One of the first steps you take when you are making a decision about 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.

The USDA zone info for Woodstock should be reffered to in order to estimate when it's the best time to plant tarragon.

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 barely cold tolerant which means that you can start planting them slightly earlier than more sensitive plants.

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

The last month that you can plant tarragon and expect a good harvest is probably August. You probably don't want to wait any later than that or else your tarragon may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a little bit earlier by starting your tarragon indoors.

Last Frost Date

On average all chance of frost has passed is on April 15 in Woodstock. You should expect an average low temperature of -15°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for Woodstock is not always accurate the actual date of last frost will vary from year to year. Half of the time in Woodstock you get surprised by a frost after April 15 so make sure that you are ready to cover your tarragon if you have a surprise late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Woodstock

Here is the info for USDA Zone 5b.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-15°F
Highest Expected Low	-10°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -15°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -10°F.

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