June 22, 2006 Update

Blue borage--2 out of 4 plants are flowering. Flowers are edible, as promised, but do not taste like cucumber. They are surprisingly sweet. Flowers only stay on the plant for a couple of days then fall off. Not sure what use my plant will have once all 7 flowers bloom and then drop as there is no sign of another pod of potential blossoms. I'm somewhat disappointed because I was expecting a plant with lasting flowers. Also, my plant is very tall and thin and bottom leaves are turning yellow then brown.
The small borage plants at home have a sticky substance on the underneath side of their leaves and the leaf undersides are covered with small black things. I mistook them for soil, but they appear to be something else. I'm afraid it's some sort of infestation which will kill my currently thriving borage.

Cherry tomato plants--As of last Saturday, my first tomato had begun to develop. Now I have three growing. I'm thrilled about the prospect of having home grown tomatoes. It seems like nothing short of a miracle given the previous shabby condition of these plants.