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title: "Having trouble getting this sage to grow. I planted it last year from…"
description: "Having trouble getting this sage to grow. I planted it last year from seed and it’s never gotten any bigger than this. It’s with my strawberries. I added some…"
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# Having trouble getting this sage to grow. I planted it last year from…

_Opslået af H den 2025-03-31_

Having trouble getting this sage to grow. I planted it last year from seed and it’s never gotten any bigger than this. It’s with my strawberries. I added some all purpose slow release fertiliser granules and water it so the soil is moist but not wet. It’s kept in a sunny spot.

Does anyone have any advice on helping this guy grow more?

![Vedhæftet fil 1 af 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/3xevgsYWH_jm6glwkSvmtOdhtRK28muN9WvEDcHJo3M/X3rr9TY7QByD8tN-pwqoOQ.webp?size=large)

## 4 kommentarer

### Sunny kommenterede den 2025-03-31

I would carefully pull it out of the soil and check the roots/soil. Check if the soil is compacted around it preventing the roots from growing out. I would check if roots from nearby plants have tapped into the soil around the sage. You may have to put it into a small pot until it gets larger.

I would work root stimulator into the soil and on the topsoil. I would add SuperThrive plant vitamins.

Recently added fertilizer beads takes a while to activate compared to liquid fertilizer that is readily absorbed with water. Fertilizer beads are good for up to 8 months, at most, and needs to be added 1 to 2 times a year depending on the brand. 🪴🍀

### Sunny kommenterede den 2025-03-31

Btw, that mint can easily take over that planter or a garden bed. They put runners just under the soil that quickly spread. Even a one inch section of that runner can produce a new plant. I’ve grown mint in large terracotta pots placed on top of a concrete patio at least 3 feet from my lawn. I learned the hard way that they can grow out of the drain holes and spread.

#### H svarede den 2025-04-02

Thank you Sunny! I will check the roots today and give it some root stimulator and liquid fertiliser.

There’s no mint here, it’s just sage and some strawberry plants (I’m using it as a companion plant for my strawberries). I’ve kept mint in a separate pot far away from everything else as I also learned this the hard way! 😂

#### Sunny svarede den 2025-04-02

I thought the front lower plant was mint and the middle rear plant was sage.

![Vedhæftet fil 1 af 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/wefqOljjhEOiS9LRzOB1-QhxkVJiB4A5DGumXhnNrhs/Hmo7Xl52R-GzxSPYHR8YsA.webp?size=large)

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