Oregano, a plant that is simply beautiful
Bring some health and beauty inside with this live herb or start your very own kitchen garden outside! Oregano is perfect for many different food recipes and is rich in antioxidants. It helps build your immune system and fights inflammation. Besides being a delicious and healthy herb, Oregano is also a beautiful plant. Oregano has small dark green leaves that last all year round and small pink flowers that make an appearance in the Summer months.
Basics
4-9
This plant will thrive in a location that gets a lot of sunshine and a little bit of shade each day.
Moderate
Spring,Summer
Well draining soil
Green
How to plant & care for Oregano
Oregano likes when its soil is kept on the dryer side. Watering once a week for this herb is plenty!
Oregano loves to be placed in a spot that is sunny majority of the day, but can tolerate some shade as well!
Prune and clean up dead stems off of last year's growth. In spring, prune them back by one-third or within 4 inches of the soil. This encourages new growth in a bushy and more compact form.
The easiest way to Oregano herbs is to cut parts of the top of the shoots. The cuttings should have about one inch length. You can either let the cuttings grow roots first in a glass with water, or you plant the cuttings immediately into soil. Just make sure to keep the soil dry for the first 2-3 weeks as the cuttings need to develop roots first.
Oregano does not need to be fertilized as long as it is planted in nutrient rich soil.
Diseases often seen on Oregano
Usually herbs are very strong plants if they are maintained in balance. Nevertheless if weather circumstances are extreme herbs can be atttacked by mildew or other fungus types.
