How to grow... Sage

Rocket Growing Guides

Sage is a really useful herb to have in the garden especially as you can use it all year round. It’s a particularly good winter herb that is great for roasts and stews.

Sage is an evergreen and will produce leaves throughout the winter.

  • Sage Growing Guide

How to Plant Sage

  • Sage will do well in pots or in the ground, but does need well drained soil that will not become waterlogged during wet spells.
  • Best grown in full sun.
  • Plant 80cm-100cm apart

How to Grow Sage

  • Water well at planting time, but thereafter, try not to overwater – a light watering from time to time will be fine once plants are established.
  • Plants will keep growing through the winter months.
  • Try not to let them get waterlogged.
  • Sage tends to get quite woody after 3 or 4 years and usually needs replacing.
  • A little trim at the end of the summer will keep your sage plant nice and bushy.

How to Harvest Sage

  • Harvest sage leaves as you want to use them, throughout the year, by snipping off at the stem.
  • The younger leaves tend to have better flavour.

Is Sage good for Companion Planting?

Try growing sage alongside rosemary, as the two tend to boost each others growth and like the same conditions.

When your herb plants arrive....

Your baby plants will arrive carefully packed in cardboard. They may look a little tired from their travels. This is quite normal but, as soon as possible, carefully unpack them all.

Then, stand them upright. The roots may be dry, so give them all a good drink of water by submerging the roots for a few minutes in a container of clean water. Now they are ready to plant.

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