The perennial mountain savory can be propagated very easily by dividing the root ball. However, if you have decided on the annual summer savory, you will either have to replant it or sow it again every year.
Where can you buy savory seeds?
Savory seeds can be purchased at nurseries, seed shops, garden centers or supermarkets. For special or rarer varieties, specialist retailers are recommended. Look for fresh seeds and a packaging or expiration date.
Savory is a light germinator, which means that the seeds only germinate under the influence of light. So they must not be covered with earth. Instead, they are pressed slightly against the soil after sowing.
Since the seeds are very small, it is not easy to distribute them evenly over an area. A small sieve from the kitchen can make this work easier for you. Children's sieves from the sandpit are often too coarse for this task.
Buy seeds
You can get savory seeds in garden centers and seed stores, but also in the garden center or supermarket. They are often even very inexpensive. However, if you are looking for something special, you should try it in a specialist retailer. Here you may also get rarer foreign varieties.
If the seeds sown are not fresh, they may not germinate or only germinate sparingly. Unfortunately, this can also happen to you with purchased seeds. If possible, pay attention to the packaging or expiration date of the seeds you buy. If there is no date on the bag at all, it's best to stay away from it.
Getting seeds from your own savory
You can also use your own seeds. To do this, you need to let your savory flower. The seeds then form later. Collect these and use them next year. Then they are still fresh and germinable and sowing is promising.
Often the flowering herb and the flowering herb also self-infuse. Then let the small plants stand in this place until they are strong enough to survive the transplanting undamaged and then give them a nice sunny place.
The most important things in brief:
- only use fresh seeds
- a sieve can make sowing easier
- Do not cover light germinators with soil
- Germination time 2 – 3 weeks
Tips & Tricks
If you like variety, sow both summer savory and mountain savory. The herbs differ from each other not only visually but also in taste.
