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29-12-2005, 02:37 AM posted to rec.gardens

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I"m a novice gardener and growing plants in containers on my terrace.
I purchased a Russian Sage that grew beautifully all summer. In
October I brought it indoors to repot and didn't get it back out
promptly. I've now repotted the plant and mulched it, but while
inside, the plant has sprouted new growth. Can I put it back outside
now (we live in New York City)? Should I keep it indoors until Spring?
What's the best strategy for seeing the Sage through the winter now
that it has begun to regrow?

I'm not sure about Russian sage but all my sages can't survive the
winter outside in a container here in Zone 5 Chicago. For the smaller
sages I overwinter them inside under either florescent or HPS lights.
Pineapple sage gets really big so I take cuttings in the fall before
they die and root them indoors over the winter so I'll have enough to
put outside in the Spring.