| How does your garden grow? To start growing | | | | try growing oregano in pots instead. |
| oregano, you need to know which variety you want to | | | | Place the oregano plants a foot apart. This flavorful |
| sow. There are culinary and ornamental types of | | | | herb needs at least eight hours of full sun each day. |
| oregano. You cannot go wrong growing oregano, it is | | | | Oregano may grow two foot high but normally it |
| simple to cultivate, harvest, and consume! | | | | averages a height of ten to twelve inches. |
| For growing oregano for use in the kitchen, there are | | | | Growing Oregano Tips |
| two common varieties: | | | | Do not use mulch on oregano plants that will retain |
| 'Greek Oregano' is used in Mediterranean style | | | | moisture such as wood chips, straw, or grass. Using |
| cooking. We associate this type most with oregano | | | | stone mulch helps prevent root rot. |
| flavor. | | | | Pinch off the flower heads if your plant begins to |
| 'Wild Marjoram', Origanum vulgare, is popular in French | | | | bloom to give you more oregano leaves at harvest |
| cuisine; it has a less intense odor and sweeter taste. | | | | time. |
| Different varieties of growing oregano have purple or | | | | When the oregano has reached a height of around |
| pink clusters that bloom in June. This perennial herb | | | | five inches, you can begin harvesting by pinching the |
| grows well in most temperate climates. | | | | leaves off the plants. |
| You may be surprised to learn that oregano is a | | | | Cut the growing plant back about three inches |
| member of the mint family. The Greek word oregano | | | | continually throughout the season to encourage new |
| means "joy of the mountain." Oregano grew like | | | | growth. |
| wildfire on the hills in Greece. The shepherds | | | | Oregano Benefits |
| encouraged the growth for their grazing flocks, | | | | The most beneficial medical uses of growing oregano |
| believing the white flowered herb made the meat | | | | are for respiratory infections, arthritis, glaucoma, and |
| tender and tasty. | | | | hypertension. |
| Plant oregano seeds in a worked bed, and cover lightly | | | | For colds or flu, a small handful of oregano in a quart |
| with well-drained soil. You can start seeds indoors and | | | | of boiling water is a natural remedy. Not only does this |
| transplant when temperatures remain above 45 | | | | aromatherapy vaporize a head cold but also it leaves |
| degrees F. This herb does not tolerate cold weather. | | | | your skin soft and moisturized. |
| Oregano plants can be placed in window boxes during | | | | Oregano uses |
| the winter. | | | | Fresh oregano leaves are savory additions to soup, |
| Make sure the ground does not retain water. | | | | meats, sauces, salad dressings, and egg dishes. |
| Do not add compost or fertilizer to the soil because it | | | | Oregano can be dried and stored or chopped and |
| will alter the taste of the growing herb. | | | | saved in the freezer. |
| Do not over water. When growing oregano you can | | | | Growing oregano is as easy as pizza pie! The best |
| let the ground dry a tad, and then water lightly. You do | | | | part besides the flavor is having the herb available all |
| not want the ground to be soaked. | | | | year. |
| If you cannot furnish a well-drained bed for the plants, | | | | |