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Pescador:
Talking of Mare's Tail, look at this stuff I saw on Vancouver Island. It came up to my chest and each stem was about half the width of my finger! (Not the best of pictures, but you can just about see it)

pumkinlover:
Not with you on this one Ace, bees love the borage, my rabbits love it too.
It pulls out easily and composts down. I am not sure what you mean by the problem you have with the roots. That doesn't sound anything like the borage I have, mine have a big tap root and when I pull it up that's that.

ACE:
I have demonised the wrong plant. When I first got the new plot I strimmed it to the ground. I did notice a lot of Borage and there is still some self seeders. Unbeknown to me there was also some Centaurea/ perennial cornflower/ knapweed planted in the same area, when the borage seed started showing so did the knapweed and the junior leaves look the same. Borage is annual so hoeing will get rid of, so very sorry Borage lovers. Can't say the same to centaurea lovers. I'll have a pint of Pimms Caroline and think about my next move.

brownthumb2:
When I first read this about borage I thought wait a mo i never get problems with it spreading  So when you mentioned  black roots my first thought was may be you meant comfrey which does have black roots and spread

Digeroo:
I thought it strange when you mentioned the fertisers.   I like borage and have taken quite a time to attract it.  I rather like the fact it can have blue and pink flowers on the same plant.  I also though  it was an annual. 

I still wonder if you are talking about comfrey.  It is on the list of RHS thug plants, while centaurea is not it is invasive in Alaska.

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