Botanical Interests Savory Summer Seeds

Annual. A highly aromatic plant, savory tastes a lot like a peppery thyme and blends will with many other herbal flavors. It is primarily a culinary herb used with many dishes such as all types of beans, lentils, chicken & beef, soups, eggplant, asparagus, onions, cabbage, squash, liver, and fish. It also makes a tantalizing herbal butter or flavored vinegar. Savory and beans are very popular in German cooking. Savory tea is used by some for mild sore throats and stomach upsets. An attractive 1.5' tall plant with white, pink, or lavender flowers, it makes an excellent container variety. When to sow outside: Spring, after average last frost. When to start inside: RECOMMENDED. 6-8 weeks before transplanting outside. Special Germination Instructions: Seed requires light to germinate. Press seeds into soil surface or no deeper than 1/8" and mist or water frequently.