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jivangilad
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How to harvest sage?
#20969738 - 12/13/14 01:32 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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I have sage plant, which is pretty big, and I harvest 10 leaves every day. How should I harvest it so it stays healthy?
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aura8



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Re: How to harvest sage? [Re: jivangilad]
#20969836 - 12/13/14 02:51 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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sorry not an answer but im so down to grow my own sage! i was brainstorming good stuff to grow earlier this week and i cant believe i didnt think about sage
any tips?
(EDIT) : I cant believe i forgot, i was told when natives go out and harvest wild sage they make a good guess and take 4 5 6 or 7 sprigs off the plant. depends on the plants health and size.
Edited by aura8 (12/13/14 03:40 AM)
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Re: How to harvest sage? [Re: aura8]
#20970177 - 12/13/14 08:05 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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if your harvesting leaves faster than it is replacing them you probably need more plants....
-------------------- Vegetation has crawled for miles towards the cities. It is waiting. Once the city is dead, the vegetation will cover it, will climb over the stones, grip them, search them, make them burst with its long black pincers; it will blind the holes and let its green paws hang over everything. —Jean-Paul Sartre, Nausea
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jivangilad
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I don't have tips about growing it. I was very surprised it grows so well. I just put it in the soil in it strives. I assume it is the right climate and soil. (middeterenian climate). I do think though that it can stand my harvesting, at least for a while. I actually have two plants, but I mainly take from one of them. I wonder if I should take from the tips, or just randomly from any leaves. By the way it seems it has profound effect on me. Very balancing grounding and healing.
Edited by jivangilad (12/13/14 01:20 PM)
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aura8



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Re: How to harvest sage? [Re: jivangilad]
#20971591 - 12/13/14 02:41 PM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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very powerful medicine and so many uses. apparently it can tolerate a good amount of cold weather too if your just doing individual leaves i cant imagine it hurting anything.
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jivangilad
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Re: How to harvest sage? [Re: aura8]
#20973537 - 12/14/14 12:02 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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I post the plants images. Sorry for the quality it was taken at night but you can see the size.
Edited by jivangilad (12/14/14 12:30 AM)
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aura8



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Re: How to harvest sage? [Re: jivangilad]
#20974479 - 12/14/14 09:31 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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wow thats a decent size. my vote is if your just using loose leaves pluck them, but if your making smudge sticks harvest days further apart and take 2 - 4 sprigs.
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jivangilad
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Re: How to harvest sage? [Re: aura8]
#20977775 - 12/15/14 12:22 AM (9 years, 5 months ago) |
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I put better pictures. I actually chew the leaves.
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