful when they bloom, too, and are loved by the pollinators.
"In short, the soil food web feeds everything you eat and helps keep your favorite planet from getting too hot. Be nice to it." ~ Diane Miessler, "Grow Your Soil"
Re: Borage good or bad in SFG?
I guess all of the above are reasons I might just try it. They get to be 2' but I wonder if I can just contain it to 1' by using it often. This is my first time SFGing and using MM. I put a weed barrier cloth under my SFG bed with MM (now regretting I put that down) so I don't know that it would bring up the nutrients from the soil if it doesn't break through the barrier?
I have heard of the comfrey but haven't explored that rabbit trail yet
I have heard of the comfrey but haven't explored that rabbit trail yet

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