Grow Borage: Edible Flowers for Your Garden & Kitchen
By Leanne Croker
PermaNews Brief
Key Takeaways
Borage offers aesthetic and culinary benefits, thriving in diverse gardens.
- Edible flowers enhance salads and desserts
- Attracts beneficial pollinators to gardens
- Easy to grow in various soil types
- Low-maintenance annual plant
- Adds vibrant color to garden spaces
Why It Matters
Borage enriches biodiversity while providing delicious ingredients, promoting both aesthetics and sustainability.
What to Do Next
Consider planting borage in your garden this season.
Recommended for: Home gardeners interested in culinary and pollinator plants.
Looking for a plant that can be used both as an ingredient in salads and cakes, as well as providing colour? Borage is a good choice.
The post Grow: borage appeared first on ABC Organic Gardener Magazine.
Source: organicgardener.com.au
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