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Post by desertwoman on Feb 10, 2022 11:11:16 GMT -5
I have grown oregano in pots, in the past, with no problems. The plants are perennial and survive our winters for many years.
I have Greek oregano in my in-ground herb garden and find it easy to control. Each Fall I cut it back and simply dig out clumps around the perimeter of the plant, to keep it at the size I want in that bed, and give away or compost. It gets a good blanket of leaf mulch too. I can see how it could become invasive if left unattended but once a year thinning out works in my garden. This plant is several years old. Oregano is a strong little being and easy to grow.
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Post by madamezil on Feb 10, 2022 11:45:57 GMT -5
Yes, oregano fits well in our pollinator garden. We just let it run rampant through the periwinkle and it seems to be almost self-limiting. And the bees just LOVE it.
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Post by emmsmommy on Feb 11, 2022 7:57:28 GMT -5
I actually have oregano in a couple of pots that was supposed to be "temporary" as I meant to replant the divisions elsewhere. Two years later and they're still going.
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Feb 11, 2022 17:46:52 GMT -5
Post by Mumsey on Feb 11, 2022 17:46:52 GMT -5
Oregano spreads like wildfire here. I have to dig out the edges a couple times a season to keep it contained. But the bees love the pretty little purple flowers, and a variety of black wasp.
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Feb 11, 2022 18:18:17 GMT -5
Post by breezygardener on Feb 11, 2022 18:18:17 GMT -5
If you enjoy cooking with it, keep in mind that there are dozens of varieties, all with their own particular flavor. So if you're growing one that you don't like the scent or flavor of, try another. Just don't grow them together because they can end up comingling into a hybrid that might be unpleasant.
I grow both Greek & Italian oregano, but in separate pots.
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Feb 11, 2022 18:26:38 GMT -5
Post by ahntjudy on Feb 11, 2022 18:26:38 GMT -5
I love my bees here...
The best thing is working out in the garden in summertime and brushing up into the great big patch of oregano in full flower that's right there and there are hundreds and hundreds of bees in it and you just stand still there amongst it all for long periods of time just feeling the sensation of the oregano vibrating from all the bee action... And it is simply fascinating to watch all the bees in action...
It is just the coolest thing...
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Feb 11, 2022 20:22:49 GMT -5
Post by desertwoman on Feb 11, 2022 20:22:49 GMT -5
My thyme lawn vibrates like that ahntjudy, You're right-it really is the coolest thing!
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Mar 11, 2022 9:17:12 GMT -5
Post by binnylou on Mar 11, 2022 9:17:12 GMT -5
The oregano that I planted in cell packs is growing, but slowly. Very slowly. Is this the norm for young oregano?
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Post by pepperhead212 on Mar 11, 2022 10:46:26 GMT -5
Oregano is very slow, at first, mainly because it is a very small seed, thus not much food, at first. Once the root system gets established, it will take off!
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Post by desertwoman on Mar 11, 2022 10:49:51 GMT -5
I concur!
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Post by binnylou on Mar 11, 2022 11:36:43 GMT -5
That’s what I was hoping, pepperhead212, desertwoman. Checking the plants this morning, there’s no roots showing at the bottom of the cell packs, but there is one plant that has some height. Perhaps he’s going to make a run for it…
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Oct 28, 2022 17:42:03 GMT -5
Post by binnylou on Oct 28, 2022 17:42:03 GMT -5
Oregano growing in a raised bed, zone 5b. How much protection/mulching should I give this plant? I could do a chicken wire cage filled with leaves and/or straw, but I don’t want to suffocate it.
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Post by desertwoman on Oct 29, 2022 1:24:22 GMT -5
binnylou, I'm 6b and just give my herb bed, including oregano, a very light crushed leaf mulch. It seems indestructible to me and has never needed extra protection.
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Oct 29, 2022 15:24:50 GMT -5
Post by breezygardener on Oct 29, 2022 15:24:50 GMT -5
It seems indestructible to me and has never needed extra protection. Oregano IS pretty indestructible. A couple of times a few purchased seedlings never got planted, & even though in small 4" plastic pots, after spending the winter unprotected out on the deck in well-below-freezing weather, they all burst back to life the following spring.
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Oct 29, 2022 16:13:05 GMT -5
Post by binnylou on Oct 29, 2022 16:13:05 GMT -5
breezygardener, does that mean there’s hope for the three sad and crispy/crusty plants that never made it to my brother? Maybe I should give them some love.
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