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dandelion

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AND another plant ID
« on: June 19, 2006, 19:31:58 »


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daisymay

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Re: AND another plant ID
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2006, 19:58:01 »
I'd wait for an expert if I was you, but looks a lot like comfrey to me.... bit small though.  ???
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Re: AND another plant ID
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2006, 20:02:21 »
Possibly borage? if the flowers are blue then I'd say borage
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Re: AND another plant ID
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2006, 20:05:09 »
Yes, borage.  :)
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Re: AND another plant ID
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2006, 21:18:20 »
Deffo borage and get them in the ground, quick.  They are four footers at least!

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Re: AND another plant ID
« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2006, 22:05:28 »
~Borage - it is all over my plot cannot brimg myself to pull it out.
Looks lovely floated in Pimms or claret and the bees love it.
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Re: AND another plant ID
« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2006, 22:35:22 »
Borage, great ;D! I've always wanted to grow that. Thanks everyone!
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Re: AND another plant ID
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2006, 06:11:01 »
given that i'm going to have to put mine in the soil too, what would it be a good companion to and what hate it.

Cheers.

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Re: AND another plant ID
« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2006, 07:59:43 »
Wonderful for bees kaypee, it's an 'all round' companion. Nothing hate borage, except the unwary plotholder who find '000 borage seedlings growing next year ;)
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Re: AND another plant ID
« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2006, 11:42:15 »
New book says borage is a particularly good companion to strawbs and tomatoes.  :)
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« Reply #10 on: June 20, 2006, 17:46:37 »
many thanks peeps.  when it's stopped bucketing down i shall do the needful.

do you this this gale and battering rain is payback for me using my sprinkler the other day ?  ???
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