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Summer Savory Herb Seed — living stems
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Summer Savory Herb Seed — summer savory loose harvest
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Summer Savory Herb Seed — living stems
Satureja hortensis
60 - 70Days to maturity

A seed worth growing

Summer Savory Herb Seed

Item #HSC-HRB-036-PKT

The classic peppery savory.

Summer savory has a peppery bite that livens up fresh and dried beans, cabbage and sauerkraut.

Long gaps between leaf pairs make a tall, somewhat open plant.

Ready to harvest about 60–70 days from sowing. Open-pollinated.

Specs

  • Packet: 200 seeds
  • Average 56,700 seeds per oz.

In stock — Packet

$5.55

Know before you sow

Quick Facts

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Sow after frost

Shallow; light needed.

Thin to 8"

Rows 18".

Sun, sandy soil

Water seedlings well.

Cut in bud

Hang to dry.

Growing Information

Days to germination

About 7–14 days at 65–70°F (18–21°C).

Direct sowing

After the last frost, 1–2 seeds per inch, sown shallowly since seed needs light. Keep moist until it sprouts, then thin to 8" in rows 18" apart. Water young seedlings well.

Starting indoors

Start in early spring at about 86°F (30°C) days and 68°F (20°C) nights. Press seed onto the surface, mist, and keep moist. Pot up at 4 true leaves; plant out after frost, 8" apart.

Plant spacing

8".

Soil

Moderately rich, sandy soil.

Light

Full sun.

Harvest

Cut sprigs once plants are established. Cut whole plants when flowers are in bud, and hang somewhere warm, dark and airy to dry.

Hardiness

Grown as an annual.

Scientific name

Satureja hortensis

Packet

200 seeds.

Seeds per oz.

About 56,700 on average.

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