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It’s a Garden Update..

February 25, 2021 By SandRa Timmins Leave a Comment

Hasn’t the weather been glorious of late! We have definitely been soaking it up and making the most of it. I do love Autumn but I know that it can hit us ever so suddenly and it’s all over rover before the togs have even dried on the washing line!

Tomato gardening
A good bunch of toms ready for this warm sun to ripen them.

I’m hoping the good weather lasts long enough for my tomatoes to ripen. I must admit I got a little despondent with all the crap weather we were having that I kind of neglected my tomatoes and some of my plants went hell for leather creating laterals and beautiful bushiness, at the expense of my fruit. I gave them all a trim last week and I have a couple of mighty plants with a mere two tomatoes growing, gah! A good reminder lesson to keep those laterals (the growth in-between the main stem and branches) pinched out and to trim off excess leaves (so the toms get the warmth of the sunshine to ripen).

Agria potatoes
The best roasting potatoes out there; Agria

I got a bit slack in mounding up my potatoes this year too, but I’m pretty happy with the harvest all the same. Red Rascals, big beautiful Agria and Matariki (they’re still in the ground). Potatoes are such a winning crop to grow, home grown organic potatoes taste so much better and the satisfaction of digging them up.. it’s good for the soul! If you grow them in containers it’s pretty good for the ego too. You just tip them out and you feel oh so clever for not having to get your hands dirty!

After harvesting your potatoes from the garden grow some mustard in it place to cleanse the soil and keep it nicely covered for winter. As long as my potatoes don’t get scab I grow them in the same plot for three years, so mustard is really important for my particular garden.

Herb garden
My favourite part of the garden at the moment. Yellow echinacea, soapwort, scabiosa, calendula, wild bergamot, oregano and mint..

The herb garden has been going off, and the bees are LOVING it. They filled up on motherwort, then catnip, now they’re onto the oregano. Always the borage, and white sage has been there for them all summer too.

White sage flower wands
White sage flower wands

White sage plants have been more popular than ever this season and I am coming near to the end of my stock, unfortunately there will be a good few people missing out, I’m sorry!! I have re-homed 170 white sage plants so far this season, phew!

Full moon tomorrow, I have my spring bulbs ready to plant out, where exactly will be todays job! If you haven’t checked out what to do this month in the garden according to Maramataka Māori, I’ve worked it all out for you here.

Filed Under: Care and Maintenance, Tomatoes, White sage Tagged With: good for the soul, herb garden nz, herb gardening, potatoes, summer, tomatoes, vege gardening nz, white sage

Wrapping up

December 4, 2020 By SandRa Timmins Leave a Comment

Well folks, this coming Monday is my last day of sending plants until after the new year.

Couriers are super busy during December and it’s just not possible for them to be as careful with the plants as I (and you) would like them to be. Trust me, I’ve learnt this the hard way (some unfortunate customers learnt this too 😭).

Market wise, I was supposed to be doing Mauriceville Market this Sunday but I’ve had to pull out due to the kids and I getting a cold this week. I was hoping I’d be better by Sunday, but still snotty and have a cough and it is not the done thing to leave the bubble when crook. Bit gutted, but hey, that’s life. I will be at the Greytown Market on the 20th Dec, perfect timing to get your kokedama Xmas gifts!

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I just wanted the picture not all the other stuff! This was from a few weeks ago..

I must admit I have sold out of a lot of herb plants already this season, it’s always so hard to know how many propagations to make and then you never know how many will strike from year to year. It’s been great that so many people are jumping onto the herb wagon though, they are such wonderful resilient plants to have in the garden.

So aside from looking after my plants and gardens (and prepping for Greytown market) it’s my time to relax and get into the Xmas spirit with the kids, you know a little bit of summer would help getting into that spirit though! We haven’t even thought about what summer clothes we have for this season let alone have thoughts about going for a swim, brrrrrr!

