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Planting – Greek Oregano at the permanent place
can be cultivated in the autumn and spring.
Planting can be done by seed or seedlings. In the
autumn planting is done after the autumn rains,
starting from the mid October until the climatic
conditions permit it. In. Greek Oregano is planted
at a distance of 60-70 cm between the rows and at
Irrigation- Regardless the fact that this plant is
widespread in all dry regions, it reacts
extremely well on irrigation. Irrigation should
be
performed
after
the
first
mowing,
respectively in July and August and with this
will be achieved higher yields, even it may
happen to have three times mowing (harvest).
a distance of 25 within a row. Therefore for 1 ha
Harvesting - Mowing should be performed at the
are needed between 57,000 to 66,000 plants. The
height where the healthy leaves start, from 4-
distance between rows should be regulated in such
5 cm. In the first year is obtained one
a way to enable the use of the tillage machines.
harvesting and in the second year up to two
harvestings. The first mowing is done at the
end of June and beginning of July and the
second at the end of September and
beginning of October. Mowing should be
done in good and dry weather. Drying is done
Care- Greek Oregano remains in the same surface
for 3-5 years and this crop should be given special
attention, and it is similar as with other perennial
crops, cultivation and hoeing between the rows,
irrigation, etc.
Cultivation and hoeing. With these measures
land is kept loose and free of weeds. This
operation is performed several times depending on
the soil condition, density and weeds. It is
performed with cultivation and hoeing machines
between the rows.
in natural way in a dark room with good
ventilation, or in the dryer at temperatures up
to 45°C. Out of 4-5 kg of fresh mass is
gained 1kg of above-ground parts of dry
matter.
Yield. In the first year are gained 1000-2000
kg/ha of the above-ground parts of dry
matter. In the second and subsequent years
are gained from 3000-4000 kg/ha. From a
hectare of Greek Oregano can be obtained
30-40 litres of essential oils.
Greek Oregano
– Origanum heracleoticum L.
Terms of Success
Tillage – Land for cultivation should be
fam. Lamiaceae
It is merchandized as the above-ground part of the
plant – Origanom herba.
Leaf – Origanum folium
Essential oils – Origanum aetherolum
The Greek Oregano is a perennial herb of green
Climate- It is a hot climate plant, the sunny
terrains suit it the most. Towards heat
immediately after the harvest of the
and light have very high demands, and it
preceding crop. Ploughing should be
can be cultivated throughout our country.
done at 35 cm depth if possible, and
then the soil is pulverized and levelled.
Soil-
Greek
Oregano
has
no
special
colour, a subshrub from the family of labials
requirements in terms of soil type,
(Lamiace). Characterized by a very strong and
nevertheless succeeds the best in fertile,
enormously ramified root system with fine
loose and deep soils. Soils with high
branches.
humidity are not desirable.
The above-ground part is characterized by a large
number of stalks of 60-80cm length, which closer
Cultivation
to the soil surface are woody and often lying down.
Plants Rotation- As many other perennial
Leaves are tiny, 3-4 cm in length, with short
crops also Greek Oregano is not subject
petioles, while the flowers are white to yellowish
to the plants rotation. Oregano remains
and the whole plant has a pleasant flavour. The
in the same plot for 3-5 years. As
plant stands well the mowing. The Greek Oregano
preceding crop are suitable crops leaving
remains in the same area from 3-5 years.
the soil loose (hoed crops). It cannot be
cultivated at the same plot without a
Chemical Composition
break of at least three years with
The Greek Oregano contains 1-1.5% essential oils.
cultivation of other crops.
Oregano is used especially as a spice in the kitchen.
ploughed as deep as possible,