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Oregano, Organic (Common)

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Botanical Interests Organic Heirloom Common Oregano Seeds

Often confused with the more pungent, white-flowered True Greek variety, common oregano, also called wild oregano or wild marjoram has a milder flavor and is the traditional variety for medicinal use. Leaves can be used as a fresh or dried herb. The pretty pink to lavender flowers appear from midsummer to fall.

Sowing Information:

  • Light: Full sun
  • When to Start Inside: RECOMMENDED. 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date. The optimal soil temperature for germination is 70°–78°F.
  • When to Sow Outside: 2 to 4 weeks after your average last frost date, when temperatures are warm and settled, and as late as 2 months before your first fall frost date.
  • Seed Depth: ⅛–¼ inch
  • Seed Spacing: A pinch of seeds every 20 inches in rows 24 inches apart
  • Thinning: When 2–3 inches tall, thin to 1 every 20 inches
  • Days to Emerge: 5–10 days

Growing Notes:

  • Harvesting: Cut stems when needed after the plant is at least 6 inches tall. Some oregano aficionados claim the best flavor comes just before the plant flowers. Pruning the stems also encourages fullness and fresh, new growth on the plant.
  • Hardiness: Frost-tolerant perennial in USDA zones 5 and warmer
  • Variety Information: ½–¾ inch oval, dark green, lightly fuzzy leaves. Pink to lavender flowers bloom from midsummer to fall. Stalks become woody with age.
  • Attributes: Cut flower, deer-resistant, drought-tolerant, good for containers

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