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Aims: This study aimed to determine the effect of different growth media on germination performance with seedling quality of Sage (Salvia officinalis L.) seeds. Methods and Results: The study was conducted in 2020 at Greenhouse of Plant Production and Technologies, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Nigde Omer Halisdemir University. The greenhouse experiment was laid out in the randomized complete block design with three replications and eight different growth media were used for experiment such as peat (%100), soil (%100), perlite (%100), sand (%100), peat + soil (1:1), peat + perlite (1:1), peat + sand (1:1), peat + soil + sand + perlite (1:1:1:1). Healthy seedlings were not obtained from soil (%100), perlite (%100) and sand (%100) used as growth media. The highest germination percentage (88.83%) and shortest day required for germination (26.60 day) was achieved in peat media. Besides, the highest seedlings heights (20.37 cm), leaf chlorophyll content (36.63), dry and fresh weight of seedlings (3.48 g ve 0.57 g) and dry and fresh weight of roots (3.48 g ve 0.84 g) were obtained in peat media. Conclusions: It was determined that peat gave the best result for sage plant used as growth media in terms of germination and healthy seedlings in comparison to other growth media. Significance and Impact of the Study: Different growth media were determined to an have influence on seed germination and development of seedlings and roots according to the results obtained in this study. Therefore, it is important to know the necessity for appropriate growth media to produce healthy and quality seedlings of sage. The most appropriate growth media was found peat according to the results obtained from the present study. As conclusion, the production of healthy and quality seedlings is essential for sage productivity. Determination of growth media will contribute to the producer and sustainability of agriculture activities in terms of sage production.