Oregano is very easy to grow. In fact it even tends to spread over large areas. Also it self sows like crazy. Each year I find some little plants just somewhere in the grass. I tend to gift those to others. Bees and butterflies love the flowers which are very pretty. So let them flower. It's also very easy to dry and keeps its aroma too. Definitely one of my favourite plants.
I was just out in my garden and I had forgotten what I planted. I crushed a leaf between my fingers and it smelled kind of like mint. I figure it will grow like mint once it gets going. I'm not sure if that's a good thing because mint takes over..
I have been many times to Greece as I live in Ireland it's pretty easy to go. I can affirm that oregano is everywhere. I normally drive motorbike and the smell in the mountains when you drive is amazing !! I have a kilo at home. I use all the time !
Excellent instructional. Who knew oregano was so resilient? One of my goals in this lifetime is to have myself a garden as lovely and prolific as yours. Thank you for continually inspiring me! ❤️
Our agriculture teacher in high school taught us to aerate the soil to help plants grow better. Most of us in the class were too lazy to take care of plants every day but one of our classmates aerated the soil of his group's vegetable bed. Theirs was the only one that produced large bok choy and carrots. The difference was so obvious vs the rest of our crops lol
I had thyme die back several times before I realized my soil was too compact as you explained and was not draining well. I am switching to a mixed soil to add some cactus mix or coconut coir into my potting mix and compost to see if the thyme and oregano do better. Didn’t think to aerate it also. Great tips! Thanks.
I'm from Greece and we love this herb here, it is a main ingredient, along with basil, in many Greek & Italian dishes. As far as the sun, low humidity and altitude, you are very correct. It grows on mountains often rocky ones. Great video man!
Oregano not growing? Awhhh, FORK IT!. I made that up but it's along with what Mark suggested and I love his videos. I watch them all the time and could not resist commenting tonight. Keep the videos coming!
Love your vids mate! Late 2018 I bought a small farm up here in Norway, and I'm lovingly blowing my mind with the accumulation of information needed to get started. Today we got 25cm of snow, and I'm depressed about it, but at least it gives me more time to watch videos like yours.
The Americans mostly pronounce it "oar-RAY-guh-no." and "oh-REH-guh- no." or-REG-uhh-no" (not "or-RAAHG-uh-no"). No "rag" in there, unless Russian or Austrailian trying to talk American. Or some British. Some call it like president raygun. lol. "or-ree-GAH-NO" in Australia. And India speaking English. And close to how to say in Italian. Love your videos! You are inspirational!
Hey Mark even after a few years of doing this video it's still helping us little Gardner's here in Central Florida. Yes our oregano plant drives us crazy but you might have just helped relieve some of the craziness now we'll just be a little oregano crazy. Cheers from the Nana's in Central Florida
And they needed way more root room than I expected. I was under the impression they were a small plant. So when I first got him it was about 2 days they started wilting I transplanted and I noticed the whole little square nursery pot that I got them in was completely root bound. They need more soil than you might think to the uninitiated.
Thank you so much for your videos! They finally helped me convince my wife to get the Hoselink. She loves it so much she wants another one for the front of the house.
Our oregano has been going crazy! It even threw some seeds in our patio's sand cracks last season, I derooted it and replanted it in another little pot next to our other oregano for now!
It felt poetic when he explains, the way it's delivered is just perfect. So soothing early in the morning. Thanks mate, hope to catch you in brisbane. I am impressed with the grow timeline which is seamlessly integrated in a good instruction video.
Thx for the info. Need to get my grandmother’s original plant from the 70’s a refresh. If I can get my portion back to the healthy level like yours, she’ll be smiling down on me as I use it to cook her traditional lentil dish she taught me. Love your enthusiasm too!!!
Thank you so much for the concise but entertaining information. You’re a real inspiration. Thank you again, really. I have a friend that lives in Australia and if I ever make it there I would love to come help you with chores for a day or something as a thank you!
