Growing Borage, also Burrage, Bugloss

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24 Feb 11 Dominique Chanovre (Australia - temperate climate)
Borage is a dynamic accumulator, it is great at absorbing nutrients from the soil. So you pull up the plant, soak in water and make a tea which you use on your plants as a fertiliser. The flowers are also edible.
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09 Aug 11 Graham (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Very interesting Dominique. Do you know of any other uses for Borage?
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