How to Care for Sage Plants

Begin growing sage indoors from seed in March. Fill a pot with potting soil and plant a handful of seeds a few inches apart throughout the pot. Water the seeds initially, but then resist the temptation to water them after that--sage loves dry soil.

Transplant the sage plants from their indoor pot to an outdoor garden once the threat of frost at night disappears. Dig small holes in the ground and mix a handful of bone meal with potting soil to fill the holes. Pull the sage plants from the pot and insert their roots into the holes.

Cover the root packs with the potting soil and bone meal, and then water them. Make sure the plants get full-on sunshine at least two to three times a day. From this point forward, do not do anything to the plants, as they survive better without care.

Prune off the old leaves after the fall harvest of sage. Allow the plants to go dormant over the winter; they will revive in the spring.