Weird Weather, Yellowjackets, and a Zealous Husband

Last Summer's Oregano

Stupidly, last spring, I didn't harvest my lush new crop of oregano.

A miscalculation on my part. 

I thought I had a bumper crop of the dried herb leftover from the year before. 

Nope.

And by the time I realized my mistake a whole slew of things occurred which put the kibosh on harvesting any during the summer. 

A yellowjacket nest at the roots of the herb and the subsequent spray dosed by our professional bug guy not only poisoned the plant for eating, but disturbed her tremendously.

Then, a weird hot summer prevented Oregano from rallying after the shock of the yellowjacket infestation. She appeared to give up the ghost.

In early fall the final death blow happened . . .

. . . or so I thought.

My husband was helping me with end-of-season weeding when he pulled up all the oregano thinking it was weeds because it looked wild and untamed and, well, weed-like. 

You'd be proud of me. I took it like a trooper. My beautiful Oregano, which had graced my garden for many years and kept us loaded up on its dried goodness, was no more.

After sighing, I said, "I can plant more in the spring. Don't worry about it. She had a good run. You didn't know."

Oregano Today

Fast forward to this spring. 

Imagine my happiness, ever the optimist and constant gardener that I am, when I spotted new growth pushing through the mud a couple of weeks ago. One good warm day was all the coaxing she needed.

Today more sprouts and bunches of my darling Oregano absorb the sun and water.

I will harvest this year.

I never give up on my little herbs. Ever. They usually pull through.

And that makes me ever so jolly!

Click here to learn more about the many benefits of oregano.