Winter Savory
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- Pot Size: 1L (14cm / 6in)
- Height and Spread: 30cm (11in) x 35cm (1ft 2in)
Grown in peat free compost in a biodegradable pot made from waste coir and natural latex. Remove plant from pot or cut/tear away some of the coir if the plant is well rooted and hard to remove.
Flowers: June - September
- Moist, well-drained soil
- South, West or East aspect
- Full sun
- Sheltered
- Pop the discarded coir pot in the green bin, leave out for birds to use for nesting, use as mulch or add to compost heap
- Harvest regularly to promote new leaf growth
- Water regularly, especially in hot weather, but do not over water
- Prune lightly in spring to prevent it become leggy
- For culinary use- strip leaves from stems and chop finely
- May need protection from frost
- Coir pots are supplied by one specific village producer in Sri Lanka. They have built a school, old people's home and extension to the local medical centre over the years from the proceeds of coir pot production
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