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Monday, 21 February 2011

Salvia Officinalis Germination and Growth


Introduction

Commonly referred to as Sage, Garden Sage or Kitchen Sage. Salvia Officinalis is used widely around the world as a cooking herb but is also believed to have some effect in countering Alzheimer's. We have accidentally planted our stock in the wrong season and are noting extremely slow but consistent growth. Even from the first set of real leaves the scent is extremely strong and could easily be used as a wonderful perfume.

Roughly 1 Month from Germination

On day 11 we have seen a 85% Germination rate. They are planted in a regular free draining potting mix, that was mixed with some mulch, in communal pots and were potted out after 26 days into individual pots to allow stronger growth. The plants have a wonderful scent already and when repotting it could be smelt all around the yard and even throughout the house.

Salvia Officinalis Seedlings
In communal Pots at 3 weeks
From Germination
Salvia Officinalis Seedling at
around 1 month from Germination

1 comment:

  1. Wonderful post! In this post,it is explained the characteristic and property of the Salvia. I know that it has the maximum height three feet.We know that Salvia divinorum is illegal in Delaware, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Minnesota etc. but in a few states Salvia is legal as long as it is not intended for human consumption: Louisiana, North Carolina, Tennessee etc.

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