{"product_id":"semences-sauge-ancestrale","title":"Common Sage Heirloom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSalvia officinalis.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe herb that saves, in the literal sense of the name. \u003cem\u003eSalvia\u003c\/em\u003e comes from the Latin \u003cem\u003esalvare\u003c\/em\u003e — to save, to heal — and the School of Salerno in the Middle Ages, the first great medical centre of Latin Europe, had raised sage to nearly miraculous rank: \u003cem\u003eCur moriatur homo cui Salvia crescit in horto?\u003c\/em\u003e — \"Why should a man die, if sage grows in his garden?\" That's surely an exaggeration, but the plant's medicinal pharmacopoeia is genuinely impressive — anti-inflammatory, digestive uses, against sore throats and night sweats, part of which is today validated by contemporary science. No wonder it acquired, over the centuries, its reputation as the herb of wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small woody perennial shrub, hardy in Québec (zone 4, sometimes 3 with protection), 30 to 75 cm tall at full maturity, dense bushy habit, with elongated, silvery grey-green, lightly downy leaves of an intense, characteristic flavour: earthy, camphorous, lightly bitter, deeply aromatic. Mediterranean and North American cooking has adopted it fervently — indispensable to \u003cem\u003esaltimbocca alla romana\u003c\/em\u003e (veal or pork escalopes with fresh sage and prosciutto), to brown-butter-and-sage sauce on Italian butternut squash ravioli, to traditional North American turkey stuffing — a Thanksgiving and holiday classic — to seasoned Italian sausage, in a strong infusion against sore throats with a little honey and lemon. Dried, it keeps its perfume better than most herbs — one of the rare ones that gets through the winter without losing all its intensity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrower's tip:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow, capricious germination (14 to 21 days), often disappointing from seed — many gardeners prefer to buy a small plant the first year and multiply it afterwards by cutting or division, far more reliable methods. If you try seeding, start indoors 8 to 10 weeks before planting out, at 20-22 °C, sowing on the surface (the seeds like light). In the garden, sage asks little: well-drained soil, full sun, and above all no excess of moisture — like lavender and rosemary, it's standing moisture that kills it, not the cold. Prune the plant each spring by cutting back a third to keep it from becoming too woody and sparse. An established plant produces for 5 to 7 years, after which it's better to replace it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen-pollinated. Hardy woody perennial (zone 4, sometimes 3 with perfect drainage and winter mulch). Bee-pollinated; few crossings to fear with other culinary sages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeight: 30 to 75 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaturity: harvest possible from 75 to 90 days in the first year; peak production in the second and third year.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExposure: full sun.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOrdinary to poor soil, well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline. Tolerates drought well. Space plants 40 to 50 cm apart.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndoor start 8 to 10 weeks before last frost, on the surface without covering. Cutting and division in spring remain the most reliable methods for multiplying the plant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Joual Vert","offers":[{"title":"40","offer_id":41801896755372,"sku":"GC-H-SAGE-40","price":0.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"200","offer_id":41801896788140,"sku":"GC-H-SAGE-200","price":3.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000","offer_id":41801896820908,"sku":"GC-H-SAGE-1K","price":15.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5000","offer_id":41801896853676,"sku":"GC-H-SAGE-5K","price":54.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0532\/1388\/8684\/products\/sage_3d9f5b05-fc7b-4f0e-8fe9-90526736c1e2.jpg?v=1699044971","url":"https:\/\/joualvert.ca\/en\/products\/common-sage-heirloom-seeds","provider":"Joual Vert","version":"1.0","type":"link"}