{"product_id":"sage","title":"Sage Seeds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCommon sage is a kitchen staple that doubles as a handsome evergreen shrub, with soft, velvety grey-green leaves all year round.\u003c\/strong\u003e Spikes of violet-blue flowers appear in early summer and are popular with bumblebees. The leaves have a warm, savoury flavour for stuffing, pork, squash, beans and brown butter sauces, and crisp beautifully when fried. \u003cem\u003eSalvia officinalis\u003c\/em\u003e is hardy and drought tolerant, suiting a sunny herb bed, a gravel garden or a large pot by the kitchen door.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSowing and growing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSow indoors March to May at 15 to 20°C\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePlant out after the last frosts, or sow outdoors in a seedbed in May\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSow about 0.5 to 1 cm deep\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGermination takes 10 to 21 days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull sun in light, well-drained soil; it dislikes winter wet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrows to about 60 cm tall and 40 cm wide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePick lightly in the first summer; flowers in early summer from the second year\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardy evergreen perennial; trim lightly after flowering and replace woody plants every four or five years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat you receive:\u003c\/strong\u003e a packet of about 150 seeds from Piccolo Seeds, with growing instructions on the back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGrow a full herb bed from our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/seeds\"\u003eseed range\u003c\/a\u003e, and start seedlings with our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/collections\/propagation\"\u003epropagation supplies\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Piccolo Seeds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58915709845887,"sku":"PS1066","price":2.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0361\/9645\/0348\/files\/76d9f7eacb23c99de0c49595dba2fd5bbef3f89f98efbd611dd09a820710c3b3.png?v=1792743627","url":"https:\/\/growtropicals.com\/products\/sage","provider":"GrowTropicals","version":"1.0","type":"link"}