snarkysteff,
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April 5th and I already had to harvest 6” of oregano last night. Gave it to a foodie neighbour. I expect to do 5-6 harvests by November.

I still have a jar of dried oregano I’m using from last year.

It was 5 harvests last year, but it is the healthiest it has been since I planted it in 2021. I think my new habit of misting it each evening is going well. Water in the morning, a light mist at night.

Not bad for a plant I paid $4 for in 2021.

Buying established herbs usually goes well.

From above, my grow bag of oregano shows a dense new growth coming in, and a quarter of it is still big and floofy

bici,
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lovely. what's your secret!

snarkysteff,
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@bici but I also cut it down to the ground in the winter so it comes back fresh in the spring on its own accord.

bici,
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shhh that is something we don't do,. cut it back... will try that

snarkysteff,
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@bici I haven’t pruned it as severely as I did this winter, but it looked pretty bad. Turns out that worked well! Only left an inch or two.

snarkysteff,
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@bici I dunno! Just south-facing and a big 5-gallon grow bag. Water generously in the morning and mist at night. I don’t fertilize.

bici,
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5 gallon grow bag?

snarkysteff,
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@bici yeah — 5 gallon nylon “grow” bag. They’re great for patios and they keep the soil well drained. They don’t crack or expand in cold snaps and you can wash and reuse them. Mine are 4 years old. I grow tomatoes in 10-gallon bags.

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