Flower
Borage
Star-shaped blue flowers — bees adore them and they taste of cucumber.
Full to partial
Moderate
Average
Very easy
Yes
Flowers & young leaves
Fruit
Strawberry
Borage attracts pollinators that help strawberries set fruit.
Vegetable
Tomato
Borage brings bees and is said to improve tomato flavour.
Vegetable
Courgette / Zucchini
One plant feeds a household. Use a big pot (40 L+).
Vegetable
Cucumber
Train up a trellis to save space. Pick small and often.
Where to source
Get growing in United Kingdom
Thompson & Morgan
Thompson & Morgan offers reliable borage seed that germinates well in London's cool spring temperatures.
BrowseCrocus
Crocus supplies container-grown borage plants ready to transplant, ideal for London's short growing season.
BrowseSuttons
Suttons provides borage seed suited to temperate climates with good germination rates for UK conditions.
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