Potting up Sage cuttings

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Back in April I wrote about taking some cuttings of Sage in order to try “re-stocking” with that herb, which we use a lot more than we used to, now that Jane and I have got really keen on cooking Italian food. I mentioned that this time I was going to try rooting the cuttings in water.

Well, it worked. Several of the cuttings rooted nicely (though I have to admit that some went mouldy and had to be discarded!). Once I was sure that the cuttings were viable I put them info individual small pots, filled with compost, like this:

A couple of days ago I decided to pot them on into something bigger, because although they are nice healthy young plants, they were beginning to outgrow those small pots

I have quite a lot of herbs growing in glazed pots, so I selected something which would be in keeping with the general theme…

If you’re wondering why these plants are going to grow in a pot and not in open soil, it’s for two reasons: first, the only vacant place I have is in a North-facing border where the soil is very poor, and these plants will certainly be more likely to thrive in a pot of decent compost.

Second, I like having plants in pots because they are mobile – I can move them around and re-arrange them whenever I feel like it!

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