Whose scientific name is Origanum vulgare, is also known as orenga and wild marjoram, it is an aromatic herb widely used to make infusions and as a complement to flavor many dishes, as it provides an aroma and special flavor to all preparations.

If you want to grow this plant you can make seeds, seedlings and cuttings; you must do it on the ground or in pots, in the case of choosing to make a nursery, as was my selection, take the seeds and open holes to plant them, and within a period of 10 days, they began to germinate.

This crop is easy, but you must keep certain considerations, such as having a good substrate, place a good layer of humus, as organic fertilizer provides nutrients to the plant, the seedbed must be placed in the sun for optimal development, as Irrigation should be done in a controlled way because this plant prefers dry soils, with a weekly irrigation is more than enough, once you have prospered your crop you can cut the twigs with the leaves and let them dry. So you can use them throughout the year in all your preparations.

This aromatic herb is very versatile, it can be used in an infusion, oil, tincture, poultice, among others. This plant has expectorant, digestive, disinfectant, restorative, soothing, carminative properties, to eliminate fungus and is also antispasmodic, it is also used to control menstrual gases and pains and the discomforts caused by these, relieves muscle aches, among other ailments that affect our organism.

In addition to all these properties for health, oregano is ideal to add to foods in sauces, as complements to flavor and add more flavor to stews, soups, rice, pasta and others.

For these reasons it is very beneficial to sow this aromatic herb, try to make your own safe seedbed you will not regret. Here I leave some pictures of my oregano plant and this already dry to be used in my meals and infusions.

Photos of my authorship.