Sow seeds outside directly into garden soil 5/20 - 7/31. Plant seeds 1/4-1/2" deep, 3 seeds together in a patch - space patches 12" apart. Keep seeds moist. Days to seed germination: 7-14 days. Thin to the strongest plant (remove weak plants leaving 1 strongest plant). Protect plants from deer and groundhogs. Alternatively, sow seeds inside into biodegradable pots 4/15-5/15 - transplant them by planting the entire pot in the ground so that you don't disturb the plant's roots.
Edible fresh flowers: harvest flowers by hand by pulling the flower off of the prickly green base. For tea: harvest flowers and leaves - make tea from fresh or dried plant material. For greens: harvest young leaves only and cook them. The leaves have prickly fuzz on the surface - do not eat leaves raw and do not eat mature/older leaves cooked otherwise they will be horribly prickly in your throat!
Hand collect seeds as they mature. Mature seeds are dark in color.
Our Recommendations with Borage Organic Flowers Seeds