White sage, Salvia apiana

In the new year we’ll be full steam ahead with white sage plants going to new homes, so if you’re on my wait list; the time is coming! Not all my plants are ready at the same time and so I don’t get overwhelmed, I do work through the list in the order of people contacting me as the plants become ready (ie. big enough to send). The list is long this year (every year it’s longer than the last) so if you’ve recently contacted me or thinking of contacting me I cannot guarantee you plants, if you do miss out though I put you at the top of the list for next season. I hope that made sense!

Filed Under: SGH updates, White sage Tagged With: christmas gifts, Closing shop for a bit, markets, stay in your bubble, where is summer when you need it, white sage sales

Let’s Talk About White Sage

November 1, 2020 By SandRa Timmins Leave a Comment

White sage, Salvia apiana, is native to California U.S.A. There it grows wild on the desert plains; I would love to continue on to say “where they thrive and grow undisturbed” but sadly they are getting seriously disturbed.

White sage, Salvia apiana

With the advent of the new age trend of “smudge sticks” the plants are being un-sustainably harvested, or stolen, for profit. To the point where the people whom have used white sage traditionally (the Native Americans) and still use it for their smudging ceremonies, are not able to wild harvest it due to protection orders put in place to stop this indiscriminate harvesting. This article here will tell you all about it in more depth…https://www.vice.com/en/article/m7jkma/the-white-sage-black-market-v27n3

Fortunately, people are becoming aware and businesses like Mountain Rose Herbs are now sourcing their white sage from a sustainable source, read the article here. https://blog.mountainroseherbs.com/procuring-organic-cultivated-white-sage There’s some pretty amazing photos of some pretty amazing bushes in there too!

Fortunately there are also people like you, whom grow your own white sage. Selling white sage for me, feels like I’m helping in some way, helping white sage’s ancestors stand strong again, unharmed, empowering people to grow and dry their own.

White sage
White sage growing in my garden, about to flower

Which brings me to something else close to my heart… This is the cultural appropriation of the term “smudging”.

White sage smoke cleansing wands
White sage smoke cleansing wands

Smudging is a sacred ceremony practised by Indigenous Peoples of North America. It involves a group of people, a shaman, singing, chanting, praying – yes it involves burning white sage (or other herbs), to clear and cleanse an area and/or person- but it is not just that, it is so much more.

When you use white sage to clear negativity from your house, your aura or your crystals, it is totally fine and valid, but you are possibly not “smudging”, you are smoke cleansing. So it’s just a matter of changing your vocab. Instead of “smudge sticks” say “smoke cleansing wands” (I think it sounds so much prettier too!). Instead of “smudging”, “smoke cleanse”.

This article here explains it in depth, including the history of this practise and how it was used to repress the Indigenous people (by making it illegal). https://fashionista.com/2019/11/burning-sage-cultural-appropriation.

Burning herbs for spiritual purposes is not unique to Native Americans, in Scotland they call it “Saining“, Aboriginies in Australia have “Smoking Ceremonies”, Catholics have “censers”. And white sage is certainly not the only herb you can burn, do take mind that there are some herbs that are toxic to burn and others that frankly just don’t smell nice and you may as well burn some cardboard!

If you are not growing your own herbs do check where your herbs come from as sadly it is not just white sage that is in danger in its natural habitat, many medicinal herbs also fall victim to unscrupulous profiteers.

Other very interesting articles to read if you so desire… https://unitedplantsavers.org/what-is-going-on-with-white-sage/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smudging

About how to grow white sage read this article here..

Filed Under: Herbal Lore, Herbs in Use, White sage Tagged With: beautiful plants, cultural misappropriation, grow your own, respect, salvia apiana, smoke cleansing, smudging, white sage

Salvia Show Off

June 2, 2019 By SandRa Timmins Leave a Comment

The Salvia genus is where we find all our sages and it’s very easy to fall in love with this group of plants from the mint family. Take mind, it is huuge! So many members, ranging from annuals to perennials, medicinal, culinary, hallucinatory and ornamental. Something for everyone!

It’s a wet miserable often hailing day today. But I have a stash of photos put away here, so I’d like to introduce you to my wee collection, it’s by no means huge but I’m proud of it!

