Oregano (True Greek)

Botanical Interests True Greek Oregano Seeds

Greek oregano is the superior, true culinary type of oregano prized by Italian and Greek chefs. It is highly aromatic and flavorful, superbly complementing fresh tomatoes or tomato sauces, omelets, marinated vegetables, meat, fish, and poultry. A good container variety.

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: Press into surface
• Seed Spacing: A pinch of seeds every 12 inches in rows 18 inches apart
• Thinning: When 2–3 inches tall, thin to 1 every 12 inches
• Days to Emerge: 7-14 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: 1 ½" long oval, gray green, fuzzy leaves. Small white or pink flowers bloom from summer to fall. Stalks become woody with age.
• Attributes: Attracts pollinators, deer-resistant, drought and heat tolerant, good for containers