Growing at the Speed of Life - A Year in the Life of My First Kitchen Garden

Oregano

Height: 12 – 2 4"

Width: 12 –18"

Depth: 1"

Perennial/Hardy
Wat e r : Light
Sun : Full
Companion Planting :
pro: All vegetables
con: Not close to marjoram
Pests : Aphids
Diseases : Root rot
Soil: Well drained
Fertilizer: Low compost; fish emulsion 2–3 times per
season
pH: 6.0–7.0

Varieties : Aureum (creeping gold), Kaliteri (silver,

gray leaves, spicy taste), White Anniversary (tender for

sauces)

Zones : 5–9

Planting : Seed (indoors on soil surface) 4 weeks be­

fore last frost, then set out after last frost; thin to 18

inches

Germinates : 10–21 days

Harvest: From seed, 50–60 days

Rotation: None (perennial)

Edible: Leaves and fl owers

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