Herb Savory Seeds

Bring a peppery, aromatic touch to your kitchen garden with summer savory from David's Garden Seeds®. This annual culinary herb, Satureja hortensis, produces slender leaves on branching stems and is a classic seasoning for beans, cabbage, soups and hearty vegetable dishes. Unlike perennial winter savory, summer savory completes its life cycle in one growing season.

Why Grow Summer Savory?

• Distinctive kitchen flavor: Fresh or dried leaves add a spicy, herbaceous note to everyday meals.
• Useful in small spaces: Grow it in a sunny herb bed or a container with drainage holes.
• Harvests for the pantry: Dry leafy sprigs to enjoy homegrown seasoning after the growing season.
• Small seasonal flowers: Let a few stems bloom for visiting pollinators while harvesting other stems for the kitchen.

Planting and Growing Tips

• Choose a sunny site: Provide full sun and well-drained soil. Avoid spots that remain wet after watering.
• Sow shallowly: Direct sow after frost danger has passed or start indoors for an earlier start. Press the small seeds onto moist seed-starting mix and follow the packet's sowing directions; do not bury deeply.
• Care for seedlings: Keep the seedbed gently moist during germination. Thin crowded seedlings and harden off indoor-grown plants before transplanting.
• Leave growing room: Follow packet spacing so air can circulate between plants. Pinch young growing tips once plants are established to encourage branching.
• Water thoughtfully: Water at soil level as needed without keeping roots saturated. Containers may dry more quickly than garden beds, especially in hot weather.
• Feed moderately: Use modest compost or fertilizer according to soil needs rather than pushing excessive leafy growth. Summer savory is frost-sensitive, so plan your final harvest before freezing weather.

Harvesting and Preserving

• Pick leafy tips: Begin light harvests when plants are established and have enough foliage to keep growing. Snip above a leaf joint and avoid stripping a young plant bare.
• Harvest before heavy flowering: Gather leafy sprigs before or as flowering begins for drying, leaving some growth for continued harvest.
• Dry thoroughly: Dry small bundles in a shaded, airy place or use a food dehydrator according to its instructions. Strip leaves from stems once fully dry and store in labeled airtight containers away from heat and light.

Ways to Use Your Harvest

• Beans and lentils: Add chopped leaves or a removable sprig to green beans, dried beans or lentil dishes for peppery flavor.
• Vegetables and soups: Season cabbage, roasted vegetables, stews and vegetable soups.
• Herb blends: Combine dried savory with thyme, rosemary or other culinary herbs. Start with a little and adjust to taste; dried leaves are more concentrated than fresh.

Traditional Herbal Use

Savory has a history of traditional herbal use, but those traditions are not evidence that it treats sore throats, digestive conditions or other health concerns. This collection focuses on growing and cooking with the herb, not medicinal treatment.

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Grow fresh summer savory for flavorful meals and your own dried-herb pantry.

Important Growing and Use Notes

Seed packets are sold for planting, not direct consumption. Use properly identified, clean harvested leaves for cooking. Follow individual packet directions; germination, harvest timing and plant performance vary with climate and growing conditions. Store unused seeds in a cool, dry place.

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