Oregano is one of my favorite plants in my edible landscaping. It's edible, medicinal, beautiful, perennial, drought-tolerant, and just too easy to grow. 00:19 Growth cycle from ground cover to the parterre 00:41 Companion planting examples 01:15 what does oregano look like in an edible landscape 01:20 Picking some of the oregano plant material 02:21 Demonstration in the greenhouse of propagating some new oregano plants by root division 05:32 How I harvest and store my fresh oregano it in the kitchen for convenience when cooking 08:33 How I prepare my fresh oregano for drying 09:45 How I process my dried oregano from my herb drying rack 12:00 Covering all the bases Fresh Oregano, Dried Oregano, new oregano plants, and flower arrangements 13:59 Oregano ticks all the boxes for me recapping all the reasons #edifulgardenspodcast #ediblelandscaping ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCORc7bEyu8

Today I am harvesting basil leaves and seeds. I have a system so that I can get the maximum production for both (which can be tricky). Here is what I have learned over the years... 00:15 Growing Tomato and Basil together for companion planting reasons in my edible landscapes 00:50 Where I snip the immature seed heads off to ensure maximum leaf production 01:09 I have different basil plants for seed production 01:30 Yes I have a 30% rule but in here I make a case for taking the maximum amount of basil leaves 01:50 I am playing a beat the clock and chilling temperatures I am taking more than normal but still leaving enough of the basil leaves to continue growing IF the temperatures stay warm enough 03:12 A case where I am only taking one-third of the plant 03:50 I could have used those leaves for dinner tonight. Oh Well! 04:40 Difference between the new green herbaceous growth and the woody stem 05:26 Another example of how much I intend to harvest on another plant 06:05 Again my Two goals are to harvest as much basil as possible before the temperatures get to cold for this plant AND to leave enough for the plant to keep growing if the temperatures stay warm enough. (anyone have a spare crystal ball?) 07:00 Why I don't want these basil plants to go into seed production 08:08 Why I decided to take the leaves from the back in this case 08:41 A few examples of microclimates 10:04 Some plant combinations in one of my edible landscapes 12:08 My Basil plants solely for the purpose of seed production 12:46 A good example of seed that is ready to collect 14:15 Blooper reel ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdoRT_wMdDU