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Origanum vulgare
Widely used in Italian dishes.
Customer Favorite! A must in many Italian dishes, tomato sauces, pizza, fish and salad dressing. Perennial in zones 3-9. Start seeds early indoors or outdoors after danger of frost.
- Harvest as needed and to keep plants most productive and bushy.
- Harvest in the morning when plants are dry. Harvest before flower buds form.
- Cut leaves on a sunny morning. Tie stems together and hang in a dry place away from the sun. OR spread on a cheesecloth or a window screen in a dry, shady location. Or dry herbs in the oven for 2-3 hours on a cookie sheet at the lowest heat, leaving the oven door open. OR use a dehydrator following the manufacturer’s instructions.
- When thoroughly dry, pulverize and store in a tightly sealed glass jar in a dry, dark location, such as a cupboard.
- Oregano may also be frozen either in zip lock bags or finely chopped in water or olive oil in ice cube trays.
Description
Origanum vulgare
Widely used in Italian dishes.
Customer Favorite! A must in many Italian dishes, tomato sauces, pizza, fish and salad dressing. Perennial in zones 3-9. Start seeds early indoors or outdoors after danger of frost.
- Harvest as needed and to keep plants most productive and bushy.
- Harvest in the morning when plants are dry. Harvest before flower buds form.
- Cut leaves on a sunny morning. Tie stems together and hang in a dry place away from the sun. OR spread on a cheesecloth or a window screen in a dry, shady location. Or dry herbs in the oven for 2-3 hours on a cookie sheet at the lowest heat, leaving the oven door open. OR use a dehydrator following the manufacturer’s instructions.
- When thoroughly dry, pulverize and store in a tightly sealed glass jar in a dry, dark location, such as a cupboard.
- Oregano may also be frozen either in zip lock bags or finely chopped in water or olive oil in ice cube trays.
