Thank you for the awesome tips and this explains why my oregano wasn't looking so well during winter lol I will be pruning it's back if I'm not using it
You are right. I have the same oregano plant for over three years now and it is still growing and thriving in my small raised bed along with other herbs in it, I rarely give it fertilizer. None at all this year and it's still growing strong.
I bought a pot of ore-eee-ganohh (love that Aussie talk, lol) at the nursery a couple weeks back, mid-May here in the US, and I live in south FL. I've never had a live oregano plant before, so appreciated all these great tips for a sub-tropical climate, thanks!
You are a big inspiration to me!! We are going into winter here in Ohio, USA and I am planning next years garden for our new place and I want lots of herbs.
Thank you, I find that oregano and Rosemary grow well in my garden with almost no care. But I never ever could grow thyme in the same conditions without killing it... So I'm going to see if you have a dedicated video for thyme. Thanks for your tips 🙏
I grow origano about 60 km from the sahara desert 😅 here in algeria north africa ! This plant is a god sent for dry lands and for some reason the quality is super high as the price of on kg of dry origano cost more then a 100kg os wheat ! A great deal 😀😀
Thank you for inspiring me with this video. Right now I am also growing oregano, but not that kind, it's the bigger version here in the Philippines. And this really does best in full sun and enough moisture, and does not need too much of fertilizer.
Cool, was just about to repot mine before our Perth summer heat hits us because it’s not looking as lush as it was during winter. Great tip about the forking. I only ever feed mine with Seasol about once a month if I remember. ( except winter time ) Time to get shearing! ✂️
Amend your soil and make it better ... A baby of any species, being born into a bad environment is going to struggle ... Feed and grow your soil 1st, before you add a baby seed, so it will have the proper food to help it grow too ... A lot of love, put into your soil, will give you happy plants and they will love you back with production and growth ...🥰👍😊
Great video! I was surprised growing oregano for the first time how hardy it was over the hot East Texas summer, as well as over winter, surviving sub freezing temperatures and a light snowfall. It looked amazing the following spring.
Have you ever thought of creating a discord server? We could all share our plant triumphs and questions together. I think a gardening community of people who enjoy your show would be top class.
I've found it a resilient plant even in the north east of England. It's grown in pots, in light soil and even heavier soil with a higher clay content. It's not as hardy and adaptable as mint but more so than herbs like thyme IMO.
I always enjoy watching your videos because you keep your information short, entertaining and memorable (easy to repeat back). Do you have any information on how to repot, grow and care for marjoram and rosemary that you got from a store that was selling them for cheap? I am a perpetual brown thumber, but also can't resist discounted plants. Most of them have found their final resting place (RIP) under my care. So I want to stop killing them.
Your accents crack me up!! I enjoy your videos so much! I was searching for a video on parsley today but don't see one... Maybe an idea for your next video! 😊
Thank you so much, my oregano started turning brown in the center and I think it was because it was too moist, I had it happen to my rosemary and thyme as well.
New subscribe here… It’s cold here right now even though it’s just fall… I’m in the mountains of Tennessee… but I told my husband I want him to build me some wood boxes so that I can grow some of my own herbs this spring that I use in my spiritual Workings … such as oregano peppermint chamomile lavender rosemary and many others … I usually go up in the mountains and go foraging for herbs roots leaves flowers etc. but some stuff that I cannot find in the mountains I want to grow here at home now… looks like I will be learning a lot from you … thank you for sharing Blessed be
I keep forgetting about mine, it goes to seed and then there are so many bees on it I just wait and then I forget about it again. Its massive now. I need to transplant some to where I see it regularly so I can harvest before it goes to seed. It's good to put in Chickens water as a natural de-wormer.
Great tips. I'm growing herbs for the first time ever and oregano is one of them. The plant has buds and teeny tiny leaves. I wonder if its maybe not oregano?? Great video. Looking forward to a nice thriving plant in time with the help, thanks you, of your tips!
