tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post4213577038012295068..comments2023-09-29T18:37:14.377+10:00Comments on Eight Acres: How I use herbs - BorageUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-2184427329533885702014-11-10T03:37:51.497+10:002014-11-10T03:37:51.497+10:00Great post! I love borage and go have it everywher...Great post! I love borage and go have it everywhere in my garden, self seeded if course. Yes the bees adore the stuff. I didn't realise you could eat the leaves. I've never tried the oil, but will dry leaves and flowers for tea. I just so happen to have it growing next to my strawberries! :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-23828856026030642582014-11-09T11:40:37.200+10:002014-11-09T11:40:37.200+10:00I love borage because it doesn't need any atte...I love borage because it doesn't need any attention and is so pretty in the garden. It only pops up where it knows it can grow. As far as herbs are concerned, this is up there with rosemary and lavender, as real die-hard survivors. Who doesn't want a flowering plant in the garden, that virtually looks after itself?Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-32542376795188525642014-11-08T06:30:17.280+10:002014-11-08T06:30:17.280+10:00Thanks Liz. Now I know what to do with all my bora...Thanks Liz. Now I know what to do with all my borage.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00189754509071350499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-4740663879062463452014-11-07T20:13:17.194+10:002014-11-07T20:13:17.194+10:00We, like you, let it self seed, just weeding out t...We, like you, let it self seed, just weeding out the unwanted plants. We keep bees and they can visit the flowers as a quick point of call even if there is just a little warmth. I have a chair placed next to the main clump of Borage and sit talking to the bees who, as you say, love these flowers.<br />We have tried to catch seeds but never seem to get many as there seems to be a crucial time that they are ready. It must be difficult to harvest them.<br />The only way I use the plant other than a bee cafe is to sprinkle the flowers in salads.<br />Gill Frugal in Derbyshire https://www.blogger.com/profile/10221169113482164565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-71750621926383813942014-11-07T12:39:14.021+10:002014-11-07T12:39:14.021+10:00Just getting back to you on my mothers "get r...Just getting back to you on my mothers "get rid of ants" recipe...it's a mixture of Borax powder and icing sugar and you need to add something that ants can't resist like honey or syrup or something ants like. Mum mixes it on something disposable like a piece of cardboard then the ants will be drawn to it because of the sweetness and then go off and die. She has used this one for a long time but you would need to make sure children or pets didn't think to eat it because of the borax powder. Hope this helps. Regards Kathy A, Brisbane<br /><br />Don't think it is poisonous but check the borax pack.<br />Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13278810299840471966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-25542260102173016322014-11-07T07:16:11.007+10:002014-11-07T07:16:11.007+10:00I grow borage and love its blue and sometimes pink...I grow borage and love its blue and sometimes pink flowers. The bees love it which is the main reason I grow it. Its pretty much a plant anyone can grow because as you say it self seeds readily but seedlings are easy to remove if they pop up somewhere you don't want them. I've never considered making tea with it. I think I shall give it a go.Crunchie's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10561893477545578734noreply@blogger.com