How to Plant Texas Sage
- 1). Choose a planting location for Texas sage that is in full sun for best growth. A location that can provide 8 to 10 hours of sunshine every day is ideal.
- 2). Remove any weeds and their roots from the planting location using a garden hoe.
- 3). Dig planting holes that are approximately 10 inches wide and 12 inches deep if you are planting them from 1-gallon containers. Dig planting holes that are approximately 14 inches wide and 16 inches deep if planting Texas sage in 5-gallon containers. If planting several Texas sage, space each of the planting holes between 3 and 4 feet apart, depending on the variety you are planting.
- 4). Amend the soil you removed from the planting hole if the soil in the planting location is very sandy or clay-like and heavy. Texas sage requires excellent drainage or it will die. Mix into the soil you removed from the planting hole 1/2 cubic foot of coarse sand, wood chips, tree bark or straw, if the soil is heavy and clay-like. Mix into the soil 1/2 cubic foot of perlite if the soil is sandy.
- 5). Cut along the side of the pot down to the bottom of the container to remove the Texas sage from its pot, if planting the sage from a 5-gallon container. Lay the container horizontally on the ground, or a potting bench if planting from a 1-gallon container. Use a hammer, block of wood or a trowel and strike down along the rim of the container to loosen and remove the pot from the root system.
- 6). Scoop a few shovel fulls of soil back into the planting hole. Set the Texas sage into the planting hole. The top of its root system should be sitting approximately 1-inch above the adjacent topsoil. Remove the Texas sage from its planting hole and scoop in more soil if needed.
- 7). Fill the planting hole full with soil. Pack the soil down around the Texas sage using your hand, or foot.
- 8). Water the Texas sage with 1-gallon of water if you planted from a 1-gallon container. Water with 5-gallons of water if you planted from a 5-gallon container.
