Sowing calendar · Herbs
Summer savory
Satureja hortensis · Segurelha, Ajedrea, Sarriette, Bohnenkraut, Santoreggia, segurelhas
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- Sow directMar–May
- Sow in traysFeb–Mar
- TransplantApr–May
- HarvestApr–Aug
- Germination
- 7–14 days · soil from 10 °C
- Spacing
- 30 cm between rows · 25 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 0 cm
- Harvest after
- 60–75 days
- Water need
- low
- Frost
- frost tender
- Life cycle
- annual
- Family
- Lamiaceae
- Seed saving
- easy · keeps ~3 years
Notes
The bean herb: grow it among beans and cook them together. Cut sprigs in the morning once plants reach 10–15 cm, never more than a third at a time. Bees love the flowers.
Good neighbours
Sources
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.