Let’s start with Salvia officinalis, common sage…

He that would live for aye
Should eat sage in May.
OLD ENGLISH SAYING
Common sage, Salvia officinalis
Common sage, Salvia officinalis

Salvia officinalis is a wonderful herb if not an essential herb to have on hand. Apart from its culinary uses I use it a lot in winter for sore throats, either as a tea/infusion or you can make a decoction and use it as a gargle. The volatile oils sooth the mucous membranes, useful for the inflammation of mouth, gums, tongue, throat and tonsils. Sage can also help women at various stages of their life; due to the tannins and estrogenic substances found in sage, taking the infusion frquently can help dry up mothers milk, lessen excessive bleeding during menses and reduce sweating during perimenopausal time. DO NOT TAKE SAGE MEDICINALLY WHEN PREGNANT. There are many other uses, but these are the ones that I have used sage for.

Salvia purpurea, can be used just like Salvia officinalis. Salvia Icterina, varigated sage, is more ornamental but can be used culinarily in a pinch as can the beautiful tri-coloured sage.

Purple sage, Salvia purpurea
Purple sage, Salvia purpurea
Varigated sage, Salvia icterina
Varigated sage, Salvia icterina
Tri coloured sage
Tri coloured sage

Unfortunately I must admit that both my varigated and tri-coloured sages did not survive the transition when we moved here over a year ago, very sad.

Next in the line up is the all time most popular herb that I sell.. Salvia apiana, White sage…

Salvia apiana, white sage
Salvia apiana, white sage

White sage, in New Zealand is mainly used for smudging, personally, I use it more as a “keep-me-calm-and-happy” tonic by putting a fresh leaf in my (or my kids, or all of us!) water bottle to sup on for the day. I’ve also used it in a headache balm I made with lavender and peppermint. For more info on white sage, go to the side bar to find my articles on growing and caring for your white sage plant. If you would like to grow your own, contact me and I’ll put you on my “White sage email list” to let you know when I have more in stock.

Onwards to Salvia sclarea, Clary sage. The particular clary sage I grow is “turkenstania” which is a powerful white flowering variety, it is amazing as an ornamental, back filler and/or fragrant herb.

Salvia sclarea and bumblebee
Salvia sclarea and bumblebee
Clary sage foliage
Clary sage foliage

Medicinally Clary sage is probably most well known as an essential oil which is made from the seeds. The seeds are also what give Clary sage its country name “Clear Eyes”, the mucilage that the seeds create can help soothe eye irritation caused by foreign bodies. I tried this with my husband.. don’t think I did it right… poor man!

Moving on… Another wonderfully scented salvia is Salvia elegans, Pineapple sage. Mmmm hmmm, this is one delicious smelling plant and because it’s the leaves not the flowers that are scented you’ve got it all year round.

Salvia elegans, pineapple sage
Salvia elegans, pineapple sage

A lot of salvias have flowers especially made for hummingbirds, Pineapple sage flowers give you a perfect example of tubes fit for a long skinny hovering beak (FYI seeing a real life hummingbird is on my bucket list). On a cultivating note, over the last two years I’ve noticed that my pineapple sage plants that are in semi shaded positions are doing better than the ones in full sun. This is something that I know other people have noticed with their plants that usually are “best” in full sun, basils for example, this will most likely come up more and more as our environment deteriorates.

Lets meet Salvia confertiflora now, sometimes known as red velvet sage, but I recently, can’t think where, saw a plant labelled red velvet sage and it wasn’t confertiflora. Knowing botanical names and ensuring plants you buy have their botanical names on their labels is really very important if you care about knowing what you’re talking about!

Salvia confertiflora
Salvia confertiflora

The leaves have a very pungent smell, not entirely pleasant but quite unique. I don’t know of any medicinal uses with this plant, but gives your garden a lovely tropical feel and wax eyes love their flowers. If you live in a frost free area they can grow quite tall.

Did you know that chia seeds, the super food that most people have heard of these days is a salvia? Yah ha, so I planted some this year!

Salvia hispanica, Chia
Salvia hispanica, Chia

This photo was taken a couple of weeks ago, it’s flowering now, glorious purple spikes a lot like the following photo. Next season I will sow earlier (I sowed in late November) because I don’t think I’ll have many seeds to harvest before knarly weather and frosts do their worst to the plants.