I'm in year two of trying to keep a Greek oregano alive in Scotland. I'd say it is half working, winter really seemed to stunt it but it is at least alive and back in the hot greenhouse for summer :)
Best Way to Preserve Herbs: 1) Harvest 2) Chop as you would for use in a recipe 3) Fill sections of an ice cube tray with chopped herb 4) Add olive oil to sections until chopped herb is covered 5) Freeze, then bag or vacuum seal the cubes and keep in freezer. 6) For use, defrost and sieve out the herb (over a bowl) for use. 7) Filter and retain the herb-infused olive oil for use.
Your a top bloke mate, love your video's because I've not long moved up here to mid Queensland North of Brisbane from Sydney's South Coast Port Kembla so it helps because as you know South of Sydney gets the frost a heap more in winter so I'm stìll learning and studying the Sub tropical climate here. Thanks again and keep up the good work and thanks for making the videos for this covid-19 lockdown. With Thanks, Scottie.
Nearlylst mine with the winter frost ,so i took 12 cuttings about 4 inches , take the bottom 4 leafs of leave them in water indoors and they root after a week or so if the weather is good pot them up easy
Thank you for being the Steve Irwin of plants
This made me crack up in laughter XD thanks
Yes but don't let the fly trap get you. Be careful.
Another awesome video, thank you for your advise
hilarious 😂
@@jerrylisby5376crikey!
I LOVE ALL PLANT´S FROM THE MINT FAMILY.
As a Italian mix and my full blooded Italian mom over heard to say oregano she just giggled and kept walking..lol classic 😅
Oregano is very easy to grow. In fact it even tends to spread over large areas. Also it self sows like crazy. Each year I find some little plants just somewhere in the grass. I tend to gift those to others. Bees and butterflies love the flowers which are very pretty. So let them flower. It's also very easy to dry and keeps its aroma too. Definitely one of my favourite plants.
I love my oregano plant too. It is quite beautiful
Thanks for that. Im going to do so.e more oregano that i will allow to flower.
To bad I cant keep it it alive
I was just out in my garden and I had forgotten what I planted. I crushed a leaf between my fingers and it smelled kind of like mint. I figure it will grow like mint once it gets going. I'm not sure if that's a good thing because mint takes over..
plus the flowers are edible as well so it's even better
I have been many times to Greece as I live in Ireland it's pretty easy to go. I can affirm that oregano is everywhere. I normally drive motorbike and the smell in the mountains when you drive is amazing !! I have a kilo at home. I use all the time !
Excellent instructional. Who knew oregano was so resilient? One of my goals in this lifetime is to have myself a garden as lovely and prolific as yours. Thank you for continually inspiring me! ❤️
No worries Catie thank you and all the best reaching your garden goal! :)
Who knew plants are adapt at living outside. Like o my gosh they don't even have uggs.
Yeah mine isn’t doing well in aquaponic indoor, guess they really don’t like wet soil.
Our agriculture teacher in high school taught us to aerate the soil to help plants grow better. Most of us in the class were too lazy to take care of plants every day but one of our classmates aerated the soil of his group's vegetable bed. Theirs was the only one that produced large bok choy and carrots. The difference was so obvious vs the rest of our crops lol
Has anyone seen the Cuban Oregano yet? Has white and green variegated leaves and strong scent too. Comparatively, hmmm. Love it. Hello from Ghana
Thanks, Mark. Always to the point, sensible and ego-free.
I had thyme die back several times before I realized my soil was too compact as you explained and was not draining well. I am switching to a mixed soil to add some cactus mix or coconut coir into my potting mix and compost to see if the thyme and oregano do better. Didn’t think to aerate it also. Great tips! Thanks.
Add some perlite to aerate it ❤
I'm from Greece and we love this herb here, it is a main ingredient, along with basil, in many Greek & Italian dishes. As far as the sun, low humidity and altitude, you are very correct. It grows on mountains often rocky ones. Great video man!
I love Greek and Italian food - simple and full of rich flavour - YUM :)
illxs Oregano is from Turkey too.
Zone 8a put mine in the shade growing well now ❤
I am so pleased to have discovered your channel. You are a great teacher. And skilled at editing.
