On 06 Sep 2003 05:54:40 GMT, (Thalocean2) wrote:

Is it too late to harvest and dry oregano and basil that's flowered?

Thanks,
Laura B.

Having no first hand experience, I Googled around a little bit for
you. It seems that the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food is of
the opinion that basil leaves become bitter when the plant is allowed
to flower. See
http://www.gov.on.ca/OMAFRA/english/...erbs/basil.htm

As for oregano, the University of Illinois Extension thinks that
flowering just reduces the intensity of the taste somewhat. See
http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/hortihints/0006a.html

Happy gardening.

Jerry Baker