Grow oregano from seeds yourself

Grow oregano from seeds yourself

The best time to sow oregano

Since oregano needs temperatures of at least twenty degrees to germinate, you should preferably sow it indoors or in a heated greenhouse. If you would like to put the plants outdoors in spring, you can start growing as early as February. You should wait until May with direct sowing in the herb garden.

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This is how the oregano is sown:

Oregano is a light germinator and the seeds must therefore never be covered with soil. The following procedure has proven itself:

  • Put potting soil in a peat source pot or a small seed pot and press lightly.
  • Moisten the soil well with an atomizer, but do not soak it completely.
  • Spread the seeds on the ground and press gently.
  • Spray carefully. Make sure that the seeds are not washed out.
  • To create a greenhouse climate, put a transparent plastic bag over the planter.
  • Place seedlings on a very bright and sunny window sill.

Caring for the seedlings

  • Ventilate the seedlings daily to prevent mold growth.
  • Remove moldy seeds and soil immediately.
  • Moisten the soil regularly, but avoid getting completely soaked.

Oregano takes a long time to germinate. The cotyledons of the plants only appear after about 14 to 28 days. Now open the cover more often so that the small plants get a lot of light. Turn the pots every day so that the seedlings do not orient themselves too strongly towards the sun.

Prick the oregano

As soon as the second pair of leaves shows over the cotyledons, you can prick the oregano. Loosen the soil with the pricking stick and carefully dig up the small plants. The oregano root is slightly damaged by pricking; however, this is not a problem and stimulates it to grow stronger. The plants are placed in pots with potting soil, into which you have pressed a sufficiently deep hole for the roots with the pricking stick. Continue to care for the oregano plants on the windowsill until they are strong enough to move into the open air.