Sage
Salvia officinalis

SEED COUNT PER GRAMME: 200-250
DURATION OF GERMINATION (YEARS): 3-4
DAYS NEEDED TO GROW: N. 20-25
UE MINIMUM VALUES FOR SELLING:
PURITY 97% - GERMINATION 75%
CULTIVATION METHODS
a) Direct sowing
Period: spring or autumn
Quantity of seeds 7/8 kg./ha.
Depth of sowing mm. 5/6
Row to row distance cm. 50/60
Plant to plant distance cm. 25
b) Transplant sowing
Period: spring
Quantity of seeds 5/6 gramme/m²
Transplant after days 45/50)

inflorescence

USED PART: leaves and inflorescence.
HARVEST PERIOD: leaves all year,
inflorescences during full blooming.
PRODUCTION: leaves 20 tons./ha - seeds
400/500 kg./ha.
PURPOSE: cooking, pharmaceutical
industries, cosmetics and liquor-distilleries.