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When to Plant Sage in Zone 6

In USDA zone 6, start seeds indoors around February 28, transplant or plant outdoors May 9 to July 23, and expect your first harvest around July 23.

Sage planting calendar for USDA Zone 6

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Start seeds indoors

Feb 28

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Transplant outdoors

May 9

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Projected first harvest

Jul 23

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🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 6a — approximate

Sage is ready to harvest in about 75 days. Dates use USDA zone 6a average frost dates. Set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

What zone 6 means for sage

Average last spring frost

April 25

Average first fall frost

October 10

Those two dates are what set the schedule above. Zone 6 gives you roughly 168 frost-free days, and sage need about 75 days to mature.

Varieties to grow

1 variety of sage in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

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