Oregano

                                     10 days to germination 

Plant 4 per square foot.  Start indoors 4-6 weeks before planting.  Started indoors 3/17/11.

As with most herbs, oregano leaves taste best before the plant flowers. You can begin harvesting when plants have reached 4-5 inches in height. Cutting stems all the way back to the ground will encourage more stems and a fuller plant.The stems tend to get woody and the easiest way to strip the leaves is to hold the stem by the top, uncut end and run your finger down the stem.