Salvia farinacea, Victoria blue
Salvia farinacea, Victoria blue

This is Salvia farinacea, Victoria blue. It was my understanding that it was an annual, but it’s still growing strong in its second year, I’m not complaining, the flowers are an amazing colour. This is a pure ornamental salvia, the leaves don’t even have a scent.

There is another salvia that I have where the leaves have no scent, which surprised me and made me quadruple check that what I had (I had been given a cutting) was actually what I was told it was… Salvia divinorum. If you know what this is please don’t get over-excited, I’m still getting my own plant established (and learning how it grows best) before I can consider propagating off it to sell plants.

Salvia divinorum, the diviners sage
Salvia divinorum, the diviners sage

Salvia divinorum has psychoactive properties and Mazatec shamans have a long and continuous tradition of religious use of Salvia divinorum to facilitate visionary states of consciousness during spiritual healing sessions (thank you Wikipedia). Considering it comes from the montane cloud forests of Oaxaca, Mexico, I might have a good chance of it growing well here in Eketahuna!

So not a massive collection but I love the diversity of it and hope to keep on finding new and interesting salvias to add to it. I’m not selling any plants at this time of year but I’ll be starting cuttings soon so let me know if you’re interested in any of these.

Keep warm and embrace the sun when you see it!

Filed Under: Herbal Lore, Herbs in Use, Pretty Pictures, White sage Tagged With: Chia, clary sage, commonn sage, pineapple sage, purple sage, salvia apiana, salvia confertiflora, Salvia divinorum, salvia elegans, salvia farinacea, Salvia hispanica, salvia officinalis, salvia sclarea, the diviners sage, tri-coloured sage, turkenstania, varigated sage, Victoria Blue, white sage

How to Look After Your White Sage Plant

January 25, 2019 By SandRa Timmins 1 Comment

This one goes out to all my lovely white sage customers…

White Sage seedling, nz, for sale,
White Sage

So, you’ve finally got your white sage plants, now what?

Here are some guidelines that I perhaps should’ve thought of giving you before you got your plants or when you got your plants.

OK, so, all of them have been hardened up, meaning they are used to the outdoor environment so don’t bring them and leave them inside your house.

Whilst they’re in their pot, place them where you want to ideally plant them to see if they seem happy there. Sunny, dry with a bit of space (at least 60cm apart from other plants) is what you’re looking for. Or if they’re going to be staying in a pot you can re-pot them into a bigger pot now if you like, go here for re-potting guidance.. 

White sage (salvia apiana) root structure
White sage (Salvia apiana) root structure. This plant was about two years old to give you an idea of how big a pot you will need eventually if container growing.

If you would like, you can nip out the two teeny tiny leaves that are just emerging from the top, this will help your plant bush out. Regularly check your plant for aphids and small caterpillars, they love the stuff, squash on site. Here’s a post about aphids if you want to know more about the wee blighters.

Aphids on a White Sage (Salvis apiana) plant
Aphids on a White Sage (Salvia apiana) plant

Observe your plant, they do prefer to be on the dry side but whilst they’re young they need a little bit more than when they are more established. So if you see the leaves slightly drooping; Water. Now.

Some of you are worrying about winter, really, this article is long overdue. You see a lot of us get our information from the big ol world wide web, like, right now! But a lot of articles are written in the Northern Hemisphere and they have a very different climate. For one, our sun is a lot harsher. A lot of plants are actually better off growing in part shade (like basil) than full blown sun that is recommended, so take that in mind if you notice any of your plants that look a bit sunburnt. Also it snows in a lot of places which means you may be getting information that isn’t relevant to your climate zone. I’ve been growing white sage in quite a lot of different climate zones in New Zealand and my observation has been that Salvia apiana is a very hardy plant. We’re in Eketahuna here and it is cold, we got some knarly frosts last winter and all my white sage plants frankly looked beautiful for it. Those leaves are stiff and sturdy, they’re not prone to frost burn. If your plants are in pots by all means move them to a more sheltered spot and/or cover your plants with frost cloth if you’re nervous.

white sage care, New Zealand winter
White sage with morning frost

Like succulents and cacti though, during winter I would hardly water my white sage plants at all. (Just as a note, planting your white sage with succulents or cacti is a good idea, looks nice and similar watering needs).

