Borage (Borago officinalis)

What it needs & gives back

↓ Needs

Sunlightfull sun to partial shade

Watermoderate

↑ Gives back

Biomassmedium to high

Nectarhigh

Pollenhigh

Tomato

Reported to improve growth and disease resistance of tomatoes.

Garden Strawberry

Reported to improve fruit set and flavor of strawberries.

Cabbage

Attracts pollinators and beneficial insects to brassicas.

Emergence

Seeds germinate after the last spring frost when soil temperatures consistently reach 10 C.

Flowering

Flowering typically begins about 60 days after emergence and can continue for several months.

Fruiting

Fruiting follows flowering, with seeds maturing over a period of two months.

Senescence

Plants begin to senesce and die back with the arrival of the first autumn frosts.

Timing is relative to your local season (temperate Northern Hemisphere).

Drainagewell-drained

Nitrogen fixingNo

MycorrhizalNo

Accumulatespotassium, calcium, silica

Soil textureloam, sandy_loam

Organic matterMedium

Compaction toleranceLow

Methodsseed

Difficulty1 / 5

Establishes in~1 yr

Self-seedingAggressive

Attractsbees, hoverflies, beneficial insects