Salbei

created by Marielena 🌱 at 21.12.2020

Seeds

Available

Fryd BIO Salbei

2,95 €

Season Overview

Propagating

Planting

Harvest

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1ST YEAR

FOLLOWING YEARS

Description

Sage tastes intensely spicy and slightly bitter. It is considered anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antispasmodic, antiperspirant, slightly antihypertensive and blood purifying. Perennial. The leaves are also suitable dried as a tea. Insect friendly.

Non hybrid

Frostproof

Growing tips

Light germinator. Germination after 14-25 days at 18-24°C. In case of early sowing from April, protect with fleece if necessary. In case of preplanting, harden off before planting out (from May). Prune in late fall or spring. Soil rich in clay and lime and a sheltered location are advantageous. Harvest before flowering. In the 1st year only the shoot tips. Protect from frost in winter. Sensitive to waterlogging. In the 1st year harvest from August.