Sage

Sage is great for culinary purposes and also as an attractive plant for herb and (blue) flower. Perennial plant.

 

Sage Growing Guide

Sow (when, temp, soil, location)

• average, well drained & enriched with compost
• sun and shelter
• sow in clumps, direct in final position
• sow seeds just below the surface
• spacing: thin out to strongest seedlings.  Spacing: 30cm (1ft)

 

Harvest/Germination

• germination: 16-20 days
• harvest: as required throughout the year
• when plant become woody or straggly, cut older plants back

 

Care/Watering

• monthly: drench with water soluble organic plant food

 

Companions

beans, broccoli, brussel sprouts, cabbage, carrot, cauliflower, marjoram, rosemary, strawberry,  tomato

 

Enemies

cucumber, onion, rue

 

Other Notes

• leaves can be dried
• sage improves the taste of cabbages. Also repels the Cabbage White Butterfly.
• best way to grow is from high quality sage cuttings, tho can be grown from seeds.
  Plants from seeds may not bloom in their first year. 🙁
• mild frost tolerant

 

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Our Sage Progress

25 Sept 2019

I am a bit slip shod this time round.  So much to do!

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