Post by kanewai on Mar 18, 2021 23:52:10 GMT -5
That big guy down there is borage.
This is my first time growing or using it. It's one of those herbs I've only read about, until now.
It's growing well in the AG, but the leaves are big & spread outwards. I'm not sure how big it gets.
Raw, the leaves have a strong, crisp cucumber taste. I like it. But: the leaves are also hairy and a bit prickly.
The only cooked recipe I found was a Turkish one that called for boiling the leaves for a few minutes, and using them with lots of onion in an omelette. I just tried this, and it was really good. But also, once I boiled them my five big leaves were reduced to about 1 Tablespoon. It lost the cucumber taste, but still added a nice flavor to the eggs that was different than what you'd get from other greens.
Apparently borage is the original garnish for a Pimm's cup. I'll give that a try next.
At this point, I think borage might be better outside, where it can grow big & produce lots of leaves. I feel this way about a lot of greens - I need more quantity than I get from the AG. I'll keep the borage alive, as long as it doesn't crowd out the other herbs, and experiment more with it as an herb.
This is my first time growing or using it. It's one of those herbs I've only read about, until now.
It's growing well in the AG, but the leaves are big & spread outwards. I'm not sure how big it gets.
Raw, the leaves have a strong, crisp cucumber taste. I like it. But: the leaves are also hairy and a bit prickly.
The only cooked recipe I found was a Turkish one that called for boiling the leaves for a few minutes, and using them with lots of onion in an omelette. I just tried this, and it was really good. But also, once I boiled them my five big leaves were reduced to about 1 Tablespoon. It lost the cucumber taste, but still added a nice flavor to the eggs that was different than what you'd get from other greens.
Apparently borage is the original garnish for a Pimm's cup. I'll give that a try next.
At this point, I think borage might be better outside, where it can grow big & produce lots of leaves. I feel this way about a lot of greens - I need more quantity than I get from the AG. I'll keep the borage alive, as long as it doesn't crowd out the other herbs, and experiment more with it as an herb.
