Sage is a lovely herb. Not only is it tasty in cooking, it's also great to use medicinally. It should be pruned every year to encourage new growth. Here's a video showing how and when to cut it back.
Wow that was a serious cut. This video was just what I was looking for. I’m nervous about cutting it, nearly the end of April, but I’m going to do it tomorrow morning. Thanks for sharing.
Hi there. I'd delighted you found it useful. I understand that it can be a nervous this to do. If you are a bit worried, try cutting it down by half or two-thirds. This will also encourage new growth. :)
Thank you for this video 💫🌱 I definitely over-pruned my sage at the end of this recent growing season. Hoping the little that I left will forgive me come spring.
Cool I didn't cut mine back at all the first year actually didn't do anything to it it looks worse this year then last so I'll be cutting mine was worried about cutting to much do, also haven't seen those pants since my phish touring days lol
Ya, no, I missed the Imbolc mark by a loooong shot and now I've got flowering as tall as my husband! Yikes!! I guess I'll give them a good prune tonight and put it on my Imbolc to-do! Excellent video, thank you so much!!
You can do it at any time of the dormant stage (usually from late October onwards), but I like to use sage over Yule (to make stuffing, etc.) and I use Imbolc as a reminder it's time to prune. Good luck :)
I accidentally broke a branch off my sage the other day and was quite upset that I might have damaged it, but this has reassured me that it will grow back nicely. :) I'll tidy it up properly now. Thanks! The branch is thriving in some water now, so when it pushes out a bit more green growth I'll try and take some cuttings from it too.
Great idea to take cuttings and maybe hand them to friends and family. My sage is from a cutting from my mother's plant, that in turn was grown from a cutting from her mother's sage plant.
I pruned my sage early this year with help from this video. The sage had been planted one year prior and it is healthy and tall as ever. My hubby was worried but he too is amazed how well it responded. thank you!
I'm delighted to hear that you found my video helpful. Yes, the first time you "hack it back" is rather frightening, but Sage loves it. Thank you for watching.
@@happysnapper2001 I use your video every year as a refresher. Just checked my sage and there's no new growth just yet so I will wait a bit longer. I've got spring fever on the West Coast of Canada!
@@juliebishop6898 Hi there Julie. Here in the UK, it's been a slow start to the growing season. When I first started pruning my Sage I used to panic about no growth, but found Mother Nature had her way and everything would be fine.
Nice. Thank you for this information. I just started growing a broadleaf sage from seed. So i think i need to give it time before harvesting or cuttings. It will be hard to wait a year, but i think i read it takes that long to mature.
Hi Michael, ive just watched your vid , I bought a two sage plants earlier from the garden centre , 1 is a pineapple sage, I live in Wales in the UK , I want to plant them in containers , will they be hardy of the winter ? as this winter its been very cold some nights as cold as -6 .
Will your cuttings transplant well into my garden or pots? I have watched several of your video's and am concerned about losing such beautiful herbs to the compost heap. I would love to see a video on transplanting cuttings, thanks for the very informative video.
I have 2 year old Sage in a pot i bought it inside as the leafs are drooping and it is long stems Summer has ended - Will i cut it back down now.. at start Autumn?
I know this was posted a long time ago but i have a question my sage plant has completely turned grey is that normal. The leaves have wilted off. I have followed everything to a t for growing it. Can anyone helo
Hi there. I'm sorry to hear this. It would be impossible to say what is causing your Sage to die. It could be soil, or some sort of pest. It might be worth getting a plant expert to take a look at it?
Michael: I have neglected to prune my sage for several years (Until this video, I didn't realize I should be doing so). there is a LOT of old "dead" wood that looks like a mess of bramble underneath the live portions. Is there any fix for this?
Fear not, all is well. If the wood is actually dead (give the bark a scratch with your fingernail, if it's alive you'll see green. If it's just more deadwood, then it's dead) you can cut it out as you wish. This will allow the living wood to have more growing room and air. If the "deadwood" is alive, cut it back and you should see fresh growth come the Spring. I hope this helps. If you are still nervous about giving a good, harsh pruning, you may want to try pruning part of the plant (maybe half) then you can compare the two.
Hey Michael! So I should have done some research before pruning my sage but today I cut my sage bush back so there is only 6-7 cm of old shoots coming from the ground. Its is beginning of april and there is no new growth yet. The bush has been growing very healthy for many years. Will she be okay this season?
Hi there. The simple answer is I can't say. The important thing is that you left some live nodes on the stem to allow new growth. The only thing I can suggest is to sit tight and hope, and let Mother Nature do her thing.
Hi Maria. It would be best to leave it until late Autumn before giving it a good hard cutback. The plant will then be in a dormant stage. If you want to use some sage during winter for cooking, etc. you can always leave some stalks with leaves uncut, and then prune them in the early spring. I hope this helps.
