Savory summer.
An annual, decorative, nectariferous spice plant, which grows up to 30-40 cm high. Grows best in a sunny place in loose, cultivated soil. Fresh and dried leaves and top parts of the stem are used as food, their taste resembles paprika taste. Suitable for pod vegetable dish seasonings, soups, sauces, pickling, meat and fish dish seasoning. 1g contains approximately 1300-1500 seeds.
Hardy Annual Herb. Height: 18 inches.
A hardy annual with lilac tubular flowers which bloom from July to September, it grows to 30-60 cm in height. With slender bronze green leaves.
Companion Plant: Grown near or next to Broad beans it is reputed to help repel black fly.
Gather some Savoury when harvesting the pods and cook together - it does wonders for the flavour. The secret is to have your Summer Savoury 15 cm tall by early May to plant out amongst the beans.
Sowing Instructions: Sow from late winter to spring 1.5 mm deep in good seed compost. Germination usually takes 14-21 days 18-20 C.
Growing Instructions: Transplant when large enough to handle into 7.5 cm pots. Later harden off and plant out 38 cm apart into ordinary well drained soil in full sun.
Aftercare Instructions: Pick the leaves as required and for dried herbs August is the best month.
Kitchen Notes: Finely chopped and mixed with melted butter, it is magnificent poured over freshly gathered and lightly cooked broad beans, or used with breadcrumbs to coat fish, added to soups and stews it is magnificent.
Sommarkyndel. Bot. syn.: Satureia hortensis L.