Sod's Law again?

[tim]

Needed to replace the Sage 'tree'.
Bought 2 plants - planted - 3 months later they hadn't moved.
Bought 2 plants - planted - died.
Bought 3 plants, 2 Green, 1 Purple - planted in a corner of 4'x4' raised bed wher they wouldn't interfere with other things.

Silly me?

[tim]

[tricia]

I bought just one small sage plant back in the Spring to replace one I'd had in a pot. It has taken over a bed where I planted chives and parsley plants at the same time. Needless to say there is no sign of either any more. But the sage does look lovely and so healthy  :).

Tricia

[kitten]

Nice and healthy tim, the purple one is v pretty  ;D

[tim]

Strangely, it was the only one to be decimated by slugs.  It seems to have recovered.

[wiltshire lass]

How easy is it to grow sage is it better from seed or a plant?
I plan to do it next year for my herb garden. :)

[froglets]

I have Magic Mountain, which I bought for it's ornamental properties, but the scent is divine.  I was going to take some cuttings & overwinter them on the kitchen windowsill, but I can't find any growth that doesn't end in a flower spike - any ideas what I should do? - I'd hate to lose this to frost.

[froglets]

Doh!  ignore me, It's a basil. :-\

[calendula]

How easy is it to grow sage is it better from seed or a plant?
I plan to do it next year for my herb garden. :)

easy peasy  :D

[tim]

Tell that to the Marines!!

[Pigletwillie]

Yep, silly you :D

[Amazin]

Know the feeling, Tim.

Yet again, I fell foul of the "delicate plant, needs TLC" mantra with my Pineapple Sage, which is now 4 x 4ft, a complete delinquent, and well on its way to thuggery.   ::)

[saddad]

It really doesn't like Frost, Amazin... if it is in the ground it could fall foul if we get a winter this year!
:-\

[Amazin]

It 'dies off' a little in the cold weather, saddad - but it's around three years old now and it's grown bigger and better than any 'ordinary' sage - in fact it overpowered one planted beside it and saw it off completely!

Thinking of re-naming my garden: 'Thugs R Us'

;D