While my coffee is brewing, I fill my favorite mug with water. That means I need to finish drinking the water if I want coffee in MY mug. Worked for me today. Let's see if it sticks.
My dad passed away a few months ago and I am struggling with his oregano. It was literally smuggled on a boat 30+ years ago from Lebanon and I'm so anxious I'm going to kill it. And I have no gardening gurus to help me anymore. It got neglected with my mom, went to seed (I collected some but never have luck getting them going) and it got woody and now the tips are dying.
I transplanted a few sprigs (the rocks are to get more shoots to root) and they are one by one dying off after a few weeks.
9b zone. I watered once a week and they get full sun 10am-3pm (balcony only garden).
If he was here I think he would tell me to bushwack it all down but I'm scared to do that so close to summer. Please help, I'm panicking. I want as much of this plant as possible to guarantee some survives.
EDIT: THANK YOU ALL! I will try to neglect it and not water on a schedule. It's feels very weird to "neglect" my most precious plant.
I cut some water props. The blue pot was his original soil for 2 years so I'm leaving that one to dry out and will trim it back a bunch. The green pot I had up-potted a month ago and garden center guy led me astray and said no need for adding sand. As a hail Mary I re-potted it again tonight with 50% sand and in a terracotta pot. Which seems like the right call because it was 5 days post watering and was SO WET.
I'm definitely going to try and share as much as I can with friends so hopefully it will thrive with someone.