Salvia officinalis
Sage
Common names: Common sage, Garden sage
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Description
Common sage is a hardy subshrub with velvety grey leaves and a spicy, tart aroma that suits saltimbocca, pasta and hearty dishes. It has a long tradition in the kitchen and as an infusion; in the bed its scent keeps the cabbage white butterfly and the carrot fly away.
Care instructions
Plant it in a fully sunny spot with free-draining, calcareous soil; sage copes well with drought and needs hardly any extra water. Cut it back hard every spring in March so it stays bushy and does not go woody from below. Harvest the leaves at their most aromatic shortly before flowering on a dry morning.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
sandy, well-drained, lime-loving, lean, dry
Feeding
Light feeder
Companion planting
Good neighbors
nightshade family (Solanaceae)
particularly well establishedYou will find that basil next to tomato and pepper improves taste and keeps whiteflies and aphids away.
For example PotatoTomatoSweet pepperCocktail tomatoEggplantCape gooseberry and 9 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
cabbage family (Brassicaceae)
You will notice that the intense scent of basil, thyme, and others confuses the cabbage whitefly and keeps it away from the cabbage family.
For example KohlrabiRadishKalebroccolicauliflowerbeet greens and 33 more species in the catalogue
Source: bio-gardening intercropping practice
Rather not
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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