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Summer Savory
(Satureja hortensis)
Savory is primarily a culinary herb used with many dishes such as all types of beans, lentisl, chicken & beef soups, eggplant, asparagus, onions, cabbage, squash, liver and fish, IN German cooking, savory and beans are very popular. Savory tea is used by some for mild sore throats and stomach upsets. Attractive, 1.5' tall plants with white - pink - lavender flowers. Grows well in containers. One packet plants a 50' row.
Plant Type: Annual
When to Sow Outside: Spring, after last average frost date.
When to Sow Inside: 6-8 weeks before transplanting outside. This is the recommended method.
Seed Depth: 1/8"
Seed Spacing: 1/2"
Row Spacing: 1'
Days to Emerge: 20 to 28
Thinning: When 1" tall, thin to 6" to 12" apart.
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