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Posted: May/10/2008 12:59 PM PST
What's the difference b/w greek and regular oregano? I want to plant oregano, culantro, dill, and possibly another herb in my garden. Anyone have any tips on how to care for them? |
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Posted: May/10/2008 5:00 PM PST
http://www.milaegers.com/mm5/PDF/berries+herbs.pdf has some info on page 60--starts with 47-- zone 5 tho generally well just watch them water when its needed if you get pineapple sage it can tell you when to water (indicator) ive had in mottled shade without issues this will be 5th year so yea youll figure it out--i know im not really helpin much im just "out of it" right now --oh warning cillantro after the 2nd year with it straight it was a weed fer a year or 2 ta us itd re-sed itself EVERYWHERE an the catnip aint nearly as bad as i remember the cillantro beein |
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Posted: May/11/2008 6:07 AM PST
The vulgaris has no flavor whatsoever. Very invasive. It has a pink/purplish blossom. True Greek oregano is very spicy. It's bloom is white. Finding the real thing is tricky. I think that marjoram is much better. It's tastes like real oregano to me, and I use it all the time. Easy to grow. I believe that you and I have already talked about cilantro. Both dill and cilantro are cool weather crops for me in SC. They do best in early spring and early fall. My cilantro is going to seed now. It's getting too hot for it. |
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Posted: May/11/2008 9:01 AM PST
Looks like I purchased the wrong oregano..  I haven't tasted it yet, but am going to before I decide whether to plant in the ground or in a pot. I was asking to see if it was invasive. I wanted to plant Mint in the ground and was lucky enough to find info mentioning how invasive the plant is! So, I'm now being cautious before putting a plant in the ground as opposed to a pot. How much sun does it need?As for the "culantro"..culantro is a very fragrant and tasty herb that my mother used to grow in the garden when I was a child. It is often used in Cuban cuisine. Although similair in name, I believe it is in no way related to cilantro. It has MUCH more flavor! Anyways, I finally found some plants at the local Home Depot. I was wondering if that particular combination of herbs would work. Here are some pics of the baby Culantro. They do not tolerate full sun, so I have them potted in my patio. If I did put them in the garden, it would be in a location where it only received partial sun. Attachments:  |
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Posted: May/11/2008 11:19 AM PST
dame i use mint in pots an there in part shade well spearamint is THE worst i would it was winding around its pot after i pulled it out cause it had mint rust (i freaked alittle but it was my first case of it) chocolate mint spreads but NEVER seems ta fully invade the bigger pots (actually i have some choc mint from the nursery that i could shoot an some dried stuff too) i had bananna mint last year (was lookin to it this year too no luck) tho i hung it over the side of the pot it didnt spread much at all lets see the ginger mint invaded its pot some but thats THE smallest pot so yea id be easy an fast ta suggest mint oh catnip it stays within afew inches of where it is fer me just dig some on the mint youre lookin at tho i use pots there are still more an less invasive mints even fer me with my pots so yea im also waitin ta see what the orange mint dos (ive some of that 1st time with it an havent tasted anythin this year yet so yea) oh i use mint ta reduce weeds in iour pots so it beein semi-invasive is good but too invasive is where i cant really get cause i have ta make shure it dosent kill anythin we want but no issues with it yet |
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Posted: May/12/2008 12:51 AM PST
Forgive me. I thought that it was just a typo. I didn't know about culantro. I just had to read up on it. Thanks for educating me on this topic. Here's the site that I read. http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1999 /v4-506.html It says "shady," so now we know of an herb for shade. Oh, and oregano vulgaris is very invasion. You can pull till the cows come home, and I don't think that you can ever get rid of it. |
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Posted: May/12/2008 6:55 AM PST
Which type of oregano did you buy, damethod? Some are ornamental, like golden oregano, which makes a nice groundcover, and Kent Beauty, which looks nice in containers. I have another that was given to me which looks like a culinary oregano but is ornamental. |
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Posted: May/12/2008 8:21 AM PST
The plant is labeled as "Greek Oregano". It also says on the label that it is a commonly used culinary herb. I said I was going to taste it, but I still haven't. I had the family over yesterday and was concentrated on clean up before they arrived. I'll try it today.. No need for apologies witt. I'd be happy to send a few leaves or seedlings once the plants grow to full size. I'm going to play it safe and put the oregano in a pot. Meanwhile, I'll look for a plain Oregano. Is that invasive as well? |
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Posted: May/13/2008 4:24 AM PST
The plain one, the vulgaris, is the one that IS invasive! All you have to do is smell it or taste it. Vulgaris doesn't have much smell or taste. The good oregano is pungent! Oh, how kind to offer sending me some of the culantro. That's why I love this site. I'm always learning something. |
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Posted: May/13/2008 7:22 AM PST
So it is Greek oregano you have. Sounds like you're good to go. I'm sure that's the one I grew a few years ago. |
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