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"Sheldon" > wrote

> On Jun 12, 5:32?pm, "Nancy Young" > wrote:


>> Earlier this year someone said oregano was invasive, I figured
>> Lucky it didn't do well. Then it popped up. I'll have to keep an
>> eye on it.


> Oregano is in the mint family, it's extremely invasive... I would
> suggest that while it's still manageable you dig it all up and put it
> in a big clay pot and plant the pot.


Very good idea. I actually have a couple of pots kicking
around that would do well. Thanks.

> Some folks set a two foot length
> of clay chimney flue into the ground and plant mint family plants in
> that, just to be safe.


I have mint right next to it, I pull some up every few weeks
and it has stayed manageable. I really don't want more
oregano than I have now.

nancy