Sage, a plant that is simply beautiful
Bring some health and beauty indoors or outdoors with this live herb! Sage is a popular herb, used in meat and vegetable dishes. Sage has beautiful grey-green leaves that it sports all year round and gets purple-blue flowers to show off in the Summer months.
Basics
4-10
This plant will thrive in a partially shady spot!
Moderate
Summer
Well draining soil
Green
How to plant & care for Sage
Sage grows best when its soil is kept moist but not wet. Watering about once a week should be sufficient!
Sage loves to be placed in a spot that is sunny majority of the day, but can tolerate some shade as well!
Prune and clean up dead stems off of last year's growth. In spring, prune them back by one-third or within 4 inches of the soil. This encourages new growth in a bushy and more compact form.
The easiest way to propagate Sage is to cut parts of the top of the shoots. The cuttings should have about one inch length. You can either let the cuttings grow roots first in a glass with water, or you plant the cuttings immediately into soil. Just make sure to keep the soil dry for the first 2-3 weeks as the cuttings need to develop roots first.
Sage will do best if fed a mineral rich fertilizer once a year at the beginning of the growing season.
Diseases often seen on Sage
Usually herbs are very strong plants if they are maintained in balance. Nevertheless, if weather circumstances are extreme, herbs can be atttacked by mildew or other fungus types.
