One of the first steps you take when you are determining your gardening schedule is find your USDA Zone info. The zone info helps tell us things like average date of last frost and lowest expected temperature for your area.

A way of estimating when to plant tarragon is to use the USDA zone info for Yuba City.

Planting Calendar for Tarragon

Frost tolerance for tarragon:	Tolerant of a very small amount of frost.
When to plant:	Up to 3 weeks before last frost.

Tarragon are one of those plants that can tolerate a tiny bit of cold weather which tells us that you can plant them slightly earlier than plants that are more sensitive to the cold.

The earliest that you can plant tarragon in Yuba City is February. However, you really should wait until March if you don't want to take any chances.

The last month that you can plant tarragon and expect a good harvest is probably September. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your tarragon may not have a chance to really do well. Starting your tarragon indoors is a great way to get them started a few weeks earlier.

Last Frost Date

In Yuba City the average date of last frost happens on February 15. In the coldest months of winter you should expect an average low temperature of 25°F.

It's important to remember that USDA zone info for Yuba City is an average and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Yuba City it frosts late in the year after February 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your tarragon if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for Yuba City

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	25°F
Highest Expected Low	30°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 25°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 30°F.

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