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How to grow tarragons

Artemisia dracunculus · asteraceae family · perennial

Artemisia dracunculus — hero (chairman regenerate)
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Growing basics

Tarragon is a perennial, usually started indoors and transplanted.

Grows best in full sun.

Frost-hardy: keeps going through freezes.

Space plants about 24 inches apart.

Sources

2 tarragons in the library

French Tarragon · Russian Tarragon

Each has a full cited page in the library.

Pests and diseases we cover

Identification and treatment for each, with photos, in the library.

Row & Bed covers 2 tarragon varieties, each with a cited care timeline and fertilization schedule, identification and treatment for the 2 pests and 2 diseases that reach them, and planting windows worked out for your ZIP.

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