The USDA Zone info is a great tool for gardeners to help us estimate your gardening schedule. 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 North Bend can be used to figure out when it's possible 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 can survive in very little cold which means that you can plant them a bit earlier in the year than more sensitive plants.

The earliest that you can plant tarragon in North Bend 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 grow to maturity. You can get started a couple of weeks earlier by starting your tarragon indoors.

Last Frost Date

In North Bend the average date of last frost happens on February 15. You should expect an average low temperature of 20°F in the coldest months of winter.

Since the USDA zone info for North Bend is not always accurate the actual date of last frost changes from year to year. Since half of the time in North Bend last frost occurs after February 15 be ready to protect your tarragon if you have one of those late frosts.

USDA Zone Info for North Bend

Here is the info for USDA Zone 9a.

Average Date of Last Frost (spring)	February 15
Average Date of First Frost (fall)	December 15
Lowest Expected Low	20°F
Highest Expected Low	25°F

This means that on a really cold year, the coldest it will get is 20°F. On most years you should be prepared to experience lows near 25°F.

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