Kenton Hall Farm | Field 1

You are standing at field 1. If you're wondering what you're looking at; this is our first ever attempt to grow borage at Kenton Hall.

Borage is a purple flowering crop from the forget-me-not family and is harvested for its seeds which are used in the cosmetic industry.

Borage requires pollination to maximise the yield so we've teamed up with a local beekeeper to put hives throughout the field. We will have 11 hives within the field to pollinate the crop.

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Growing Borage

Borage (Borago officinalis) is also known as starflower, is an annual herb in the flowering plant family Boraginaceae. It is native to the Mediterranean region, and has naturalised in many other places including Europe and the UK.

Traditionally, borage was cultivated for culinary and medicinal uses, although today it is mainly commercially cultivated for oilseed.

Uses for Borage

Borage is used as either a fresh vegetable or a dried herb. As a fresh vegetable, borage, with a cucumber-like taste, is often used in salads or as a garnish. The flower has a sweet, honey-like taste and is often used to decorate desserts and cocktails.

Borage is one of the key botanicals in Gin and can be used for borage tea (using the dried purple flowers).

Flowering Borage

June and July are heralded by the presence of the borage flower, an appealing, small, brilliant blue bloom with attractive qualities. The plant brings pollinators and the oval leaves are hairy and rough with the lower foliage pushing 6 inches (15 cm) in length. The borage plant may grow 12 or more inches (30.5cm or more) wide in a tall bushy habit.

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If you have any questions or would to know more, don't hesitate to contact Tom - 07594283217 or call the office on 01728 862062.