Every self-respecting florist tries to grow not only beautiful, but also useful plants. Sage rightfully occupies an important place on window sills and garden beds, as its medicinal properties are legendary.
Since ancient times, sage has been considered the main healer for many diseases. Physicians from different countries have used its properties to get rid of toothache, female infertility. Sage was actively used in love magic. This plant is widely known under a different name - salvia, which in Latin means "Be healthy". The ancient Egyptians considered it to be a magical plant, while the Romans consumed it as a condiment.
Before planting sage, you need to decide what purposes this plant will serve in your home. For treatment, a medicinal type of plant is planted, sage is shiny for beauty, and clary sage should be taken for aroma.
Before planting, you need to properly prepare the soil. A dry calcareous soil with fast water permeability is exactly what you need. If the planting site has excessive moisture, the plant will die. There are annual, biennial, and perennial sage. In the cold season, plants that are planted in garden plots should be well insulated.
Seedlings are often used for planting, seeds can be used. Sage is planted no earlier than May. There is a way to plant a plant in the fall, so to speak under the snow, then the first shoots will be visible in early spring and sage will bloom much earlier. Only perennials are planted in autumn.
During the year, the plant grows to a height of about 30 cm. For sage planted in May, the flowering period begins in the middle of summer. In order for the plant to be strong and continue to delight with its flowering every 4-5 years, it must be transplanted.
