Herb SeedHSC-HRB-040-PKT
Winter Savory Herb Seed — upright growth
Winter Savory Herb Seed — leaf pair detail
Winter Savory Herb Seed — winter savory nursery pot
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Winter Savory Herb Seed — upright growth
Satureja montana
100Days to maturity

A seed worth growing

Winter Savory Herb Seed

Item #HSC-HRB-040-PKT

A bolder, perennial savory.

Winter savory has thicker, glossier leaves than summer savory and a sharper, more pungent flavor, with more of the thyme-like note from thymol.

A compact perennial for the herb bed.

Ready to harvest about 100 days from sowing. Perennial in Zones 4–8. Open-pollinated.

Specs

  • Packet: 200 seeds
  • Average 66,300 seeds per oz.

In stock — Packet

$6.35

Know before you sow

Quick Facts

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Start 6–8 weeks ahead

Shallow; light needed.

Plant 8" apart

After last frost.

Lean, alkaline soil

Full sun.

Cut back in fall

Pinch in spring.

Growing Information

Days to germination

About 7–14 days at 65–70°F (18–21°C).

Starting indoors

Recommended. Sow 6–8 weeks before your last spring frost, pressed in lightly or sown shallow, since seed needs light. Pot up at 4 true leaves; plant out after the last frost, 8" apart in rows 12–18" apart.

Plant spacing

8".

Soil

Light, free-draining, somewhat alkaline soil.

Light

Full sun.

Harvest

Pick leaves once plants reach about 6". Cut flowers as they open, usually around 90 days. In fall, cut whole plants near the ground, dry out of direct sun, and strip the leaves from the woody stems.

Care

Cut back in autumn and pinch new shoots in spring for a fuller plant. Divide roots in spring or fall for more plants.

Hardiness

Zones 4–8.

Plant height

6–12".

Scientific name

Satureja montana

Packet

200 seeds.

Seeds per oz.

About 66,300 on average.

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