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jmsieglaff · January 28, 2015

I haven't grown herbs for medicinal purposes, but from your list, I've grown Borage (and now will forever grow Borage). I grew them for looks and for the edible flowers--which actually have cucumber-like flavor. Borage will self-sow with the best of plants, you'll have Borage forever if you plant it in the ground--even in places you don't want it. I now let 1 or 2 grow and am very prompt at eating all the flowers and I still have Borage 'weeds' to pull every few days. The bees seem to like them a lot too. I got my seeds from Baker Creek.

January 28, 2015	#3
jmsieglaff Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Southern WI Posts: 2,742	I haven't grown herbs for medicinal purposes, but from your list, I've grown Borage (and now will forever grow Borage). I grew them for looks and for the edible flowers--which actually have cucumber-like flavor. Borage will self-sow with the best of plants, you'll have Borage forever if you plant it in the ground--even in places you don't want it. I now let 1 or 2 grow and am very prompt at eating all the flowers and I still have Borage 'weeds' to pull every few days. The bees seem to like them a lot too. I got my seeds from Baker Creek.