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- Cut savory properly - the best tips
- The differences between summer savory and mountain savory
- The best time to cut savory
- Drying savory
- Use tips for savory:
- Tips & Tricks
Cut savory properly - the best tips
Savory is considered easy to maintain. A complicated cut is not required, especially not with the annual summer savory. The perennial and winter-proof mountain savory represents already somewhat greater demands on your horticultural abilities.
The differences between summer savory and mountain savory
During the summer months you can prune and harvest both types of savory to suit your needs. Towards the end of the season, you should completely cut off the remnants of the non-winter-proof summer savory and, if necessary, dry the excess. 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 the frost.
The best time to cut savory
Shortly before flowering, the flavor of savory is the most intense, but that should not stop you from harvesting your herb when you need it. Only for drying, you should make a note of this time, then you have a particularly aromatic winter supplies.
Bergbohnenkraut you should cut back in the spring, but not too much in the wood. It then reboots and you can start harvesting again after a short time. If you have cut your savory once 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 meals. Dried can be used as well as fresh. If you like to drink herbal tea, then add dried savory flowers to your mix. They have an anti-cough effect, appetite and digestion stimulation.
Drying savory
Savory can easily be dried in small bouquets in the fresh air. Hang the bouquets for a few days in a warm dry place, but not in the direct sun. Once the herb has dried completely, the leaves can be easily wriggled with the fingers.
Use tips for savory:
Tips & Tricks
If you prefer the milder flavors, try summer savory.
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