Planting timing
When to plant oregano
Plant oregano on the cited sheets — not on a national calendar month. Timing stays source-specific.
Growing guidance is general information. Timing, spacing, and care depend on cultivar, weather, soil, and local conditions. Check the sources and adjust the plan for your garden.
Dates stay on the named cards below — not one planting window.
Perennial notes live on the oregano hub. Timing stays on the cited sheets.
Perennial and leaf notes live on how to grow oregano.
What the sources say — at a glance
One source per card. Facts are not averaged.
Illinois Extension (Illinois)
Seed or cuttings. Surface-sow. Light for germination.
Details and limits (3)
When
Illinois Extension (Illinois): oregano can be grown from seed or cuttings. Start method.
When
Illinois Extension (Illinois): if seeds are sown, place seeds on top of the growing media and press them into the surface. Do not cover the seeds as light is needed for germination. Keep moist. Start method.
Limit
Illinois herbs oregano page. Start method only — not harvest.
Maryland Extension (Maryland)
Seed or division. Thin 10–12 inches. Replant when woody.
Details and limits (4)
When
Maryland Extension (Maryland): can be propagated by seed or division. Start method.
When
Maryland Extension (Maryland): thin plants 10–12 inches apart. Spacing on their sheet — not a BioArva grid.
When
Maryland Extension (Maryland): replant oregano when plants become woody in 3–4 years. Method.
Limit
Maryland oregano page. Start method and spacing only — not harvest.
Sources differ
Make it yours
Save the bed in the Field Book so next season is not a guess.
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When a partner is listed, it will be outbound and disclosed. Nothing to buy here. Fertilizer, soils, and pesticides stay off this slot.
What to record in the Field Book
Save the bed with the crop and the date. You may add a photo and notes. Compare entries you have recorded with each other — not with a diagnosis from this page. If you want an identification, bring the record to local Extension.
How we know — methodology. Ranges and assertions are cited per source, not blended.