I have purple sage growing and it is getting HUGE (about 4ft in length already). The bees love it. But I need to get it to a more manageable size. Can I just trim back a foot or so and not kill the plant?
2006-08-31 01:43:37 · 4 answers · asked by Help 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
yes and it benefits from pruning. We have 3 sage bushes and in autumn i trim them down to about three foot, by the end of the season they regualrily reach 6 foot
2006-08-31 01:47:01 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I have the same sage and I have trimmed it. this Russian sage is very hardy and will not die!
I have 4 plants now this year and love it!! Trim it as much as you wish, no problem.
2006-08-31 01:50:05 · answer #2 · answered by Tabor 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
By all means..trim it all you want. Sage is great to cook with and you could also dry alot of it and use in recipes.
2006-08-31 06:20:14 · answer #3 · answered by bama_kath 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES. It is a bush and will grow more at the cut locations (gets bushier). It is not like you cut the growing point off the top of a tree. After drying them, you can use the clippings for seasoning or aromatherapy.
2006-08-31 01:49:28 · answer #4 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