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Potting up borage best?

FireFire Posts: 19,096
in Problem solving
I have a lot of self seeded borage which I would like to pot up and give to friends. I tried it last year with mixed success. Lots of seedlings just died, despite my best efforts.

I would aim to take up all the root ball and a good amount of earth around it.
I know they can have deep tap roots so will make efforts to dig down
I would add grit to the potting mix and add grit and keep it well watered

Any other ideas? I don't want to give the pots to have the plants them die.

Thanks

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  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    You might get away with seedlings, but larger plants will not survive. I had a load like that last year (and even more this year). My friend took some, but they only had the seed leaves and a couple of true leaves, taken with a block of soil around the rootball.  These small ones survived. Larger ones didn't.
  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    I've found that even when it survives it doesn't do very well, but it does well enough to seed so next year they can have decent self seeded ones!
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