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Oregano
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Posted: Aug/19/2005 10:39 AM PST
I have a huge patch of oregano that is just decorative. The smell is weak and it has no flavor for cooking. I only have it for the flowers. It makes a nice groundcover. |
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Posted: Aug/20/2005 2:49 AM PST
 My guess is it's just plain Oregano. The greek has the smell and flavor ye expect fom oregano. That's what I use and jus love it. Use it fresh and dry some fer convenience!
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Posted: Aug/23/2005 2:24 AM PST
Kanon - with oregano, it's a good idea to check if it says Greek Oregano. If it's just oregano vulgare (I think that's it) it won't have the scent or flavor you need to cook with. Whenever I buy herbs, I always rub the leaves to make sure it has the scent I'm looking for. I think newer varieties of oregano are coming out - just check the leaves before you buy it. I don't know where you live, but you may be able to keep it overwinter & it'll come back in the spring. |
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Posted: Aug/19/2005 2:49 PM PST
My oregano has a pungent odour if you only brush your hands across the leaves. |
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Posted: Aug/22/2005 6:40 AM PST
[COLOR=SeaGreen]My oregano is so stong smelling that whever I go out and cut it back you can smell it all the way to my back door. My daughter will run out and go I LOVE THAT SMELL ITS MY FAV LOL[/COLOR] |
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Posted: Aug/19/2005 6:44 AM PST
I have just started gardening as one of my hobbies some months ago,and when I got Basil at farm place,I got Oregano for free.The Name tag says it is "Oregano" but when I use this by harvesting in the morning for dinner,I really do not feel like it has aroma or anything.Now i wonder if mine is not Greek Oregano which i read Greek Oregano is better for culinary use. However, my husband suggested today, Particulary with oregano,it maybe one of the kind that to get the aroma you get normally from tomato sauce etc,you may have to dry it before using. Is that so? Or, if my Oregano was Greek one, it should have aroma by just smelling the spring?? Please help. |
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Posted: Sep/06/2005 2:50 AM PST
Hi,Valerie,I am sorry it took so long.. THat Oregano I wrote about was free;I did not buy it. Since it was free, i thought it was nice to grab one and so,here I am. Yea, after experiencing some dissapointment,I think I need to keep in mind that I check fragrance before buying.THat is nice tip there. I was always looking at name... After growing Oregano, I read in Internet that says cooking's oregano is Greek Oregano and such such such,So, I started wondered... Hmm.. I think I like to look for Greek Oregano. Is it easy to grow from Seed or you suggest that i get from herb place as plant ? I live in VA and that makes Zone 7. In winter we get heavy snow and very cold. since I live in Apartment so, I get planter and placing them on patio to grow herbs. So, for Oregano, do you think it is good for me to keep them outside and when it snowed, still outside and covered with snow isok? If I leave it as it is and wait till spring, when spring comes,same plant in planter start growing more?? I do not know the cycle of plant so, please teach me. Do you do something to protect so that snow would not damage your plant or something??? |
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Posted: Sep/09/2005 1:52 AM PST
Kanon - I've not had luck growing severeal herbs from seed, but I've never tried oregano. I just buy a little plant in the spring & plant it up into a larger planter at home. I'm in zone 6 and used to live in an apartment. I would grow lots of herbs on the balcony & when winter came I'd bring them inside to overwinter. Plus I could still use them a little over the winter. Then back on the balcony in spring (if they made it)in a larger pot with new soil. Cut back the old growth & let the new stuff grow! I'm out of practice since I've lived in my house. I've let oregano stay outside in a pot & it came back weakly in the spring so I bought a new plant anyway. But I think if it's a mild winter & you mulch over it in winter it just may come back in the spring. Zone 7 might just do the trick. Good luck! |
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Posted: Feb/06/2006 11:04 AM PST
Better late than never? I have grown oregano from seed. The plants are pretty spendy up here because I have to head to a specialty place. Oregano from seed is particular about being overwatered. Too much water will take out the whole crop. I suggest you get the mini-greenhouses that should be popping up all over the place soon to do them in. Just buy your seeds and a good starter soil. Read the directions on the package. Most herb seeds don't like to be planted too deeply. I fill the trays with soil then use the eraser of a pencil to make a hole, drop the seeds in and cover with dirt. Water, put on the lid and wait. Good luck. |
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