How to Care for Sage Plants
Sage, a plant native to the Mediterranean region, is a popular herb used in savory dishes. Although sage is a hardy, fairly climate-tolerant plant requiring little direct care, you can do a few things to help your sage grow taller and healthier. Follow a few guidelines when growing your sage, and you will be harvesting these herbs for your kitchen for years to come. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Begin growing sage indoors from seed in March. Fill a pot with potting soil and plant a handful of seeds a few inches apart throughout the pot. Water the seeds initially, but then resist the temptation to water them after that--sage loves dry soil.
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Transplant the sage plants from their indoor pot to an outdoor garden once the threat of frost at night disappears. Dig small holes in the ground and mix a handful of bone meal with potting soil to fill the holes. Pull the sage plants from the pot and insert their roots into the holes.
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Cover the root packs with the potting soil and bone meal, and then water them. Make sure the plants get full-on sunshine at least two to three times a day. From this point forward, do not do anything to the plants, as they survive better without care.
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Prune off the old leaves after the fall harvest of sage. Allow the plants to go dormant over the winter; they will revive in the spring.
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Tips & Warnings
Do not place sage plants in areas of moist soil because this will kill the plants.
