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Tarragon: Secrets of Growing
07.02.2024 18:00
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:26
Tarragon does not require any special growing conditions.
Everything is quite simple and does not require special skills.
How can you use tarragon in cooking
Fresh and dried tarragon leaves are served as a side dish for meat, fish, vegetable and egg dishes, added to broths, soups, okroshkas and sauces, and pieces of meat or fish are rubbed with a paste of crushed leaves before marinating.
How to grow
Choose a weed-free area for your tarragon that receives direct sunlight. The soil should not be waterlogged, heavy or clayey.
The plant feels good on sandy loam soils with acidity close to neutral.
Sow in carefully poured furrows without covering the seeds, or mulch a little - up to 0.5 cm layer.
Seedlings appear within 10-15 days. Until they appear, it is advisable to maintain a temperature of 20-25 ° C.
Tarragon can also be propagated by division or cuttings.
How to propagate tarragon
Tarragon can also be propagated by division or cuttings.
Plants aged 3-4 years and older are suitable for this. In early spring or autumn, they are dug up and divided into parts, each of which must have at least two buds.
You can take root suckers for planting, separating them from the mother plant, without digging up the plant.
Previously, we told you how to grow sea buckthorn.
