Tarragon: varieties, growing and uses
With tarragon, it pays to smell the leaves before buying. French and Russian tarragon may seem similar, but they are not equivalent flavour choices. A French plant in a movable pot offers a little luxury for anyone who enjoys cooking eggs or sauces.

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- Use
- French tarragon is peppery with a liquorice-like note. Russian tarragon is usually less refined and weaker in aroma.
- Care
- Sunny, warm and well drained. Protect French tarragon in particular from winter cold combined with persistently wet soil.
- Harvest and flowering


