Tarragon

ID: 19

Name: Tarragon

Category: Herb

Description: A staple in tuna salad. Growing height 20-28".

Details: Perennial herb. The leaves are thin, bladelike and highly aromatic. They are spicy, sweet and used in cold meat sauces, eggs, cheese and fish. Tarragon makes good flavoring for vinegar when leaves are steeped for 2 weeks, then strained.

Maturity:

Spacing: 18

Seed Depth: 0.125

Seed Count: 4

Days To Emerge: 14

Germination Temperature:
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When To Start Inside: Start seed indoors in a sunny location 6 weeks before transplanting outdoors.

When To Start Outside: Sow directly in well-drained soil in full sun after danger of frost is past. Thin or transplant plants to 18 inches apart when they are 3 inches tall and keep well weeded and watered. Pick leaves as needed. To store leaves, dry or freeze them. As plants mature, allow them to dey out thoroughly between watering. Harvest the entire plant when the lower leaves turn yellow.

Frost Resistant: No

Heirloom: No

Notes:

Tarragon (#19)

Tarragon