Which I know is still warm, but better than the 90s of outside. Don't know, but have had houseplants just sit through winter, then start again as spring developed. No change on my part, just spring light. I started common sage in pot last summer did beautiful, left in yard over winter and now my plant is blooming. It has double in height this spring but total height is only about foot right now. You can leave the flowers on the plant; they do not affect the flavor of the leaves.
In fact, the flowers are edible as well! They look great on top of a cake when paired with other edible flowers, such as nasturtiums , pansies , and marigolds. This is why cuttings are generally preferred. You could harvest your first year but it will be small.
After its second growing season, sage should be trimmed back in the spring to avoid the center of the plant becoming semi- woody. Leaves where nice and green then all the sudden something was eating the leaves and it started turning brown and I water the same way I was in the beginning.
I somewhat neglected my spice plants this summer and it is only my second season growing them so I still have many questions. The most important one right now is, can I use the fallen sage leaves?
They are clean, but gray. They fell in the pot I have the plant in on my deck. Crushed, the leaves smell great. I am hesitant to store or cook with them until I get some advice.
Tough call. Only you know how clean the leaves are—The color sounds normal. Unless they appear moldly or the like, they are probably fine. If you hesitate to cook with them, crush them to add fragrance to a room. Pick others and dry them yourself for use in cooking. I purchased a small white sage plant from a local nursery about 2 months ago. I transplanted it to a large terra cotta pot in my front yard about 2 weeks after I brought it home.
The plant seems to be doing well. It has grown several inches since transplant. I noticed though that a few of the older leaves are turning a dark reddish purple. I know some varieties of sage produce some purple leaves.
But I didn't think that happened to white sage. Should I remove these or leave them be? There is no yellowing and after looking around the internet for common sage diseases I didn't find anything like what I'm seeing.
We found one source that says the leaves may turn purplish in times of severe drought. This is, however, a drought-tolerant plant, which can be killed if watered too much, so be careful if you want to see if a little water helps; water very sparingly — normally this plant can go weeks without water just relying on rainfall , although newly planted ones need a little more. Has it been cold out at night? Sometimes that might discolor leaves as well.
Perhaps leave the discolored leaves as is, unless they start to crinkle, dry, or show signs of disease; if they are healthy looking but just purplish, it might be best to let them be, especially as the plant may still be getting used to its new pot.
The flowers themselves can also be used in salads and other dishes the same way as sage leaves, while also adding a refreshing splash of color. In the kitchen, add fresh or dried sage to traditional poultry dishes and stuffing, use it to rub meats before grilling, or fold into egg or cheese dishes. Sage accents fruit-based vinegars, creating mixtures with delicate aromas and flavors.
Be careful to use dried sage sparingly in cooking; too much can yield a musty flavor. The sage plant is a tough Mediterranean perennial as long as it has well-drained soil, because too much moisture will cause it to rot.
Sage is very tolerant of droughts once established. However, if you plan on harvesting sage for its edible characteristics , supplemental watering will prevent foliage from becoming too tough and bitter. It is also best to keep sage plants in full sun. Anything less will cause plants to sprawl, and flavor will be lost. Related: Herb Care Guide. As sage plants get older, they can get woody and tough. When plants grow very woody, overall growth may slow down and become sparse. Generally, it's a good idea to replace sage plants every years or so if you are planning on using them for culinary purposes because plants become less productive in their later years.
It is best to pick sage throughout the growing season, removing individual leaves rather than plucking stems. If you plan to harvest stems for drying , wash plants the night before with a spray of water. Cut stems the following morning after dew has dried. Harvest the top inches of growth on the plants. Then, bundle three to four stems together and hang upside down in a dark, dry place with good air circulation. Another drying method is to spread individual stems horizontally on a screen.
Mix in more organic matter with the excavated soil and fill in the planting hole. Water in well, apply a granular general feed over the soil around the tree and add a Flower borders and beds, patios, containers, city and courtyard gardens, cottage and informal gardens. Sage is easy to grow and look after. It is fairly drought tolerant, but like all other drought-resisting plants needs watering until well established. Plants may also need watering during prolonged dry periods, but always avoid overwatering.
Avoid feeding with high-nitrogen feeds, which encourages soft growth, so use high potash ones instead, which encourage flowering, better flavours and strong, hardy growth. You can cover plants with horticultural fleece in winter to protect the leaves from the worst of the weather and help keep them in good condition for picking.
Protection with fleece may be a good idea in very cold and exposed areas. Plants can tend to become leggy in time, so it is important to prune them annually to keep them bushy and full of flowers Pruning after flowering helps to maintain a better, bushier shape and encourages plenty of new growth.
Sage does not shoot readily from old wood, so never prune old, brown, leafless stems — otherwise the plant will probably die. At first, these stems are erect, but they begin to arch and sprawl under the weight of their flowers.
Flowers are true blue, with two petals on each bloom. They thrive in sandy or gritty well-draining soils, which are kept dry. These plants are drought-tolerant and prefer dry soil. This small shrub is native to Texas and Mexico, where it remains evergreen all year round. It will also grow in cooler climates but will be deciduous in these cases.
It produces velvety green leaves that are ovate and measure around two inches long. Foliage is aromatic, with a scent reminiscent of mint. The plant blooms heavily from spring right through to fall, with tall racemes of flowers that can be red, purple, yellow, or pink. This plant works well in beds and borders, and can also be used to create a low hedge. It is tolerant of heat, humidity, and drought, and thrives in a well-draining, moderately fertile soil.
This perennial plant is evergreen in warm winter climates, between USDA hardiness zones seven to ten. In cooler regions, it can be grown as an annual. As the name suggests, it produces aromatic leaves that have a scent similar to anise. The plant features clumps of green, ovate leaves, and in mid-summer will send out tall, erect stems, from that blue flowers bloom. The flowers measure around two inches long, and they are a tubular shape with a wide-open mouth at their tip.
They stay in bloom until the first frost. This plant thrives in full sun, and it can tolerate some shade, but too much shade will cause the plant to become droopy. Deadhead spent blooms to encourage further blooming, then cut back the plant after flowering has finished. This evergreen perennial takes the shape of a medium to large shrub, growing between four and six feet tall, with a similar-sized spread.
It has attractive deep green-gray leaves, which are lance-shaped. But the flowers of this plant are its best feature, arriving on long spikes that are covered with purple and white, velvety soft blooms. The flowers have a long blooming period from mid-summer through to the first frost. The plant grows easily, preferring a position of full sun, though it will tolerate light shade. It is drought-tolerant once established but will perform best when moist soil is maintained.
Woodland sage is a perennial plant that grows in compact clumps of up to two feet tall, though often, it will not exceed one foot in height.
0コメント