Sage, Heirloom (Broadleaf)

Lake Valley Broadleaf Sage Heirloom Seeds

Sage's flavor is bold and assertive and considered very valuable as a digestive aid to high-fat foods, such as pork, wild game, and cheese. Often paired with stuffing, it also livens up vegetables, potatoes, soups, and stews. This drought-tolerant plant also has edible, purple-blue flowers that attract pollinators, and the gray-green foliage provides an excellent contrast in the garden or containers.

Sowing Information:

• Light: Full sun to part shade
• When to Start Inside: 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, when the soil temperature is at least 50°F.
• When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date.
• Seed Depth: ¼ inch
• Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 12–18 inches
• Row Spacing: 18 inches
• Thinning: When 2 inches tall, thin to 1 every 12–18 inches
• Days to Emerge: 7–21 days

Growing Notes:

• Harvesting: You may start harvesting leaves when plants are at least 6 inches tall. When plants are about 12 inches tall, stems can be cut just as flowers are opening to be dried.
• Variety Information: Grey-green foliage with pebbly texture on a semi-woody shrub. Purple-blue edible flowers bloom in whorls on spikes above the foliage.
• Hardiness: Perennial in USDA zones 4–8