Wassup With My Sage?
growsherown
Joined: Mar-23-2004
Location: Olympic Peninsula
Posted: Mar-23-2004 at 9:03am
911!
I have a nice 6 yr old silver sage plant. In the past years, it has been awesome! A very heavy producer. But this year, I noticed that the back half of the plant has died, and it seems as tho its spreading to the rest of the plant too. Its planted rather close to a large rosemary, and I was wondering could it be a crowding issue?
Its in good soil, gets great sun, and regular pruning. Any ideas here??
Lisa A
Joined: Aug-14-2003
Location: Oregon, Greater Portland Metro
Posted: Mar-23-2004 at 9:51am
Hi growsherown! I recall learning (from the helpful folks here) that sage plants can be short-lived and may decline due to age. I had a fabulous purple sage - it had to be 6 feet across! - that began to decline for no apparent reason. I was told that it was best to start over with young plants.
Hello Herb Sages (play on words! he he), is my experience applicable to growsherown?
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growsherown
Joined: Mar-23-2004
Location: Olympic Peninsula
Posted: Mar-25-2004 at 6:39am
Kewl lisa.....tnx! What a bummer tho to have to replace it... also, now I've noticed that the tips of my rosemary are white! Never seen that before. Doesnt effect the flavor, but looks weird. What could this be from?
Trish
Joined: Jul-23-2003
Location: Washington, Southwestern
Posted: Mar-25-2004 at 1:09pm
I had a huge 'Bergartten'sage that didn't transplant well two years ago; didn't die outright, just lost one limb after another. It was about 3'x3'x3' in its glory.
You should prune off dead or diseased limbs and discard them. While there's still life in your plant, take cuttings. A 6-inch stem with the bottom foliage stripped away should root well. I've had luck poking pruned shoots into the soil near the mama plant. Enough of them took to provide starts to give away ever since.
growsherown
Joined: Mar-23-2004
Location: Olympic Peninsula
Posted: Mar-25-2004 at 2:56pm
Excellent idea! Tnx!
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