Indoors or Out, Borage Adds A Colorful Cure for the Blues
(Via washingtonpost.com - A Cook's Garden by Barbara Damrosch)
One of spring's little sensory thrills is working the herb garden and discovering plants that have self-sown the year before. As you clear away weeds, debris and dead leaves, the seedlings of cilantro, dill and chamomile announce themselves to the nose even before they catch the eye. Borage arrives with much less charm: Its greeting is a prickling sensation on your winter-softened hands. All parts of the plant are covered with fine white hairs, just sharp enough to irritate, that may even produce a slight rash on skin that is especially sensitive.
One of spring's little sensory thrills is working the herb garden and discovering plants that have self-sown the year before. As you clear away weeds, debris and dead leaves, the seedlings of cilantro, dill and chamomile announce themselves to the nose even before they catch the eye. Borage arrives with much less charm: Its greeting is a prickling sensation on your winter-softened hands. All parts of the plant are covered with fine white hairs, just sharp enough to irritate, that may even produce a slight rash on skin that is especially sensitive.
