Daily Botanical: The Sage Corner
This is the patch of several sage varieties that sits in the north east corner of my community garden plot. It’s quite a big patch — I grow more sage than I can possibly use within a year and always end up begging people to take some. In a small space I can’t grow the legions of squash that many gardeners complain about. In all honesty we could really do with more. Sage, on the other hand, is my squash. I love the herb for cooking and it looks fantastic in the garden, but really, there’s just so much of it!
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February 24th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Gayla, that’s too funny!
For me, tomatoes and thyme are my squash. I’m planning close to tomato plants for my roof this summer, and as many different varieties of thyme as I can find. It’s only me and my other half, so I also invariably need to find people to give things away to.
:)
February 25th, 2009 at 11:04 am
I love sage. I love to pan-fry them and sprinkle them over various dishes for an added crunchy boost of flavor. Another one of my favorite sage-driven recipes is this one for Whole Grain Pizzoccheri - a traditional Italian dish incorporating buckwheat with cabbage and potatoes, and then served with bitto cheese, and melted sage butter. Delish!
February 26th, 2009 at 12:13 am
Oh yes that is a fantastic way to enjoy sage. I especially like it fried in butter.