Thank you all for your continued support and I hope everyone has had a beautiful Christmas with their family. We’re close to 2023 and it is going to be the absolute best year I have had — especially with all of you at my side. We inch closer to PDF’s that are going to be available to download and I am building a surprise that I know everyone is going to absolutely love!
As a recap from our previous herb 101: I still work as a personal trainer and write a separate substack for that one if anyone is curious about what else I do with my life
School has become a bit expensive and so I decided to take a yearlong break to save up and continue my journey and I wanted start this publication to share what I learn as I go along in my certifications in herbalism to help teach others what they can do to stay healthy. My certifications will be so useful when I transition back to school and this is a way I can keep myself busy and use my earnings here to save up for my next round of tuition.
With that being said, let’s get into part 3 of our series!
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Welcome back to Basic Herbs 101. This week we are tackling our third herb, oregano. This is probably the king of the herbs, and I want to emphasize how great this herb is for you. If you cook with it, awesome! I want to help you figure out other things you can do beyond cooking with it to maximize its benefits.
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I love using oregano in cooking. There are great recipes for tinctures and other ways to utilize it for when you may feel under the weather to aid in symptoms.
We know that oregano is a great tool for all around health purposes, but what else can it be used for outside of cooking some delicious food? All that and more in today’s post dedicated to the fragrant green powerhouse — oregano!
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Check out this article praising the benefits of oregano and how it can help us for anything and everything.
Growing indoors:
consider a larger pot of 8 inches or more with drainage holes for a healthy, vibrant plant.
it is usually recommended to have a cactus type soil mixed with perlite or peat moss for better drainage. Soil selection can be crucial for plant survival so always check to see what is recommended for your plant — some are picky!
oregano likes hot and bright so a grow light might be best and you can also check for a heating pad you can use to keep it warm.
common practice is buying an established plant and transplanting it into a pot of your choice, but I will tell you how to grow from seed or cutting.
from seed: lightly sprinkle seeds into seed starters or in potting soil and cover with plastic to create a greenhouse under direct light/grow light. Ten days is what it takes to see small sprouts and within 4 weeks you should be able to thin the plants to see which ones are strongest into their own containers or 8-10 inches apart if you have a big enough or wide planter.
from cuttings of another plant: dip the ends in rooting hormone and plant in moist soil. Make sure to keep moist until roots have developed and treat as a grown plant.
when the plant is mature, water when the surface soil is completely dry to avoid over watering. It is very drought resistant.
always harvest before flowers bloom to keep the plant growing and producing
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