FRENCH TARRAGON VS RUSSIAN TARRAGON
DO NOT BE FOOL BY THE TARRAGON YOU MAY RUN ACROSS IN THIS AREA IS LIKELY THE RUSSIAN TARRAGON. THIS STUFF NOT ONLY HAS NO TASTE WHAT SO EVER, BUT IS SO INVASIVE, IT TOOK OVER A GARDEN OF MINE FOR YEARS. TRUE FRENCH TARRAGON IS GROWN FROM CUTTINGS-NOT SEEDS. I AM CURRENTLY GROWING MINE IN A LARGE BAY WINDOW IN MY KITCHEN, ALONG WITH LEMON THYME,& ROSEMARY. LET ME KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS BEEN FOOLED, OR IS INTERESTED IN MAIL ORDER SOURCE I USE FOR MY TARRAGON. TALK TO ME!
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Permalink Reply by bob on -
could you tell me how to differentiate these two varieties - outlook, smell, or else. thanks
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Permalink Reply by Margaret Byrne on
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Love to tell you the difference! French tarragon is not grown from seeds, it is cultivated from cuttings. French tarragon has a mild anise or licorice flavor. Grown outside, it will grow to about 2 ft. tall. The leaves can vary from fine shorter leaves to fine 2 in. long leaves. Grown indoors, it will more resemble a bushy, but leggy plant averaging more like 1 ft. tall. I tend to grow mine indoors, in a plant window, that faces south. Russian tarragon,which IF found locally, will have been cultivated by seeds, and will grow to 6 ft. tall, take over an established garden and ruin it. Since this type does produce seeds, it WILL come back every year. AND there is NO flavor to Russian tarragon-it doesn't even taste as good as bermuda grass!!! This type tarragon is also sometimes labeled as Texas tarragon. I use a mail order company now, with great results. Thanks for finally talking-come on people-it's October!
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