Savory is considered to be quite easy to care for. No complicated pruning is required, especially with annual summer savory. The perennial and winter-hardy mountain savory makes somewhat greater demands on your gardening skills.

The differences between summer savory and mountain savory

During the summer months you can prune and harvest both types of savory according to your needs. Towards the end of the season you should completely cut off the remnants of the not winter-hardy summer savory and dry the surplus if necessary. So they still have something of it in winter.

The leaves of mountain savory are firmer and more aromatic than those of summer savory. In addition, it can still be harvested in the cold season, until the shoot tips succumb to frost.

The best time to cut savory

Savory's flavor is at its strongest relatively close to flowering, but that shouldn't stop you from harvesting your herb when you need it. You should only make a note of this time for drying, then you will have a particularly aromatic winter supply.

Mountain savory should be cut back in the spring, but not too much into the wood. It will then sprout again and you can start harvesting again after a short time. If you have pruned your savory too much, you need a little patience until it recovers.

You can use the flowers of the savory for salads or blossom butter. They are also a nice edible decoration on your buffet or prepared dishes. Dried can be used as well as fresh. If you like drinking herbal tea, then add dried savory flowers to your mixture. Among other things, they have a cough-relieving, appetite- and digestive-stimulating effect.

Drying savory

You can easily dry savory in small bouquets in the fresh air. Hang the bouquets in a warm, dry place, but not in direct sunlight, for a few days. When the herb is completely dry, the leaves can easily be rubbed off with your fingers.

Tips for using savory:

  • stews
  • vegetables
  • fish dishes

tips and tricks

If you prefer the milder flavors, try the summer savory.

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Vegetable garden