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- Plant borage: how it works!
- Is direct sowing recommended?
- What location does Borretsch wish for?
- Which plant neighbors are suitable?
- How can borage be propagated?
- Tips & Tricks
Plant borage: how it works!
The flowers of the borage are a real eye-catcher in the garden. From pearly blue to pink to white, the pearly stars will shine according to the variety. But to enjoy this splendor, the borage should be planted properly. That's how it works!
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Borage does not require preculture and should therefore be sown directly in the field. He is one year old and yet he does not have to be sown every year. He likes to sow on his own initiative.
Sowing should best be done between mid-April and early May (at the latest by the beginning of June). The small black seeds of the borage are covered with soil about 1 cm thick. They are dark germs and germinate under favorable conditions after 5 days.
When sowing borage, the following should be noted:
What location does Borretsch wish for?
Borage needs a sunny to partially shaded location for healthy growth. The substrate should have the following properties:
Which plant neighbors are suitable?
If you want to plant borage between other plants, you can do that. He gets along well with strawberries, cucumbers, zucchinis and cabbage. It is less well taken care of in the herb bed between herbs such as parsley, chives and co. As it can reach a stature height of up to 80 cm and other plants like overgrowing, other competitively weak herbs would enter quickly.
How can borage be propagated?
The cultivation of borage is worthwhile. As a rule, this spice herb must be sown only once. In the following years, it sows by itself. Whoever prefers to eat in their own hands should use the seeds. The first ones are mature from July. They can be dried after harvest and kept for the next gardening season.
Tips & Tricks
Due to its rapid growth, the first leaves can already be harvested in June. Both fresh and older leaves taste good and can be used to enrich foods such as cucumber salad and dips.
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