[shelleybean]

I try to keep the blooms pinched off the basil unless I'm using that plant to attract bees to cucumbers or squash. Once the flowers get going, the plant puts the energy into that instead of the edible part of the plant. Cut them off chives too, but you can cook with those blossoms. Flowers on oregano are no problem. I don't ever recall seeing my mint bloom. Seeds from dill are used to make pickles. You can cook with the seed from cilantro, as stated above. I have not grown chervil so I can't answer that one. And as angel said above, your parsley shouldn't bloom until late winter/early spring next year, but when it does, the whole plant is done anyway.