Sage

Plant family

Lippenblütler (Lamiaceae) (Lamiaceae)

Season Overview

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Dry

Soil

Light (sandy)

Nutrient requirement

Low

Light germinator

Seeding distance

30 cm

Row spacing

30 cm

Seeding depth

0.5 cm

Instructions

End of May

Fertilizing

Description

Sage is a small, expansive shrub from the labiates family. The conditionally hardy plant forms deep roots and prefers a very sunny location with well-drained, rather dry soil.

Growing tips

If you cut back sage a little in the spring, you ensure a vital new sprout. The aroma of the leaves is strongest just before flowering, so this is the best time for larger harvests, e.g. for drying. Individual leaves are harvested. Down-bent branches form roots when they come in contact with the ground. The rooted shoots can be cut off and planted. This is an easy way to propagate the sage.