I keep them. I use some to make smudge sticks. I dry a lot and use it for cooking. I give loads to neighbours. And I burn it on the fire. I don't throw any of it away.
Michael Boyton iv got a 1st year sage plant and iv just planted it into the ground hopefully it grows nice and full like i seen it does in your other video. Iv also planted my rosemary plant to the right of it and a lavander to the left. Cant wait for a year or 2 until they are in full swing and get some good harvests from them. Thanks for the vid
During the summer I cut off what I need when I need it. This means that I always have fresh Sage to use whenever I want it. I prune mine at the end of winter because this is when nature is coming back into life and the plant responds well.
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Thanks!! I just bought my first house and used your video to trim back the MASSIVE sage bushes. Didn't realize you could go so far back!
Hi there. I'm delighted you found it useful.
I have never pruned by sage and it's beautiful!!
Thanks so much for this, I've been looking for a useful guide to pruning my overgrown sage for a long time!
Thank you for commenting Rebecca. I'm glad it's proved useful. :)
Wow that was a serious cut. This video was just what I was looking for. I’m nervous about cutting it, nearly the end of April, but I’m going to do it tomorrow morning. Thanks for sharing.
Hi there. I'd delighted you found it useful. I understand that it can be a nervous this to do. If you are a bit worried, try cutting it down by half or two-thirds. This will also encourage new growth. :)
This was a very helpful video and just what I was looking for...thank you
Hi Bob. I'm delighted you found it useful.
Great video, clear explanation. Thank you!
Hi Paula. Thanks for watching. I'm delighted that you found it informative.
Saved this video for pruning my sage. Can't wait to get at it just before spring breaks! Awesome video. thank you
Fingers crossed your sage grows back.
@@happysnapper2001 It sure did! It was just planted and it worked beautifully.
Thank you for this video 💫🌱 I definitely over-pruned my sage at the end of this recent growing season. Hoping the little that I left will forgive me come spring.
Keeping my fingers crossed for you (and your Sage).
Thanks for the very useful information. I'm off to prune my sages now. Greetings from Conwy, North Wales.
Hi Peter. I'm pleased you found my video helpful. I hope the pruning goes well.
Thanks for the.pruning demo, but really love the pants!
Cool I didn't cut mine back at all the first year actually didn't do anything to it it looks worse this year then last so I'll be cutting mine was worried about cutting to much do, also haven't seen those pants since my phish touring days lol
Thanks. Very helpful!
Ya, no, I missed the Imbolc mark by a loooong shot and now I've got flowering as tall as my husband! Yikes!! I guess I'll give them a good prune tonight and put it on my Imbolc to-do! Excellent video, thank you so much!!
You can do it at any time of the dormant stage (usually from late October onwards), but I like to use sage over Yule (to make stuffing, etc.) and I use Imbolc as a reminder it's time to prune. Good luck :)
Thank you I love sage
I accidentally broke a branch off my sage the other day and was quite upset that I might have damaged it, but this has reassured me that it will grow back nicely. :) I'll tidy it up properly now. Thanks! The branch is thriving in some water now, so when it pushes out a bit more green growth I'll try and take some cuttings from it too.
Great idea to take cuttings and maybe hand them to friends and family. My sage is from a cutting from my mother's plant, that in turn was grown from a cutting from her mother's sage plant.
I pruned my sage early this year with help from this video. The sage had been planted one year prior and it is healthy and tall as ever. My hubby was worried but he too is amazed how well it responded. thank you!
I'm delighted to hear that you found my video helpful. Yes, the first time you "hack it back" is rather frightening, but Sage loves it. Thank you for watching.
@@happysnapper2001 Yes, pruning is the best thing. We had an very old sage and it eventually died. It had never been pruned and was scraggly.
thanks Michael!
A fantastic video! thank you so much
Thank you. I'm delighted you liked it.
@@happysnapper2001 I use your video every year as a refresher. Just checked my sage and there's no new growth just yet so I will wait a bit longer. I've got spring fever on the West Coast of Canada!
@@happysnapper2001 I haven't seen any new growth yet! It's spring here on the West Coast of Canada and everything else has started. What do I do?
@@juliebishop6898 Hi there Julie. Here in the UK, it's been a slow start to the growing season. When I first started pruning my Sage I used to panic about no growth, but found Mother Nature had her way and everything would be fine.
@@happysnapper2001 We had a bad freeze over winter and I thought I lost the sage but there was new growth! Not much but it was there.
Nice. Thank you for this information. I just started growing a broadleaf sage from seed. So i think i need to give it time before harvesting or cuttings. It will be hard to wait a year, but i think i read it takes that long to mature.
