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Borage ~ More Asparagus and Rain

 

Last year, we planted borage and rosemary in with the zucchini, yellow squash and other squash plants.  It was an attempt to deter the nasty squash bugs.  It for one, did not work to deter those bugs (did not even grow well enough to harvest anything from the plants either).   Two, it re-seeds itself very well, so don't plant it in your big vegetable garden like I did.  It's not spreading too badly this year, but I'm yanking it as I see it, and you know I hate to waste anything....

By the way, I'm actually seeing borage plants for sale this year.


Borage tea?  

Has anyone dehydrated or dried the borage flowers and leaves for a medicinal tea?  I'm not finding a lot of information in the resource books I have.  So far anyway.  I'm reading online that the tea from the plant, is good for reducing a fever and for reducing a bad cough.  Does anyone have any information, or experience, with borage used in this way?

Borage for dinner?

I'm doing more research on cooking borage.  Just in case I have to yank some plants ha ha!   I don't think it would be eaten very often.

I'm thinking a chimichurri over salmon, a pesto for meals, and possibly other recipes.  

I read that the borage seeds themselves contain omega-6?  Need to do more research on that.


Just when I thought our asparagus season was about over, the rain brought up more, and more is coming up.  I doubt it will amount to a large amount, but we are thankful for the continued harvest.  

Speaking of rain.....

Well, prior to the the rain, and the beginning of our high 80 degree weather, I got 3 full hours of garden work done on the flower beds.  I am not done yet, so I have much to do, but the rain returned yesterday, making the opportunity to work outside zero.  Guess what's returned again this morning?  Yep, the rain.  It's saturated.  Again.  Just one of those wet years for a start.  

It rained so hard yesterday, I had to shut windows in the house and in the chicken coop.  We do not have our AC on, despite the 80 to almost 90 degree weather.  We need help with the lifting and installing of the AC units.  Willing help is hard to find.

I can proudly say, I have earned my first blister on my hand from weeding, and for the first time, bruises on my knees from kneeling over the flower beds.  Ha!  It's all good!

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Anne in the kitchen said…
I planted borage one year and it did very well. We ate it shredded in salads and it tasted like fuzzy cucumbers. We did not like the texture at all
May 20, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Betsy said…
I must confess to knowing nothing about Borage. But the rainy weather has been here as well and I have no complaints. We sure needed it around here. It's chilly during the daytime too, but I like it cool so it's all good.
Blessings and hugs,
Betsy
May 20, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Pioneer Woman at Heart said…
Anne in the kitchen, I kind of figured it would not be a really pleasant addition to salads. If I get more random plants, I'll probably just dry it for tea.
May 21, 2026 at 6:41 AM
Pioneer Woman at Heart said…
Betsy, we are loving the cooler weather that now moved in, but we do need dry weather to get the actual vegetable garden planted. I'm also weeding flower beds, but I'm also thankful for rainy days to get inside housecleaning done, and meal prep too. Not to mention some crochet time (he he!).
May 21, 2026 at 6:44 AM
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