Oregano · Lashio, Shan State, Myanmar
When to plant oregano in Lashio
Main outdoor window
not outdoors here
The window this page is built around.
Timed from last spring frost
no spring frost
In Lashio, on your chosen risk.
First autumn frost
no autumn frost
The far end of the outdoor season.
The average last frost. Half of all years are later than this.
Step by step in Lashio
Each window is a range, not a single day. Earlier in the range buys you a longer season; later in it buys you a safer one.
Oregano through the year
Against the frost risk in Lashio
Why these dates
Slow from seed. Start indoors eight weeks before last frost, or take cuttings from an established plant.
Hardy to -18C in well-drained soil. Winter wet, not winter cold, is what kills oregano.
Seed packets and extension guides express timing as weeks either side of the last spring frost, because that is the only reference point that travels. Oregano are timed from 8 weeks before that frost for an indoor start, with planting out 0 weeks after it, and this page simply resolves those offsets against the frost date computed for Lashio.
Growing oregano in Lashio
How much frost will oregano tolerate?
Hardy to -18C in well-drained soil. Winter wet, not winter cold, is what kills oregano.