Sage: Garden sage is easy to grow—and a wonderful culinary herb! How do you use sage? Flavor meat and bean dishes (including that Thanksgiving stuffing!). Mix into salads! See how to plant, grow, and harvest sage.
Sage is a hardy perennial with pretty, grayish-green leaves that like as good in a perennial border as they do in a vegetable garden. It grows spikes of spring flowers in different colors, including purple, blue, white, and pink.
Note Not all sage varieties are culinary; the most popular kitchen sage is called Salvia officinalis. The origin of the salvia name speaks to this herb’s age-old medicinal value from the Latin salvus “to save” and salvere, “to heal”. Sage contains antioxidants which help reduce the risk of serious health conditions like cancer. It’s also rich in vitamin K, which aids the body in clotting blood.
For more information on how to grow sage click the following hyperlink to Farmers Almanac Sage.
For other resources please click on Gardening Know How's Sage link.
Description: Sage is one of the essential herbs and can be used to enhance virtually any dish. Start early indoors or outdoors after danger of frost. Used in sausages, poultry, meat, bread, dressings, vegetables, omelets and stuffing.
Description: Cooks Garden Favorite. One of the most startlingly-brilliant herbs to grow, Pineapple Sage is 60" of chartreuse green leaves glowing with lipstick red spikes of flower late in the season. The sweet elixir if pineapple perfume that rolls off of this plant is a favorite of garden pollinators and hummingbirds alike. Pineapple-scented leaves to infuse cold drinks, fruit salads and more
Description: Salvia officinalis ‘Berggarten', full sun, perennial plant hardy in zones 6-10, a culinary delight, All parts of this plant may be used in cooking; more compact, foliage is purple in full sun. An evergreen perennial with unique, pungent flavor and aroma.
Description: Salvia officinalis ‘Purpurascens', full sun, perennial plant hardy in zones 6-9 with spiky blue flowers. All parts of this plant may be used in cooking; an essential herb to enhance any dish. Purple Sage is the most effective medicinal variety.
