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- The harvest of savory
- When do you harvest savory?
- How do you harvest savory?
- The use of savory
- Use tips for savory:
- Tips & Tricks
The harvest of savory
Savory is not only a culinary herb but also a well-known cure and home remedy for various digestive complaints and respiratory diseases. The healing effect unfolds when used as a tea or bath additive, but also when used as a seasoning.
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Savory can be harvested almost year-round provided you have winter-proof mountain savory in your garden. The harvest begins shortly after the sprouting in spring and ends only with increasing frost. Although the young shoots at the beginning of the harvest are still mild in taste, but that can be quite attractive.
The summer savory can also be harvested when the young shoots are about 8 to 10 cm long. However, this annual herb needs to be reseeded or planted every year. By the time the crops are up, you've already begun harvesting mountain savory. The taste of summer savory is much milder than that of mountain savory. So it makes perfect sense to plant both variants.
How do you harvest savory?
Even if the savory does not have the same intense taste all year round, you can harvest it at any time when fresh shoots are present. Cut them off as needed.
You can tie the stems into small bunches and cook with stews or vegetable dishes. After cooking, the herb is so easy to remove. If the savory remains in the dish after cooking, use only the softer leaves. Especially the stems of the mountain cowbeam are relatively firm.
The use of savory
As the name suggests, savory is often used for any kind of bean dish and is said to facilitate the digestion of legumes. It also tastes good with other vegetables and its slightly peppery aroma goes well with fish dishes. You can use the herb fresh or dried. In folk medicine savory is used against cough and in various stomach and intestinal complaints.
Use tips for savory:
Tips & Tricks
Savory not only goes with bean dishes but also with other vegetables and fish.
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