Summer Savory Seeds

Grow summer savory for its aromatic, thyme-like flavor that enhances dishes like beans, sausages, and stews, as well as its ability to deter pests like cabbage moths and Mexican bean beetles. It's a versatile and easy-to-grow annual that self-seeds, making it a great choice for kitchen gardens, containers, and mixed beds, and its flowers attract beneficial pollinators to your garden.

Savory (Satureja hortensis) is an old-fashioned, mild culinary herb that cooks have used for centuries. Savory is used medicinally to treat digestive problems. Savory has a rich taste but contains very little sodium, so it is useful as a flavoring for those trying to lose weight or adhere to a low-sodium diet. It aids digestion, replaces salt, pepper and spices for seasoning vegetables, and enhances salads.

Summer savory is preferred over winter savory for use in sausages because of its sweeter, more delicate aroma. It plays an important role in Bulgarian cuisine, providing a strong and pungent flavor to the most simple and the most extravagant of dishes. Instead of salt and pepper, a Bulgarian table will have three condiments: salt, paprika, and savory. When these are mixed it is called sharena sol (colorful salt).

Season: Annual
USDA Zones: 3 - 9
Height: 12 - 18 inches
Bloom Season: Summer
Bloom Color: Lilac
Environment: Full sun
Soil Type: Moist, well-drained, pH 6.1 - 7.8
Temperature: 60 - 70F
Average Germ Time: 10 - 14 days
Light Required: Yes
Depth: Press seed onto surface of soil, cover lightly with peat moss
Sowing Rate: 1 seed per inch
Moisture: Keep moist until germination
Plant Spacing: Rows 12 inches a part; thin seedlings 6 - 12 inches

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