Yes, it is definitely worth letting your Sage reach maturity.
Hi Michael, ive just watched your vid , I bought a two sage plants earlier from the garden centre , 1 is a pineapple sage, I live in Wales in the UK , I want to plant them in containers , will they be hardy of the winter ? as this winter its been very cold some nights as cold as -6 .
Will your cuttings transplant well into my garden or pots? I have watched several of your video's and am concerned about losing such beautiful herbs to the compost heap. I would love to see a video on transplanting cuttings, thanks for the very informative video.
Hi there Jem. Funny you should mention that. I'm working on a video showing how to take cuttings at the moment.
How did you get your plant so huge? Mine is two years old and looks like it's dying. It's small but there are 3 healthy branches growing.
I have 2 year old Sage in a pot i bought it inside as the leafs are drooping and it is long stems Summer has ended - Will i cut it back down now.. at start Autumn?
my rosemary plant has grown really big, can i do the same??
I know this was posted a long time ago but i have a question my sage plant has completely turned grey is that normal. The leaves have wilted off. I have followed everything to a t for growing it. Can anyone helo
Hi there. I'm sorry to hear this. It would be impossible to say what is causing your Sage to die. It could be soil, or some sort of pest. It might be worth getting a plant expert to take a look at it?
Michael: I have neglected to prune my sage for several years (Until this video, I didn't realize I should be doing so). there is a LOT of old "dead" wood that looks like a mess of bramble underneath the live portions. Is there any fix for this?
Fear not, all is well. If the wood is actually dead (give the bark a scratch with your fingernail, if it's alive you'll see green. If it's just more deadwood, then it's dead) you can cut it out as you wish. This will allow the living wood to have more growing room and air. If the "deadwood" is alive, cut it back and you should see fresh growth come the Spring. I hope this helps. If you are still nervous about giving a good, harsh pruning, you may want to try pruning part of the plant (maybe half) then you can compare the two.
I could have made the same comment! Very glad to learn this information.
Hey Michael! So I should have done some research before pruning my sage but today I cut my sage bush back so there is only 6-7 cm of old shoots coming from the ground. Its is beginning of april and there is no new growth yet. The bush has been growing very healthy for many years. Will she be okay this season?
Hi there. The simple answer is I can't say. The important thing is that you left some live nodes on the stem to allow new growth. The only thing I can suggest is to sit tight and hope, and let Mother Nature do her thing.
Hi my sage is really healthy looking , and big but does not flowe r any ideas please
Hi there. I have never heard of that. I'm sorry, but I can't suggest anything. :(
Woaw your sage is huge! How old is this plant?
It's about 15 years old.
@@happysnapper2001 Awesome!! Mine is 1 year old xD
Could I still prune it now or should I wait till fall? I'm in N E Stcotland. Thanks!
Hi Maria. It would be best to leave it until late Autumn before giving it a good hard cutback. The plant will then be in a dormant stage. If you want to use some sage during winter for cooking, etc. you can always leave some stalks with leaves uncut, and then prune them in the early spring. I hope this helps.
Thanks
The stuff you cut from the plant do you keep those or throw them away
I keep them. I use some to make smudge sticks. I dry a lot and use it for cooking. I give loads to neighbours. And I burn it on the fire. I don't throw any of it away.
Michael Boyton iv got a 1st year sage plant and iv just planted it into the ground hopefully it grows nice and full like i seen it does in your other video. Iv also planted my rosemary plant to the right of it and a lavander to the left. Cant wait for a year or 2 until they are in full swing and get some good harvests from them. Thanks for the vid
Michael Boyton coz iv seen on some sites saying to do it Autumn and spring. How do you harvest your sage throughout the summer
During the summer I cut off what I need when I need it. This means that I always have fresh Sage to use whenever I want it. I prune mine at the end of winter because this is when nature is coming back into life and the plant responds well.
Michael Boyton that sounds good il take that tip on thanks for the comments take care
what hemisphere are you in? by any chance northern or California?
Hello Tricia. I live in the UK.
Do you still harvest it in summer to get fresh sage?
Ot is that what your cutting still fresh to use in teas etc
Yes, I do.
I harvest all year round, giving the Sage a harsh cut back at the beginning of February. It is still fine for make tea.
why do you not cut the old wood
Sage grows new foliage from the Nodes where tiny shoots emerge. This is how I was taught to prune sage.
Great video, not so sure i could say the same about those trousers though...
Glad you enjoyed the video. I think the trousers are great. I got them from Camden market. :)
Lol you almost look like singer from five finger death punch
I'll take that as a compliment ... although I have no tattoos or dungarees. ... Hmmm, maybe I should invest in one or the other.