Canadian_Rose said:Zuzu!!! You go, girl!!!! I'm so glad your body started behaving and gave you your mojo back!!! I love Palantine roses...and it's good that Americans order from Palantine (I wish Canadians could order from the states), this way Palantine stays in business.
S124 - does borage spread and become unmanageable? I've never seen borage here..does it have an alternate name?
Carol
Carol
It is also know as Starflower by some, but not a name I'm familiar with.
These articles probably explain better.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.c...
https://www.gardeningknowhow.c...
It's an annual, and once the small seed heads have formed and dried around early-middle of summer, I normally pull the plants out and give them a shake which sprinkle the seed around. It comes up again in the fall once there has been a reasonable amount of rain.
It's easy to remove, as the roots don't go too deep, and it's a soft plant, snaps easy in a storm, and is mostly hollow inside. Most farm type animals love it, so if you have cattle, donkeys, horses, sheep (my sisters dog), they would choose Borage over grass. Not sure about chickens, but they will peck at greens.
If your ground freezes heavily in winter, it may kill the plants or seeds, but it's relatively mild where I live, so once I've pulled the big plants out, because after seeding they dry up and look horrible (so throw them over the fence to the neighbours animals !), then a few months later once summer is over and the rain starts and gets cooler, the new plants germinate.
I have to wear gloves and long sleeves when I pull it out, as it gives me a rash, but then most plants rubbed on my skin cause a rash!
It will grow 3 ft or more, but bees love it, and I'm pretty sure bumble bees have a go as well.