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Garden Care And Planting Tips For Sage Plant

Gardening has always been a favourite hobby for many people. It is always great to have a lovely garden in front of the house. It keeps us happy and cheerful. Gardening is very interesting and with the right gardening tips, it is very easy to maintain a lovely garden.

Vegetable garden is required in almost every house. A garden that will provide the most common herbs and vegetables is almost a necessity at every home. This will provide you with the best naturally produced vegetables and herbs without any chemicals added to it.

Garden Care Tips For Sage Plant

There are various types of sage plants and only a few are used as culinary herbs. They are usually used in salads and also in meat and poultry dishes. There are sages that are used for ornamental purposes also. Gardening sage plant is very simple. With proper gardening tips, you can be sure to get more than a satisfactory result.

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There are many types of sage like the purple sage, golden sage and tricolour sage, which can be selected to add accent to the garden. There are various techniques and tips that need to be considered while you are gardening sage plants. The following are a few gardening tips that can be used while planting sage.

Site
A very sunny side of your garden needs to be selected for gardening sage plants. The soil for the sage plant should be well-drained. Watering is very essential for the sage plant till it is established. It should be watered on a daily basis. A good amount of sunlight is required for this sage sapling to grow.

Planting
One of the best gardening tips for a sage plant is to grow them from high quality sages that are well-established. It can be grown from seeds also, but a well-established sage is preferred. This should be established indoors for about 6-10 weeks before planting them outside. This will help the plant in establishing itself.

Temperature / Climate
While you are gardening sage plants, care should be taken that it should be during the spring. This should be placed indoors for about 6-10 weeks. After which it should be placed in well-drained soil 1-2 weeks. For best growth, the temperature of the soil should be within 60-70 F.

Position
One of the good gardening tips for sage plants in your garden is to place them near the rosemary, carrots and cabbage. But, they should be far from the cucumbers. This will prevent the sage from perishing quickly. Replacing the older plants from the base by digging them out every 4-5 years will help to get the best quality of sage plants. Pruning the heavier and woody stems every spring will also help.

Harvesting
One of the important things that need to be taken care while you are gardening sage plants is that you need to harvest them on a regular basis. This need not be done during the first year as the plant would only be establishing itself. After this, you will be able to harvest them 4-5 times in a year.

Remember these tips while planting sage and get the best out of your time and effort.

Story first published: Friday, July 18, 2014, 19:05 [IST]
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