Richters ProGrowers Info
Richters ProGrowers Info |
Borage
(Borago officinalis ) |
Market
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Products: (seed, herb, flower, root); (herb, flower, root), (seed);
Market size: 5,000 hectares (world); 2,000 ha (North America)
Prospects: prices stable, acreage up
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Culture |
Seed density: 50 seeds/gram
Exposure: full sun
Soil: best in well-drained, fertile, moist soil, but tolerates most soils, pH 5-8
Crop duration: 1 year
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Sowing rate: 5-17 kg/ha
Planting: sow direct in late spring in rows 45-90cm apart, 30-45cm within rows.
Yield: dry flower 300kg/ha; fresh flower 1,000-5,000kg/ha; seed 90-450kg/ha.
Pests: few problems
Diseases: few problems.
Buyers want: 24% gamma lineolenic acid content in seed oil.
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Sowing rate: 50-80g/1000plants.
Planting: sow direct in pots or plugs.
Seeds to saleable plants: 6 weeks.
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Dried Production
 
Fresh Production
Oil Production
Potted Plant Production
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