If you've ever had any issues, if you've ever had any issues with growing oregano, then this episode is for you.

It is directly translated to either Joy of the Mountain or brightness of the mountain in ancient Greece at least but regardless

it is a joy to grow and it's quite easy to grow it's part of the Mint family and it's

perennial so it's kind of hard to beat. It's a triple threat if you will. How do you grow it and what is it all about? Well, when you discuss

oregano, it's really about Oregonum vulgari.

That's the botanical name.

It's important to know from the outset

because there's another plant that is quite closely related, also known as Marjoram or Oregonam Maderana, also known as sweet

Marjoram.

So a lot of different names on that, but Oregonum vogare or oregano is referred to on occasion as a wild margarroom.

So it'll grow about one to two feet tall. It'll sprawl at least 18 inches across and it's very small leaved. A lot of people will extract that essential oil,

although you know for me it's more about its use in the kitchen as well as its use as a cool

edible ground cover-esque style plant. Like many Mediterranean herbs, which I've talked

about before, you will discover that it is easy to grow and it is quite prolific. So you really need to grow it. How do you

plant it? Let's start out there. If you're in an area where the

temperature stays above freezing all year round, then you can grow it year round.

If you're not, you'll want to plant it potentially

in a container that you can then move indoors for the winter,

but at the same time, it's not that hard to start from seed and grow again, so you may just want to let it go for the season, and then bring it back next spring.

And speaking of, you'll want to sow seed indoors six to ten weeks before your last frost.

It can take a little bit of time to get up to size

where it's ready to get out into the garden.

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