Sage’s flavor is bold and assertive, and considered very valuable addition to high-fat foods such as pork, wild game and cheese. Often paired with stuffing, it also livens up vegetables, potatoes, soups and stews. The plant has beautiful, edible purple/blue flowers, and the gray-green foliage provides an excellent contrast in the garden or containers. Deer resistant. Perennial.
~ planting ~
When to Sow Outside: 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, when soil temperature is at least 50°F.
When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED. 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date.
Days to Emerge: 7–21 days
Seed Depth: ¼"
Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 12"–18"
Row Spacing: 18"
Thinning: When 2" tall, thin to 1 every 12"–18"
~ harvesting ~
Start harvesting leaves when plants are at least 6" tall. When plants are about 12" tall, stems can be cut just as flowers are opening, to be dried.
