All about borage
Borage is a tall (3 ft) anual that attracts bees. It has star-shaped blue flowers about 3/4 in diameter in drooping clusters from midsummer to frost. Borage prefers full sun but will tolerate some shade. Borage leaves tastes like a cucumber, and can be used in in salads & soups, curries, fish or chicken dishes. Mince the leaves ad add to yogurt, or steam them to eat as a vegetable. Crystallize the flowers to garnish to your favorite dish or pastry. It has be reported, that borage tea has a laxative effect.
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Harvesting
Snip off the individual leaves anytime within the growing season; gathering them after the morning dew has dried. Pick flowers when they are fully open. You can put them in an ice cube tray, add water and freeze to make festive cubes.