One of the first steps you take when you are getting a good idea 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.

In Ellettsville you can estimate when it's possible to plant tarragon by using the USDA zone info.

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.

You can plant tarragon a bit earlier in the year because they are barely cold tolerant.

The earliest that you can plant tarragon in Ellettsville 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. If you wait any later than that and your tarragon may not have a chance to grow to maturity. You can get started a few weeks earlier by starting your tarragon indoors.

Last Frost Date

The average date of last frost is April 15 in Ellettsville. It might get as low as -10°F during the coldest months of winter.

Just be sure to remember that USDA zone info for Ellettsville may not be accurate from year to year and the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Half of the time in Ellettsville last frost occurs after April 15 so make sure that you are prepared to cover your tarragon in the event of a late frost.

USDA Zone Info for Ellettsville

Here is the info for USDA Zone 6a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	April 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	October 15
Lowest Expected Low	-10°F
Highest Expected Low	-5°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is -10°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near -5°F.

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