That’s all I can think of right now. If you have anymore handy hints please comment below for everyone to see. If you have a question, use the comment section as well, because if you’re asking someone is probably wondering as well!

Filed Under: Care and Maintenance, White sage Tagged With: how to care for white sage plants in New Zealand

Cultivating White Sage Smoke Cleansing (“Smudge”) Sticks

November 2, 2018 By SandRa Timmins Leave a Comment

If you grow white sage you may find at this time of year your plant is getting a bit “leggy”.

White sage flowering wand

‘ello ‘ello ‘ello, what have we here?

The very tall wands that are coming out – if the leaves are tiny at the tip – will flower.  Unless you want to save seed, it’s best to cut this out.

This is what the flowers look like if you’re curious.

Salvia apiana in flower

Salvia apiana in flower

Close up of white sage flower

Close up of white sage flower

You can dry the stem you’ve just cut because the base of it should be fairly bushy.  Dry it whole with the leaves hanging upside down.  If you are drying for the purposes of making a smudge stick, don’t let it dry completely before tying up, wilted really is what you’re after.

White sage pruning tips

On other stems you can tip prune which will encourage more leaves out of the laterals (the bit between the stem and a main leaf) giving you a thicker smudge stick come harvest time.

White sage pruning tips

The laterals are the leaves coming out from between the main stem and leaves

This is what will happen after some time.

White sage pruning tips

Bushing up

The coast of California is where Salvia apiana comes from.  I’ve got a theory that in it’s natural habitat it probably gets blasted by wind and stems breaking is a common occurrence (good news for those that live by the coast).  Because if you have it in a sheltered position and don’t tip prune it at all, particularly in the early days~ this is what happens.  One long plant.

White sage pruning tips

Lone stem ranger

There’s hope yet for these guys though, find the lowest active lateral and trim from there.

White sage pruning tips

Looking for laterals

So don’t be afraid to give your plant a wee trim here and there, now is a good time, whilst there’s plenty of growth action happening you’ll get a stronger plant for it.  Make sure that any pruning you do is on a fine day with another one forecast for the next day.

Dry upside down, out of sunlight.  This picture is blurry (sorry!) but you don’t want them any drier than what it looks here to make your smudge sticks.

Drying white sage

Drying white sage

Here’s a link to making your own smudge sticks using ingredients other than/as well as, White sage.  Please note on what is said about common sage (Salvia officinalis), not to be burnt!

Filed Under: Care and Maintenance, White sage Tagged With: drying white sage, how to grow white sage smudge sticks, pruning salvia apiana, pruning white sage, what to do with leggy white sage

Up-Rooting

August 30, 2017 By SandRa Timmins 2 Comments

It’s not often you get to see the root structure of perennial herbs.  So this is really interesting…

White sage (salvia apiana) root structure

White sage (Salvia apiana) root structure

This is the root structure of a two year old White sage (Salvia apiana) plant.  See how it’s quite wide and shallow?  White sage likes really dry situations so it’s roots don’t go deep in search of moisture.  Knowing a plants root structure is really handy if you’re container gardening or wanting to grow plants close together.  So in the case of the white sage – if you’re going to grow it in a pot it doesn’t need to be deep as it needs to be wide.  Most plants roots go as wide as its foliage does.

Now.  Why on earth am I up-rooting my beautiful white sage plant?  Because we have been up-rooted, and like this plant in the photo our roots are now hanging in the air looking for a new piece of earth.

Our landlords are selling up and we have til the 16th November to find a new place to live.  The greatest fear for renters is having the moving decision made for them  (and rents going up), this is the first time it’s happened to us out of the blue.  We’re pretty damn gutted to say the least; and I’ve put so much mana into this garden…sigh!

I’m frantically digging out all my plants before they put on their spring growth and freak out with being dug up.  Because we don’t know where we’re going to end up and whether it will have established gardens.  Everyone is going into containers as though they’re going to stay in pots.

