Comei je rupanya. Borage suka good drainage soil. This size, I would water quite frequently. Anyways, this particular plant dah mati. Lupa sebab apa. By my main mistake masa mula-mula belajar menanam adalah saya tidak sabar. I should have let the plants to grow a few real leaves dulu baru la nak transplant and itu pun, kena harden dulu a few days. Lesson learned. hehehhee...Somehow, I did not give up. If at first I did not succeed, cuba lagi and as much as I could, I try not to regret or be sad for too long, I just move on and keep trying. And Alhamdulillah... Berjaya juga tanam borage dalam kebun.
Tadaaaa... Ini lah dia borage yang survive dalam kebun (sila abaikan rumput rumpai semak samun in the background ya). In the beginning masa lepas transplant, masa tu dia adalah 5-6 daun gitu, berbulu2 tajam. Agak bimbang juga sebab takut dia tak tahan dengan cuaca panas dalam kebun. Pada waktu tengahari terik dia kecut jek. But akhirnya.. viola! Keluar bunga yang cantik bertukar warna dari pink kepada biru. Best betul. The only thing is that, kecik betul la bunganya. Bunga dia kalau kita cabut, rupanya macam di bawah ni.
Cantik bunganya. Blue. Kalau di Negara kita Malaysia ni, saya rasa macam jarang nak jumpa bunga warna brilliant blue macam ni. I love it! Oh ye, setiap kali petik bunganya saya akan makan bunga ini. Rasanya manis and it has cucumber flavour. From my reading, borage leaves and stems are edible, tapi tu la, berbulu-bulu texturenya. I hope to get them to seed.
Aside from its beauty and taste, borage ni adalah companion plant yang bagus. It attracts bees. Memang seronok. I need those bees to pollinate my tomatos and squashes. And lagi satu, borage ni so far tak de pest sangat, cuma saya kena occasionally check underneath the bottom leaves in case there are snails taking refuge and makan my other seedlings newly grown in the garden.
Bila ditanya apa nama bunga ni, saya cakap, 'bunga bintang'. Ye lah, takkan nak cakap kt mak ayah saya yang tak reti speaking English 'oh, ini bunga Borage or Starflower' hahahha. Asalkan maknanya sama.
A Keeper!!!
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