Description

Savory (Satureja hortensis) is a versatile culinary herb that enhances a variety of dishes, including lentils, beans, chicken, and beef soups, as well as eggplant, stuffings, sausage, and fish. Fresh savory adds a delightful flavor to salads, and it’s a key ingredient in Herbes de Provence (recipe included in the packet). This fast-growing, annual herb also has medicinal uses, such as soothing sore throats and upset stomachs with a calming tea. With attractive white to lavender flowers that bloom from midsummer to fall, savory also attracts pollinators like bees.

This packet sows up to 310 feet. 930 seeds.

Variety Info:

Botanical Name: Satureja hortensis
Family: Laminaceae
Native: Turkey and Europe
Hardiness: Annual
Plant Dimensions: 12″–18″ tall, 6″–12″ wide
Variety Information: Highly aromatic 1″ long, slender leaves on fine, hairy stems. White to lavender flowers appear from midsummer to fall. Leaves turn purplish in late summer.
Exposure: Full sun
Attributes: Attracts Pollinators, Deer Resistant, Good for Containers

Sowing Info:

When to Sow Outside: 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, when soil temperature is at least 60°F.
When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED. 8 to 10 weeks before your average last frost date. Ideal soil temperature is 75°–85°F.
Days to Emerge: 10–15 days
Seed Depth: Surface
Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 6″–12″
Row Spacing: 18″
Thinning: When 1″ tall, thin to 1 every 6″–12″

Growing Info:

Harvesting: Snip fresh sprigs as needed, harvesting up to 1/3 of the plant at a time, leaving 2/3 of the plant for fast regrowth. Flavor is the best prior to flowering; snip tops as flower buds appear if desired.