1405 - OREGANO (Origanum vulgare)

Sowing: in february-march in seedbeds with 1 gr./sq.m.
Distances: cm.30 apart between rows.
Harvesting: the whole plant just before flowering; two harvests a year.

This perennial erect plant, about cm.50 tall, is one of the most diffused aromatic herb in cooking. Very fragrant when dried, smell just like pizza. Flowering tops are used dried.