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Borage culture method: like warm, high temperature and rainy

Borage, with a cucumber like taste and smell, is often used as a condiment in dishes: some add leaves to various dishes to add flavor; some let the blue petals float on the drinks to create atmosphere. It is said that people blessed by borage are quick witted, responsive, hardworking and fond of work. This plant is full of positive energy. Do you want to know its breeding method? Let's read on!

Breeding methods of Borage

Basic knowledge of borage: Borago officinalis, English name borage, is an annual herb of borage in Arnebia family, native to the Mediterranean coast and Asia Minor. Its stems and leaves are crisp, tender and sweaty, with cucumber flavor, high nutrition and healthy substances. It is a thermophilic plant, resistant to high temperature and rain, but also resistant to drought, cold, not too barren soil.

Breeding method of borage: borage can be directly seeded or transplanted. Open field cultivation is generally suitable for sowing in spring, and protected cultivation can be carried out throughout the year according to the needs. The seeds are small nuts and the seed coat is hard. Before sowing, it is better to soak them in warm water for 1-2 days. Change the water every day. After soaking, the seedlings will come out quickly and orderly. Then the treated seeds were sown in hole and seeded in the whole seedbed. 3-4 seeds should be sown in plum hole, 0.5-0.7g per square meter. After sowing, it should be covered with fine soil with a thickness of 2-3cm.

The cultivation and maintenance of borage are as follows: 1. Planting: transplanting seedlings, planting in 3-5 true leaves, plant spacing 20-30cm, row spacing 30-40cm, watering after planting.

2. Field management: weeding and soil loosening were carried out in seedling stage. The direct seeding was carried out in 3 true leaves. The weak seedlings and redundant seedlings were left in each hole. 1-2 seedlings were left in each hole. The field was kept moist during leaf growth period, and watering was reduced after flowering. Generally, there was no harm of diseases and pests, and no pesticide was used. Uses of borage: the tender stems and leaves of borage have cucumber flavor, a variety of aromatic cluster compounds and silicic acid. The salad dressing made from stems and leaves is fragrant and has diuretic effect. Put in the pickle, can make the pickle long-term storage and attractive fragrance. The flowers can be used as preserves, cakes and other pastries.

Breeding methods of Borage