Also harvest marjoram during flowering

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• Also harvest marjoram during flowering
• Small flowers with a strong scent
• Especially aromatic just before flowering
• Tips & Tricks

Also harvest marjoram during flowering

Marjoram you can also harvest during and after flowering. The often too lee statement that the plant may not be eaten after flowering, is not true. You can use all parts of the plant.

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Small flowers with a strong scent

Two months after the sowing of the marjoram, the spikes form on the stems, where the inflorescences develop.

The small flowers are white or reddish and emit a very strong, sweetish-hearty smell.

Especially aromatic just before flowering

Marjoram contains many flavors just before the blossoming of the flowers, because the proportion of essential oils is now particularly high.

Marjoram can be harvested with blossom and then. In the field, the harvest season runs from June to October.

Tips & Tricks

If you rub the leaves of the marjoram a little bit with your fingers during flowering, the aroma of the herbs is particularly noticeable. He will stick to his fingers for a long time afterwards.