Does anyone grow marjoram? I have a small plant that I only use for one thing

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karennoca

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Bread and Tomato Salad. Recipe calls for fresh basil and fresh marjoram, and it is so good. The marjoram is an unexpected surprise to folks who have never experienced it's flowery pop of flavor. I see recipes calling for dried marjoram but very few for fresh. Is it a misunderstood herb? I really do not use it fresh with anything else.

My variety has a very tiny leaf which produces a funny green flower at the end of the sprigs. That flower has to be cut off or the leaves do not keep producing. The flower , as you will see in the link is often referred to as a knot. The one pictured shows small white flowers emerging from the knot, but I have never noticed those on my plant.

http://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_marjoram_sweet.htm

 
I sometimes use it if I don't hve oregano. And I had trouble growing oregano because it is so

invasive. Does marjoram behave the same way?

 
Me, too Heather. If I don't make dressing I mix it with butter, sage, parsley and

thyme and put it under the skin before roasting.

This site makes me sooooo hungry!

 
I use it in carnitas--otherwise I don't come across it often. A lot of my gardeners

prefer it to oregano, which can be bitter. Marjoram has a more floral taste.

 
It is better behaved than oregano. It stays in a clump, you just have to remember to trim off the

green flowers. I had to pull all my oregano out this year and start over with one small plant. It was taking over the sage, thyme, and summer basil.

 
I grew marjoram once, and it nearly took over the front yard. . .

I pulled it out or we would have had the house covered with it. I seeded itself like crazy; it must've liked our front yard.

It is more sweet smelling and not as bitter as oregano. I use it as others have mentioned

 
Now I wish I could roast a chicken. Well I wish this every week!

but I have a Costco rotisserie chicken and that's pretty okay, it's just not as good as my own version.

I see the doc on 8/8, hoping he'll let me off the scooter so I can start doing things again!

 
Ha ha! My state is pot-friendly. I read, "Does anyone here grow marijuana? I have one plant..." LOL!

 
My mint is trying to escape into my dry-scaped front yard . . .

been out there a couple years and the mint has only gotten, maybe, 3 ft away. Smells great when I walk on it.

 
My mint challenge is keeping the pot it is growing in away from a step or anything remotely

kitty-accessible because the neighbor's cat (whom I adore, thankfully!!!!.....he spends so much time here they call him "Share Cat") LOVE, LOVE, LOVEs mint! Ohmygosh, he cracks me up as I watch him chowing down on *my* mint, LOL.

 
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