Tag: Annual
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Borage
Borage: Borago officinalis The reason I have Borage is for its use in companion planting. Companion planting is a strategy to improve your garden by having plants near each other that offer particular benefits. Borage confuses the mother moths of the tomato hornworms and manduca. Borage is thought to protect legumes, spinach, brassicas (such as cabbage) and strawberries. Borage Read more
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Sunflower
I like Sunflowers for many reasons. The blossoms are beautiful and bees love them. I originally planted a few varieties. One with large blossoms and the others with smaller blossoms. The blossoms open mid to later summer providing blossoms for the bees and native pollinators. They grow well in many different soils. They also come up Read more