When to plant tarragon

Tarragon (herb) is classed perennial in the cited extension guidance. The timing rules below are relative to your local freeze dates — enter a location to turn them into calendar dates.

The rules this site applies
MethodFrost-relative windowRule & reconciliation
Transplant outdoorsfrom the median last spring freeze to 2 weeks afterUSU Extension says to transplant French tarragon in the spring after the last frost so the tender young shoots survive, a point rule that opens a two-week planting span at the last spring freeze.

Variety assumption: Assumes French tarragon, which Virginia Cooperative Extension says can only be propagated asexually — seed-grown plants are the flavourless Russian type — so no seed-sowing window is given.

Crop rule sources (2)
Reviewed city pages for tarragon
Related crops

Calendula · Cosmos · Lettuce · Marigold · Radicchio · Sunflower