A little Experiment - French Tarragon

I am getting mean in my old age and am more and more looking for cheaper ways to accomplish those projects I do have in mind.  Especially as I am getting into this gardening lark, the more I do the more I want to do.

I love French Tarragon and every Summer always make several bottles of Tarragon Vinegar for use from my own Pantry but also to give away to friends and family.  I particularly like to gently dress salad leaves with a little of the vinegar but also like it in a Mayonnaise dressing usually accompanied by French Bread toasted in slices and then lots of goat cheese dressed with mixed summer herbs and then melted gently.  Yum. 

Anyway I am getting off the beaten track just a little. I decided to investigate more thoroughly how you propagate extra French Tarragon plants, especially as I knew you could not grow it from seed as the seeds the plant does produce are not productive.  I suspected it would be by taking cuttings procedure but was not clear on this and so I did a little digging on the Internet as to how this could be achieved.

This has resulted in me walking down to Waitrose on this very sunny, bright and blustery day to acquire some fresh French Tarragon from their herb counter.  Managed to purchase this successfully and following the instructions as per the link below, I now have my French Tarragon cuttings in a couple of plant pots in the hope that they will root and I end up with my extra plants.  Now I will have to wait to see what happens.  I will update shortly.

Resources used on the Internet for which knowledge I am grateful.

https://harvesttotable.com/how_to_grow_french_tarragon/

https://homeguides.sfgate.com/propagate-tarragon-21685.html

I hope it works.

Catch you soon.

Pattypan

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