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Sage & Cabbage

✓ Excellent Companions

✓ Why Sage and Cabbage Work Well Together

✓Sage repels cabbage moth and cabbage looper
✓Strongly aromatic deterrent
✓Culinary herb pairing

🔬 How It Works (Science)

  • 1.Volatile compounds (thujone, camphor) deter moths
  • 2.Masks brassica scent
  • 3.Proven pest deterrent

📋 Planting Tips

1Plant sage at ends of brassica rows
2Sage tolerates some shade from brassicas
3Prune sage to prevent woodiness

📏 Recommended Spacing

Sage plants 2 feet from cabbage row ends

📚 Sources & Research

  • •Brassica pest research
  • •Essential oil studies

Other Cabbage Companions

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