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Borage
beginner difficulty · hardiness zones 2–11
- Methods
- traditional
- Planting window
- April–June
- Greenhouse
- Not required
- Compact variant
- Not noted
Production planning estimate
Plan around small border planting per 4 sq ft
A starting estimate is 1 small border planting per 4 sq ft. That means one trap planting is a reasonable first unit to plan for, then adjust for your climate, practices, and household demand.
Space guideline
4 sq ft per trap planting
Starting plan
— trap plantings
Planning note: Grown as a companion and dead-end trap crop near tomatoes, strawberries, squash, and brassicas. It lures tomato hornworms and cabbage worms, pulls in pollinators and predatory wasps, and self-seeds freely. The flowers and young leaves are edible.