When to plant summer savory

Summer Savory (herb) is classed tender in the cited extension guidance. The timing rules below are relative to your local freeze dates — enter a location to turn them into calendar dates.

The rules this site applies
MethodFrost-relative windowRule & reconciliation
Start seeds indoors6–4 weeks before the median last spring freezeIllinois Extension allows about 4 to 6 weeks to produce summer savory transplants, and those go out after danger of frost is past, so sowing runs 6 to 4 weeks before the last spring freeze.
Transplant outdoorsfrom the median last spring freeze to 2 weeks afterIllinois Extension transplants summer savory after danger of frost is past, matching the Texas A&M sowing cutoff, so the window opens at the last spring freeze.
Direct-sow outdoorsfrom the median last spring freeze to 2 weeks afterTexas A&M AgriLife Extension's herb publication directs seeding summer savory after danger of frost, a point rule that opens a two-week sowing span at the last spring freeze.

Variety assumption: Illinois Extension notes summer savory can be harvested within two months of sowing, so one spring sowing carries the season.

Crop rule sources (2)
Reviewed city pages for summer savory
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