Summer savory
Satureja hortensis
In a typical UK garden, sow indoors early March to early April, sow outside mid-April to early June, plant out late April to early June, and harvest mid-June to late October.
When to sow, plant and harvest
Last frost around 20 April, first frost around 31 October.
- Sow indoors
- early March to early April
- Sow outdoors
- mid-April to early June
- Plant out
- late April to early June
- Harvest
- mid-June to late October
Growing facts
- Spacing
- 20 cm apart, rows 30 cm apart
- Square foot
- 4 per square (30 cm squares)
- Sowing depth
- 0 cm
- Ready in
- 25 to 40 days from planting out
- Grows to
- 30 cm
- Hardiness
- Tender: killed by any frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Crops for
- About 10 weeks
Growing tip
Sow on the surface, as the seed needs light, and pick shoots before it flowers for the sweetest flavour.
Neighbours
Grows well with
Herbs are one crop rotation group. Try not to grow them where any of the family grew in the last two or three years. How crop rotation works
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Where these figures come from
Every crop in VegLog was checked against published growing advice. Dates are worked out from average frost dates, so they shift with your garden. For summer savory, we used:
Grow summer savory with VegLog
Add summer savory to a bed and VegLog reminds you when to sow, plant out and pick, timed to your own town's frost dates.
