Tarragon herb has a second name – tarragon. It has a pleasant and light aroma. The herb contains many vitamins, so it is used in cooking and even in folk medicine. This crop is easy to grow in the garden.
To plant tarragon, you do not need to allocate a separate plot – any free space in the garden or in the garden will be enough for it. The plant is unpretentious, but if the area is too moist, its aroma will be lost. If the soil is swampy, tarragon will not grow at all.
Tarragon herb has a pleasant aroma
The main condition for planting is soil preparation in the fall. Remove the weeds on it, and then dig up the ground with a shovel. In the same period, add potash or phosphorus fertilizers, compost to the soil. In the spring, before planting, add ammonium nitrate. 1 spoon is enough – due to an overabundance, the bush, although it will be green, will lose its aroma.
To plant tarragon from seeds, do the following:
- Arrange them in one layer to a depth of 0,5 cm and sprinkle lightly with earth. Pre-soak them in a special seed solution for 3-4 days. If there are several rows, make the distance between them at least 50 cm.
- Water the soil. Keep it moisturized at all times.
- Cover with foil on top.
- After the first shoots appear, remove the film and regularly spray the shoots with a spray to prevent them from breaking.
- When the seedlings are strong, plant them in open ground.
- Thin the sprouts if necessary.
Tarragon easily tolerates frost, so there is no need to cover the plant.
The main thing in care is to remove weeds and water the plant in time.
The care is as follows:
- Watering every 2 weeks. If the summer is hot, more often.
- Top dressing of the soil. The first time feed the tarragon with a mullein before flowering, the second time after flowering, with ash.
- Cut the branches as they grow, new ones will grow quickly. In the summer, cut the leaves 4 times to create new shoots: this will make the bush lush.
- If the bush turns yellow, cut it at the root.
- If the plant is more than 5 years old, dig it up and plant a new one.
- Weed and loosen the soil as needed.
The plant is perennial, therefore, in the first year after planting, it will only develop, and will begin to bloom and bear fruit from the second year of life.
If you follow the advice, tarragon will delight you. He does not require special care, so it will not cause trouble. After collecting and drying the leaves of the herb, use them as an additive to dishes and for preservation.