Thank you Patrick! I'm trying my best to improve a little each day/video :)
Every time it’s time to start my greenhouse/garden, I run straight to you 💚 thank you for your amazing channel and garden care!
Mine grew much larger than I thought it would when I planted it in the garden bed. Thanks for the information
This channel is literally one of the best
Oregano not growing? Awhhh, FORK IT!. I made that up but it's along with what Mark suggested and I love his videos. I watch them all the time and could not resist commenting tonight. Keep the videos coming!
Love your vids mate! Late 2018 I bought a small farm up here in Norway, and I'm lovingly blowing my mind with the accumulation of information needed to get started. Today we got 25cm of snow, and I'm depressed about it, but at least it gives me more time to watch videos like yours.
Thats awesome, how’s it going now?
The Americans mostly pronounce it "oar-RAY-guh-no." and "oh-REH-guh- no." or-REG-uhh-no" (not "or-RAAHG-uh-no"). No "rag" in there, unless Russian or Austrailian trying to talk American. Or some British.
Some call it like president raygun. lol.
"or-ree-GAH-NO" in Australia. And India speaking English. And close to how to say in Italian.
Love your videos! You are inspirational!
Hey Mark even after a few years of doing this video it's still helping us little Gardner's here in Central Florida. Yes our oregano plant drives us crazy but you might have just helped relieve some of the craziness now we'll just be a little oregano crazy. Cheers from the Nana's in Central Florida
A lawn substitute in some parts of our yard! When you walk it smells great!
Can you walk on it regularly?
And they needed way more root room than I expected. I was under the impression they were a small plant. So when I first got him it was about 2 days they started wilting I transplanted and I noticed the whole little square nursery pot that I got them in was completely root bound. They need more soil than you might think to the uninitiated.
Thank you so much for your videos! They finally helped me convince my wife to get the Hoselink. She loves it so much she wants another one for the front of the house.
Born and rsised in California U S of A...your American accent gave me a laugh! Great video!!!😎
I say or-reg-gano
Our oregano has been going crazy! It even threw some seeds in our patio's sand cracks last season, I derooted it and replanted it in another little pot next to our other oregano for now!
Thank you, I just started to grow herbs. Appreciate your tips.
It felt poetic when he explains, the way it's delivered is just perfect. So soothing early in the morning. Thanks mate, hope to catch you in brisbane. I am impressed with the grow timeline which is seamlessly integrated in a good instruction video.
Thx for the info. Need to get my grandmother’s original plant from the 70’s a refresh. If I can get my portion back to the healthy level like yours, she’ll be smiling down on me as I use it to cook her traditional lentil dish she taught me. Love your enthusiasm too!!!
Thank you for your pieces of advice. I took notice of them. I am growing it in 20 litres pots. Best Regards from Montevideo, Uruguay.
a lovely video and a lovely herb touted for anti-inflammatory quality
Growing Greek oregano in my community garden plot. It grows nicely here in coastal Southern California. Thanks for the tips mate.
Thanks Neil! :)
Greek oregano is the best in the world!
Thank you so much for the concise but entertaining information. You’re a real inspiration. Thank you again, really. I have a friend that lives in Australia and if I ever make it there I would love to come help you with chores for a day or something as a thank you!
Thank you for the awesome tips and this explains why my oregano wasn't looking so well during winter lol I will be pruning it's back if I'm not using it
Huge thanks for these informative videos Sir. Your enthusiasm and down-to-earth style are very inspiring. Greetings from a frosty UK
Thanks mate. Terrific advice! Just got myself a punnet of oregano and I feel confident to plant it in a pot and keep it alive now 👍🏼
Good information
This is amazing, that it comes back so beautiful after that hard treatment. Thank you for your tips. Great information!!
You are right. I have the same oregano plant for over three years now and it is still growing and thriving in my small raised bed along with other herbs in it, I rarely give it fertilizer. None at all this year and it's still growing strong.
I'm American and just love the way he says oregano.
Oh my goodness! When you forked and fertilized it, I was shocked! I never would have thought about doing that!!
