French tarragon
Artemisia dracunculus 'Sativa'
In a typical UK garden, plant out mid-April to mid-June, and harvest early May to late October.
When to sow, plant and harvest
Last frost around 20 April, first frost around 31 October.
- Plant out
- mid-April to mid-June
- Harvest
- early May to late October
Growing facts
- Spacing
- 45 cm apart, rows 60 cm apart
- Square foot
- 1 per square (30 cm squares)
- Sowing depth
- Grown from plants, sets or crowns
- Ready in
- 42 to 60 days from planting
- Grows to
- 60 cm
- Hardiness
- Hardy to about -10 °C
- Sun
- Full sun
- Crops for
- Several years (perennial)
Growing tip
Buy French tarragon as a plant, since seed is always the coarser Russian kind; give it sharp drainage and shelter from winter wet.
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Where these figures come from
Every crop in VegLog was checked against published growing advice. Dates are worked out from average frost dates, so they shift with your garden. For french tarragon, we used:
Grow french tarragon with VegLog
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