Protecting French Tarragon

tam91 · March 20, 2011

Yesterday was such a nice day, I couldn't resist cleaning out my herb garden. I found quite a few of the herbs were starting to come up/get leaves:

Mint
Chives
Thyme
French Tarragon

I think the mint and chives are tough, and will fend for themselves. I suspect the thyme probably will too. (of course, someone correct me if I'm wrong here).

But our frost free date is somewhere in early May.

I'm worried about the French Tarragon especially.

Should I be trying to cover any of these herbs? If so, with what? This just seems too early to me.

March 20, 2011	#1
tam91 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Crystal Lake IL Posts: 2,484	Protecting French Tarragon Yesterday was such a nice day, I couldn't resist cleaning out my herb garden. I found quite a few of the herbs were starting to come up/get leaves: Mint Chives Thyme French Tarragon I think the mint and chives are tough, and will fend for themselves. I suspect the thyme probably will too. (of course, someone correct me if I'm wrong here). But our frost free date is somewhere in early May. I'm worried about the French Tarragon especially. Should I be trying to cover any of these herbs? If so, with what? This just seems too early to me.