On 28 Jul 2004 11:56:05 -0700, (Fleemo) wrote:

My basil has gone nuts this season (a good thing) but is now flowering
profusely. Will the taste be affected by flowering, like lettuce?
Can I just cut it way back with some shears and still have quality
basil?

-F

Harvest Basil before it flowers. Most of the time I get 2 or 3
clippings from Basil. Clipping it will cause it to bush out more.