Looks like over-watering.

I don't understand how that could be possible though. I have a mix of sand, perlite and potting soil in there. I water every few days and it's in the 90s outside.

I thought that might have been it in the beginning too, but now I just don't see how that could be it.

Well, have you stuck your finger down in the soil before watering? my other guess is, that it's dried out and you aren't getting the soil rewetted when you're watering? It's running off the side? Otherwise, I'd say too much water too. If you live where it's humid, it won't dry as fast.
How big of a pot do you have it in?

Well, it is possible either way. I just really want it to survive. It's starting to get really bad. I'm thinking of repotting it again because I think when I mixed the soil I didn't use a good proportion.

I do live in a humid climate - right along the coast. I added a load of sand in the pot though, so it could be too dry. I have no idea. Then again, the water checker I have says it's always wet, so you could be so right about this. I just don't know how to fix the problem. I guess in the pot it's in now, with the weather I have, I either water too soon or too far in between. Because it's either wet or totally dry when I water, and either way, the plant looks horrible.

I am new to gardening, if that doesn't show.

I'd say that it is in about a 6" pot. I bought it in a 4" pot and it was about ready to burst out of it. It looked super healthy when I got it.

Do you by chance have a ratio of a soil mix I may use for this plant? I just want to save it, I hate seeing things like this.

Don't worry, I've been gardening all my life and I still have this problem... I am constantly wondering if I over water or under water. :D
I wouldn't use sand... It compacts too easy. I'd use perlite if I were you. That could be the problem. But if the water meter says it's damp, then probably cutting back would do.
Pineapple sage roots EASILY... you can take a cutting and stick it in the dirt and a week or so later, voila! :o) So, never fear, you won't lose it.

Hello! I've only been doing this since the start of summer so I'm new too.

I don't have much expertise to draw upon but after reading your info the question I want to put out to anyone is: Is it even possible to grow a healthy pineapple sage in a SIX inch pot?? When I bought mine, it was already about 8 inches tall and came in one of those 2 x 2 inch containers. I bought a 14 inch pot to plant it in at the same time...just because I couldn't see putting it in anything smaller than that. This was only about 3 weeks ago. I just went outside and looked at it and it's now about 18 inches tall and I definitely couldn't imagine it being in a container that's any smaller.

I also have another question. Although it's very healthy looking with nice growth, I've noticed that the tops of the stems have white hairy fuzz on them that I had never noticed before. Is this normal? There's no fuzz on the leaves (thank God!).

I think I remember that African violets have fuzzy stems (which has kept me from panicking just yet), but I thought I had better ask in case this is some sort of fungus.

Thanks!

P.S. I hope you don't mind my throwing in a question of my own while we're on the topic of pineapple sage. I'm not trying to usurp your post or anything...

I just took out the soil I had yesterday and replaced it with a potting soil/perlite mix. It still has tip burn. I will try to take a cutting and root it. I have some rooting hormone too and the plant looks pretty tall. I've never taken a cutting before though, so that will be an experiment for me. I was thinking that there might have been too much sand in the mix and that maybe it started clumping and letting water sit. The pot isn't that great either for drainage.

thyme_waits_for_me, the only reason I planted it in a 6 inch pot was that I read somewhere that soil can sour if you get a pot that's any bigger than 2 inches larger than the current pot. I never want to take the chance at that, so I have been only going up 2 inches with every plant that needs to be transplanted. When I do that, I will get a bigger pot. You are probably right. The roots look too long for this pot.

I believe my sage has fuzzy stems, but I am no expert in this, by far. I believe mine has been like that since I bought it. I don't mind you asking a question ;)

Here is a link that might be useful: The current status of my pineapple sage