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Default Bay leaves and dried herbs vs fresh

"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 3 Aug 2012 16:40:43 +1000, "Farm1" >
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>> I should have been raised as a Greek Australaian
>> to understand and like it more I suspect. Prhaps if I stopped calling it
>> nasty names it might develop a better flavour.

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> According to this article, maybe you didn't get real oregano!
> http://www.richters.com/show.cgi?pag...s/oregano.html
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> You get plenty of heat where you live (oregano loves heat);


Not last year! I couldnt' even get a decent crop ot tomatoes.

have you
> planted both Greek and Mexican oregano? They have slightly different
> flavors, but both are good IMO.
>
> This article expands information in the first article
> http://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com...garehirtum.htm


Yuo might have given me some good info there. I'll replant this summer and
see if that makes a difference.