Borage and Zone 8b
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Garden Gab | Posted:
Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:49 pm
For those of you who want to know. You know who you are (wink, wink, nudge, nudge)! :)
I did find this quote from a lady in Florida zone 8b:
"Borago officinalis - Borage
Easy to start from seed. Cold hardy annual that reseeds itself. I started it, direct sowed, in January, it's been blooming since March. A host plant for the Painted Lady. Also attracts bumble bees. Doesn't do to well in the Fla. summers, though. It's already "done" in June, so I pulled it up to make room for something new. I might plant ONE plant this year - it is a favorite of bumble bees."
This is the website that the above quote came from:
http://melanys.tripod.com/garden.htm
Looks like it will do well as an early season plant in your zone. Useful as a filler as you wait for slower growing plants to mature.
I've never known any nursery to carry them as a bedding plant. Probably because they develop a long taproot and don't like being transplanted. Though I have successfully transplanted very young seedlings every year for the last 3 years.
Being such a quick growing annual you will need to look for seeds. Not all garden supply centers may carry it, if they do it will be grouped with the herbs.
You can also order it online from Johnny's Select Seeds. $2.50 US. per package
http://www.johnnyseeds.com/catalog/subcategory.aspx?category=205&subcategory=214
Like I said very easy to grow, matures from seed in just 5 to 6 weeks.
Hope this helps!
Jungle Joy a.k.a. Joella
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