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This is my second year for my sage in my flower beds. I’ve watered 2-3x this year & we’re in a drought. I’ve also harvested twice. It has branched out to 2 foot diameter at the top & is 7-8 inch diameter at the base. I’m using the sage as my shrubs in the front of the house. The sage does well until hard frost. This started out as a divided plant, which was much larger than a starter you get from a nursery. It may easily be 4 foot diameter at the top next year if I don’t divide it. I don’t know if I divide them again if they’ll die by next year (this year is the 3rd year of the original plant & mine have never come up a 4th year.) Once it dies, or before, you definitely need a spade to dig up the root ball. I divided it last year by taking an axe to cut the root ball–it was quite woody. I mixed in a little compost when I planted it last year & have not fertilized at all after that. I use the leaves in meatloaf, turkey/chicken stuffing, chicken soups/stews. I have a recipe for sage cheese bread & sage cookies I haven’t tried yet.
I got my Ranch Dressing Recipe online somewhere, but have adapted it. It’s 1c mayo, ½ tsp each (chives, dill seed or weed, & parsley), ¼ tsp each garlic (I use 1-2 cloves fresh garlic) & onion powder, salt & pepper to taste, milk to thin to desired consistency (I’ve used regular milk, almond milk, & yesterday unsweetened coconut milk & have liked them all). You can add sour cream to thicken for a dip if desired (I don’t to save $). Otherwise you can leave the sour cream & milk out, & try as a dip. It tastes even better after refrigerating over night. It’s so much tastier than the store bought!
I freeze chopped onions when they go on sale cheap in the fall. Next time I thaw some, I plan to substitute some of the liquid for the onion powder. It should add the flavor. Except for the salt & pepper, the other herbs come from my garden. You may be able to get starters for all of these herbs from someone you know. Or you can separate each clove from garlic bulb, plant it, & it will grow for next year if grown in the ground. Since I have the herbs, I may be making this to give as Christmas gifts.
Wherever you drop a little chives, it will grow. I’ve dropped it dividing it & had a plant come up there the next year. They are easy to pull if that happens. Chives have a milder flavor than onions. I often add them to soups/casseroles when I don’t have onions.
FYI Chives, onions, & garlic are toxic to dogs.