A great video Mark. Oregano is such a great herb, i love it and growing it is so easy. Great stuff mate
Thanks Tony! :)
I bought a pot of ore-eee-ganohh (love that Aussie talk, lol) at the nursery a couple weeks back, mid-May here in the US, and I live in south FL. I've never had a live oregano plant before, so appreciated all these great tips for a sub-tropical climate, thanks!
That's exactly the information I needed. You definitely know how to teach. Thanks sharing your knowledge with enthusiasm.
I really loved this video!! I grow and dry so many herbs in containers! I love having them on hand. Thank you so much for sharing!!
You are a big inspiration to me!! We are going into winter here in Ohio, USA and I am planning next years garden for our new place and I want lots of herbs.
Thank you, I find that oregano and Rosemary grow well in my garden with almost no care. But I never ever could grow thyme in the same conditions without killing it... So I'm going to see if you have a dedicated video for thyme. Thanks for your tips 🙏
Great example of beautiful and useful, ….very decorative,beautiful and healthy plant, ,,budget friendly “ gardening
I grow origano about 60 km from the sahara desert 😅 here in algeria north africa ! This plant is a god sent for dry lands and for some reason the quality is super high as the price of on kg of dry origano cost more then a 100kg os wheat ! A great deal 😀😀
Thank you for inspiring me with this video. Right now I am also growing oregano, but not that kind, it's the bigger version here in the Philippines. And this really does best in full sun and enough moisture, and does not need too much of fertilizer.
Very informative,where can I get the seeds?
I am in Kenya.
Cool, was just about to repot mine before our Perth summer heat hits us because it’s not looking as lush as it was during winter. Great tip about the forking. I only ever feed mine with Seasol about once a month if I remember. ( except winter time ) Time to get shearing! ✂️
I watched two minutes, and hit the like button, this video is so helpful and sincerely
nice content, like your sense of humor
Such love for just a single plant in the garden.
Me an American: It's pronounced "uh-re-gun-oh"
🇦🇺 o-ri-GAR-no
Me, an American: It’s pronounced “ore-REGG-gannoh.”
@@davidthedeafwhy American have lots of pronouns.. 😂
I’m American and I pronounce it o-re-gan-o … mostly because that’s how it’s spelled 😂
Love your channel Mark. We have a nice big garden here in Delaware and we raise quail too. Keep up the good work take care.
Everyone talking about how resilient it is, meanwhile mine is dead 😂
Amend your soil and make it better ... A baby of any species, being born into a bad environment is going to struggle ... Feed and grow your soil 1st, before you add a baby seed, so it will have the proper food to help it grow too ... A lot of love, put into your soil, will give you happy plants and they will love you back with production and growth ...🥰👍😊
i like how Oregano spreads and creaps along the ground, im using it for ground cover! to reduce weeds
I am Planting 6 Sassafras Trees Here in Florida....Great Awesome Show....
Love the video! I have 3 kinds of oregano at home and I love it!
Great video! I was surprised growing oregano for the first time how hardy it was over the hot East Texas summer, as well as over winter, surviving sub freezing temperatures and a light snowfall. It looked amazing the following spring.
You're excellent. No BS. A real inspiration. Keep it up.
Thank you I will grow Oregano this summer
Love your charisma and enthusiasm! What an excellent video. Very detailed and thorough. You have a new subscriber
Have you ever thought of creating a discord server? We could all share our plant triumphs and questions together. I think a gardening community of people who enjoy your show would be top class.
Loved this video. Pretty cool guy. I am going keep watching, love
I've found it a resilient plant even in the north east of England. It's grown in pots, in light soil and even heavier soil with a higher clay content. It's not as hardy and adaptable as mint but more so than herbs like thyme IMO.
Most helpful - thank you for taking the time to explain in such detail
❤😊
I always enjoy watching your videos because you keep your information short, entertaining and memorable (easy to repeat back). Do you have any information on how to repot, grow and care for marjoram and rosemary that you got from a store that was selling them for cheap? I am a perpetual brown thumber, but also can't resist discounted plants. Most of them have found their final resting place (RIP) under my care. So I want to stop killing them.