Herbs in pots

Off to the shadehouse to recover, lemon thyme, purple sage and common sage.

I also want to take as much as  can as I know that the landlords method of gardening extends only as far as the Roundup spray nozzle.

Here’s a wee sample of what I’ve done.. (just the main herb bed)

Here’s what it looked like when we moved in

Feb 2016

Feb 2016

At it’s peak beautifulness..

Feb 2017

Feb 2017

And now that I’ve reclaimed everything!

Aug 2017

Aug 2017

Being that both Josh (Of husband and Industrial Fusion fame) and I work from home we have quite a few requirements for our new abode and have to look throughout the North Island.  So it’s a bit up in the air as to what markets I’ll be going to this season.  I will still be doing mail order though.  Due to the crappy timing of all this I won’t be growing as many tomato plants.

So this is life at the moment, will keep you posted when we know more.  At least I have plenty of white sage now ready to cleanse our new home!

Salvia apiana ready to dry for smudge sticks

Salvia apiana ready to dry for smudge sticks

 

 

 

 

Filed Under: Care and Maintenance, Moving Gardens/New Gardens, White sage Tagged With: growing white sage in pots, moving herbs, salvia apiana, white sage root structure

Summer Sun Have Me Some Fun!

December 30, 2015 By SandRa Timmins 1 Comment

Evening Sun Sunflower

Evening Sun Sunflower

Hope you had a good Christmas as we had~ the sun has brought out the party hey!

If you have white sage (Salvia apiana) in the garden don’t water it.

If you have stevia in the garden, water and mulch!

I read somewhere recently- can’t remember where- that sunflowers were/are grown in South America in boggy areas to dry them out.  Which will be why white sage grows so well near sunflowers (in non-boggy situations)

White sage growing with sunflowers

White sage loves dry conditions and sunflowers will ensure that their white sage companions will have those dry conditions by sucking up any water that comes their way.  Beautiful!

And happy happy new year!  I have plans of expansion for 2016, I’ll keep you posted!  What’s your plans?

 

Filed Under: Care and Maintenance, Gardening Styles, Pretty Pictures, White sage Tagged With: companion planting, growing stevia, growing white sage, nz, sunflowers

It’s-a-seed sowing time!

August 17, 2015 By SandRa Timmins Leave a Comment

….and working out what new seeds you need, almost more exciting than when you see the first leaves emerge….almost!  My white sage (salvia apiana) and clary sage (salvia sclarea) have just popped their heads up and I’m pretty excited!

clary sage seedlings

Look closely!

I sow my seeds onto damp seed raising mix.  Note, “onto” not “into” I’m dealing with herb seeds which are notoriously small.  I then lightly cover with vermiculite and pop ’em into the hot water cupboard.  They’re in a box with a glass lid on top (ie. old fridge shelf).  I check them everyday and give them a misting of water if need be and whip them out into the light as soon as I see any plant emergence.  I don’t want any leggy seedlings!

So Clary Sage and White Sage are on the go.  I’ve also sown Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) , Common sage (Salvia officinalis) Genovese basil, Sunflowers, Chilli and Zucchini.

stevia rebaudiana, seedling

Look real close, it’s Stevia rebaudiana!

Salvia officinalis hasn’t germinated yet, the seed I sowed in a tray outside a couple of months ago has just started to come through looking really strong.  So I’m intrigued as to how well and how fast my my indoor lot will germinate.

From the 18th August to the 27th is optimum time according to the moon calendar to sow seeds for above ground plants.  I’m going to need to make more space in my hot water cupboard for all the tomatos’ and more herbs I’ll be sowing over the next week or two.  I don’t strictly follow the moon phases for gardening but they come in handy as a guideline.

Plum Blossom

Plum Blossom

I’ll be updating my website soon with what seedlings I’ll have available for sale this year… I might work out the whats’ and hows’ involved in being able to send seedlings to people.

Is there any interest out there outside of Kapiti?

 

Filed Under: Care and Maintenance, Gardening Styles, White sage Tagged With: clary sage, gardening by the moon, sage, salvis officinalis, seed sowing, stevia, white sage

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