Care of Salvia

This plant grows with apparent facility, but you must have some specials care to grow the plant, here are some of the most important. The salvia divinorum hybridize with tremendous facility with others plants, that’s why it’s very important to avoid putting the Salvia divinorum near other plants, like mints or another kind of sage because they hybridize each other spontaneously with tremendously ease and if they hybridize then you will lose your pure Salvia divinorum plant, there’s has been hybridization’s with sandalwoods but just in remote cases, just in case keep the salvia far away from those plants, take some caution and have the Salvia divinorum pure.

The Salvia divinorum doesn’t tolerate the cold of winter, it’s a semi-tropical perennial. That means that it can grow back year after year but only if it is not exposed to frost. so if you have your plant in the street, try to keep it inside home in a room with windows, where the sun light hits her the most time possible, don’t put the plant in the coldest room, put her in a warm room. The best care of Salvia divinorum is to keep her always wet, specially in the hottest days, when the sun can hit her directly, that’s why you should never let the plant in direct exposition of sun light, she dries very easily, in summer, you must water the plant every day with a sprayer or atomizer, in others stations will be less, you will be able to see this with time. That depends on where you live. If you live in a humid semi-tropical climate, with well-drained but well-watered somewhat acidic soil with a high humus content, salvia will thrive. If you live in a more northern (or arid) climate you can still grow salvia outdoors, weather permitting, but you may have to do it with some care, making sure it is protected from frost.

Salvia divinorum is a type of sage. Generally, sages belong to the genus Salvia. There are about 900 different Salvia species, including many ornamental garden sages. In general the care of Salvia divinorum needs the same care that others regular plants, other kinds of sage, some people that are fan of caring for plants recommend to have a greenhouse, but that is for professionals, you can keep your plant in your house, indoor or outdoor, with the cares pointed above. Some of the most experience horticulturist also recommend to talk to your plant!, with words of love!, it has some scientific truth, because, like all the plants, Salvia divinorum needs dioxide carbon (CO2) for the synthesis of his nutriments, that she takes from the soil, air and water, that makes the photosynthesis occur by the light of the sun. That’s why when you talk to your plant you are giving her -besides words of love- dioxide carbon (CO2), due the process of respiration you inhale oxygen (O2) and exhale dioxide carbon (CO2).

Another important Care of Salvia divinorum, is the fertilizer, there is not one fertilizer that be clearly best for the Salvia divinorum and Satisfactory results can be achieved with different products. take special care of pests like Whitefly, Aphids, slugs, caterpillars, thrips, spider mites, and climbing insects can also damage your plants, Aphids and climbing insects can be removed with a cotton swab dipped in isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol. Slugs can be kept away by growing in pots on a raised deck or palette. Beer can also be used to attract and drown slugs.