Origanum vulgare - 1300 seeds

The best all-purpose culinary variety it brings a deep, complicated flavour and savoriness to many cuisines. Its spicy yet refreshing flavour contributes to Italian, Greek, and Spanish cuisine, as well as Mexican.
The plants are perennial, vigorous and very hardy, with darker green foliage. They grow to a height of around 60cm (24in), are extremely drought-tolerant and have white flowers.
Complementary spices to oregano are thyme, parsley, chives, basil, and chili. Oregano is delicious in bread, pasta dishes, stuffing, and of course pizza.

Culinary members of Origanum are easy-to-grow perennials that tolerate a variety of soils, as long as those soils are well drained. Like most Mediterranean-type herbs, they are easy to grow, they need only moderate water and grow best in a gravelly loam in full sun. The plants are also effective as an ornamental in window boxes, hanging baskets or containers.
During summer, the plant is almost covered in white flowers. You can let oregano bloom as the flowers are wonderful for pollinating insects, or sheer the plants to ground to encourage new leafy growth for culinary use.

Field production

j

f

m

a

m

j

j

a

s

o

n

d

direct sowing

harvest