Summer Savory Seed

Summer Savory is versatile, just like Winter Savory, only a little sweeter. With an aromatic, almost peppery, flavour - the chopped raw leaves or flowers add a real zing to salads, but are also good in stews.

• Annual.
• Bushy habit.
• Likes full sun.
• Prefers well drained, rich, alkaline soil.
• Reaches 10" (25 cm) tall.
• Mild flavour.
• Attractive pink/white flowers July to September.
• Sow February onwards under protection at 15 - 18C. If sowing directly outside do so in April/May.
• Lightly cover the seeds.
• Keep moist.
• Germination usually takes approximately 2 weeks.

• Culinary Uses
• Good for salt-free diets.
• Can be used for stuffing and stews.
• Pleasant addition to salads.
• Good accompaniment for beans as it counteracts flatulence.
• Adds that special tang to a variety of dishes.
• Has been used commercially to flavour salami.
• Can be added to sauces and vinegars (as the Romans did).
• Flowers are edible.

• Medicinal Uses
• Antiseptic properties.
• Aids digestion and eases flatulence.
• Can help diarrhoea.
• Can be used as a tonic and is particularly good after a fever.
• Can stimulate appetite.
• Good for pain relief after insect bites or stings.
• The essential oil distilled from the flower is used in lotions to reduce baldness.
• Can help improve oily skin.

• Other Uses
• Excellent for attracting bees.
• Good for burning a little on a fire as it gives off aromatic disinfectant!

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