I have tons of it in North Idaho, it gets 2 to 3 fort of snow on it, keeps on trucking!
I planted mine in an herb spiral this year & it just exploded. It's still going strong after several frosts have nipped at it.
That spiral would look great! :)
Your accents crack me up!! I enjoy your videos so much! I was searching for a video on parsley today but don't see one... Maybe an idea for your next video! 😊
Thank you so much, my oregano started turning brown in the center and I think it was because it was too moist, I had it happen to my rosemary and thyme as well.
Your information is too much helpful .. I love greenery like you sir🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
New subscribe here…
It’s cold here right now even though it’s just fall…
I’m in the mountains of Tennessee…
but I told my husband I want him to build me some wood boxes so that I can grow some of my own herbs this spring that I use in my spiritual Workings …
such as oregano peppermint chamomile lavender rosemary and many others …
I usually go up in the mountains and go foraging for herbs roots leaves flowers etc. but some stuff that I cannot find in the mountains I want to grow here at home now…
looks like I will be learning a lot from you …
thank you for sharing
Blessed be
Thank you I love your videos thank you so much .💪🏾💜☺️
Hey! from Canada Eh?
Thanks for another great video Mark. Lovely results!
Thank you Mark
I keep forgetting about mine, it goes to seed and then there are so many bees on it I just wait and then I forget about it again.
Its massive now.
I need to transplant some to where I see it regularly so I can harvest before it goes to seed.
It's good to put in Chickens water as a natural de-wormer.
Very good tips
Finally got mine going. Man that stuff grows fast.
Thanks for the tips!
Great tips. I'm growing herbs for the first time ever and oregano is one of them. The plant has buds and teeny tiny leaves. I wonder if its maybe not oregano?? Great video. Looking forward to a nice thriving plant in time with the help, thanks you, of your tips!
I'm in year two of trying to keep a Greek oregano alive in Scotland. I'd say it is half working, winter really seemed to stunt it but it is at least alive and back in the hot greenhouse for summer :)
In portuguese is "orégano". I'm watching from Florianópolis-Brasil. Thanks for the video, great content!
Thank you for sharing.
Best Way to Preserve Herbs:
1) Harvest
2) Chop as you would for use in a recipe
3) Fill sections of an ice cube tray with chopped herb
4) Add olive oil to sections until chopped herb is covered
5) Freeze, then bag or vacuum seal the cubes and keep in freezer.
6) For use, defrost and sieve out the herb (over a bowl) for use.
7) Filter and retain the herb-infused olive oil for use.
You're one of my favorite UA-camrs and I watch a LOT of UA-cam!
Cool video. Thanks for sharing!
Your a top bloke mate, love your video's because I've not long moved up here to mid Queensland North of Brisbane from Sydney's South Coast Port Kembla so it helps because as you know South of Sydney gets the frost a heap more in winter so I'm stìll learning and studying the Sub tropical climate here.
Thanks again and keep up the good work and thanks for making the videos for this covid-19 lockdown.
With Thanks,
Scottie.
Great tips and thanks
Thank you amigo. Nice tips in this video. Especially the pronunciation, lol. Always learning something new in your Channel. Thanks again.
Thank you for the tips and for inspiring me to challenge coming spring. Our garden isexpriencing cold weather -20C.
Thank you for sharing us this tip
Thanks so much I'm in a cold environment right now my goal is to grow oregano for my birthday!
Nearlylst mine with the winter frost ,so i took 12 cuttings about 4 inches , take the bottom 4 leafs of leave them in water indoors and they root after a week or so if the weather is good pot them up easy
TY! Love your videos!
Very informative videos
Excellent! Thanks.
OMG. Hi’s really GOOD. Thank you
Yay! I'm from Bangladesh.I have a variagated oregano but I can't take proper care of it,hope your video will help me! THANK YOU ♥️
Great advice thanks to you