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Re: Oregano

At 02:29 PM 7/24/97 PST, you wrote:
>To Cheryl and TheMiller -
>We have a two-three sqft section of oregano growing in our veggie
>garden right next to parsley and bell and hot peppers. It has
>gotten bigger only because we let it. We harvest from the outside
>edges and cut off any tall stems about to flower. Then dig up around
>the edge, and this seems to keep it contained. I know about mint, it
>is very invasive. But now The Image Mill person has me worried that
>my oregano is going to go subterranean on us. Is this true? How does
>it spread - the same as mint or by reseeding? TIA.
>Shawn
>swestaway@smtplink.coh.org
>Claremont, CA  USDA9b Sunset19

Oregano does spread, and i've seen it outcompete crabgrass. But it's not
nearly as invasive as peppermint. The plant is a bit much for 1 square foot;
i'd give it a well-disciplined 2' x 2', or leave it out of the sqft bed
altogether.

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