Tarragon

[tezmac]

Hi all, love Tarragon and was wondering how hard it is to grow, any advice please

[famerbeen]

Depends what kind of pie it is really, as different herbs complement different meat/fish. In general tarragon is used in chicken or fish recipes but personally I don't like it and would opt for something like basil or mixed herbs in the case of chicken, and dill or parsley in the case of fish.

[rockdigital]

The thyme will replace it nicely. Also, if you have some rosemary, that always goes with chicken.

[realfood]

There are two types of tarragon, French which is frost tender but better tasting and needs protection over the Winter, and Russian which should be hardy.

[vegetable-gardener]

There are French Tarragon and Russian Tarragon.

The French tarragon needs to be bought as a plant - it's also much more tender and needs either a hot corner in your garden or plant in greenhouse or tunnerl.

Russian tarragon can be grow from seed and is a much hardier plant and is easier to grow. But the taste isn't as good.