Sage - Salvia officinalis
Culinary use:
Not only is sage a key ingredient in chicken or turkey stuffing, it's a good, useful herb in wintery stews and casseroles and is also good with a lot of pork dishes and pasta.
Cultivars and varieties:
Salvia 'Dyson's Joy' [AGM] - Two coloured flowers, pale pink petals with darker, purple sepals (calyces).
Salvia 'Joy' [AGM] - Two coloured flowers, pale pink petals with darker, purple sepals (calyces).
Salvia greggii 'Joy' [AGM] - Two coloured flowers, pale pink petals with darker, purple sepals (calyces).
Salvia jamensis 'Hot Lips'
Salvia microphylla 'Hot Lips' - The flowers are red early in the season, but appear white with red tips from early summer.
Seeds to sow now:
Indoor or in a heated greenhouse
Cress
Ornamental pepper
Outside
Ageratum
Alpine poppy
Antwerp hollyhock, Fig-leaved hollyhock, Hollyhock
Aubretia, Rock cress, Aubrieta, Aubrietia
Bristly hollyhock
Brussels sprout
Cabbage
Carrot
Cauliflower
Cress
Floss flower, Ageratum
Larkspur
Normandy sorrel
Onion
Radish
Spinach
Spring onion
Swiss chard, Ruby chard, Rhubard chard
Turnip
Outside under cover