Sage
Salvia officinalis
Sage
Perennial herbs with earthy and slightly peppery flavor. Blooming on summertime with blue-purple flower spikes.
Planted January 2022
McKenzie seeds
Journal 2022
- January
- 1: Planted
- 23: Some seeds sprouted upt to 2 cm, but rather scarce. Not evenly yet.
- Mid/late: I think some seeds are added.
- February
- 1: the 5 seedlings from the first generation growing well. Each has up to 3 pairs of foliage and some even have secondary leaf buds start to emrge from the branch. Second generation seedlings just start appearing. Hopefully the little rocks don't inhibit the emersion.
- March
- 14: 10-15 cm. pinched.
- 25: Watered thoroughly in preparation of 10 days holiday.
- April
- 3: Back from holiday, plants look drying out.
- 6: Removed all plants that mostly drying up. Remove all drying up foliages. Only a few left.
- 21: By last week, only 2 left healthy. Discard rest, move the two to a small pot.
- May
- Only 1 left now
- June
Care
- Full sunlight, at least 6 hours a day.
- Well draining soil. Sandy or loamy soil with good drainage. Wet soil can cause rot and fatal to the plant. Slightly acidic to neutral pH.
- Moderate moisture, some drought tolerance. Keep plants evenly moist but never soggy for young plants. Don't get the leaves wet when watering, might cause mildew.
- Temperature: 15-21C is the best, but can resist cold quite well even can stand some frost.
- Moderate humidity. Enough air flow to prevent fungal growth
- Fertilize only lightly, too much can cause weak flavor. Maybe just once in spring/growing season?
- Fertilize: all purpose 20-20-20 every 4-6 weeks during growing season. Don't feed in winter unless warm climate.
- 14 Mar: pinched