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Tarragon Seeds, Russian
Artemisia dracunculoides
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Russian Tarragon has a very distinctive flavor. This distinct flavor makes it a necessity in many sauces. It's also delightful when added to meat dishes, used in stuffings and in salads.
- SKU: 142222
Growing Information
Grows
Best In:
Full Sun
Days to
Germination:
7 to 28 days
Water
Needs:
Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2") per week
Days to
Maturity:
90 days
Growing Height:
60-90 cm (24-36")
Key Features
- Plant Type: Herb
- Botanical Name: Artemisia dracunculoides
- Fill Weight (grams): 0.125
- Approximate Seed Count: 625-650
- Characteristics: attract pollinators | easy to grow | low maintenance
- Planting Method: Start Indoors
- Seed Type: Heirloom
- Water Needs: Average 2.5-5 cm (1-2") per week
- Growth Habit: upright
- Flavor: A strong taste that is bitter, harsh and tingly
- Disease Resistance: deer resistant|rabbit resistant
- Tolerance: drought tolerant once established
- Preparation Ideas: Tarragon should be used freshly picks and it tends to wilt quickly. Add chopped leaves to creamed sauces for meat dishes or to soups.
Instructions
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Growing Instructions:
- Planting Depth: 3 mm (1/8")
- Plant Spacing: 25 cm (10")
- Row Spacing: 25 cm (10")
- Instructions for Nutrient Care: Feed plants SUPERthrive once per week. Mix 1.2 ml (1/4 tsp) per 4L (1 gallon) of water in a watering can and apply solution to the base of the plants.
Start Tarragpm seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost in your area. Follow the seed depth and spacing guidelines indicated below. Once all danger of frost has passed, seedlings should be hardened off before planting into their growing location. Seedlings should be transplanted according to the plant spacing directions below. Pick a location sheltered from the wind and receives at least 6 hours of sun per day. Regularly monitor your plants and ensure that the soil remains moist, but not soggy while they establish themselves in their new environment.
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Suggestions
- For homemade Tarragon vinegar, put fresh tarragon leaves into white vinegar and place in a dark place for 3-4 weeks before use.
Growing Suggestions:
- Avoid overwatering as this will reduce growth and flavor intensity. Tarragon dislikes conditions of high heat and sun, as well as high humidity.
- It is not necessary to fertilize tarragon. Low nutrient soil provides the best flavor.
- Harvest tarragon plants just before flowering. It is important to leave 2.5 cm (1") of the stem from the ground to enable new shoots to grow from of the stem. Scale back harvesting at the end of summer for the plant to store up energy for the winter.
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