
Herbs Β· Perennial
Sage
Lamiaceae
At a glance
- Plant spacing
- 40 cm
- USDA zones
- 5aβ10a
- Frost-sensitive
- no
- Growth duration
- 12 weeks
Which beds suit?
- Sun (prefers)
- full sunAlso okay:partial shade
- Soil (prefers)
- sandyAlso okay:loamyraised-bed mix
- Drainage (prefers)
- very free-drainingAlso okay:normal
Seed & start
Perennial
Plant once, returns every year.
Stachi's tip
Sage spreads wide β leave 60 cm clear around it. After 4-6 years it goes woody; a spring prune delays that. Schnapps or tea β both classic uses; bees make sage-honey from the flowers.
Sowing
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Transplanting
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Harvest
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Good neighbours
Avoid these neighbours
No known conflicts.
Good pre-cultures
Stachi has no specific pre-cultures recorded.
Sources
- Kreuter, Bio-Garten
- Kosmos Gartenkalender
- LLM-Baseline-Intercrop
- LLM-Baseline-2026-05-09 yieldKg
- LLM-Baseline-2026-05-10 family-zehrer
- LLM-Baseline-2026-05-10 sun-soil-drainage