How to grow tarragon in the winter on the windowsill

Tarragon (popularly tarragon) - spicy herb, which fell in love in different cuisines of the world. Besides, having heard about tarhun, many of us recall the taste of the green cooling drink "Tarhun". For a family, it’s enough to plant only 4-5 tarragon bushes.

Growing tarragon (tarragon) on your windowsill, you can fully enjoy the savory spicy taste of green leaves. This perennial culture will stay with you for a long time - the average life of the plant is 10-12 years.

If you follow some simple rules, you can easily grow your tarragon yourself on a windowsill.

You can grow tarragon from seed, rooting shoots or sharing the root.Let's talk more about growing tarragon from seeds.

Planting tarragon seeds in a pot

In the house of tarragon is best grown in pots or garden containers.

Tarragon rhizomes are compact, so you will not need to use large containers.

How to prepare tarragon seeds before planting

Tarragon has small seeds. For the convenience of sowing, it is recommended to mix the seeds with sand, this will allow them to be sown evenly.

How to plant seeds

Put on the bottom of the pot or containers for planting drainage, fall asleep soil - this mixture is suitable even for growing seedlings. You can prepare the soil yourself: a mixture of sand, humus and sod (1: 1: 1).

Sandy loams are perfect for growing tarragon, and clay soil should be diluted and enriched: use sand, peat and humus.

Tarragon does not tolerate acidic soils. In such a soil, add wood ash, ground chalk, fluff lime or dolomite flour. Vermiculite and perlite take up excess moisture well, and when there is not enough moisture, they return it to the plant.

We sow the seeds, sprinkle with a thin layer of earth, moisten.You can make a home greenhouse, covering the pot or container with film or glass. But do not forget about periodic watering. The first shoots will appear on the 20th day.

Temperature range: 17-20 ° C.

Home location and lighting

Tarragon will grow on any window, but the most suitable for it will be the southern or eastern side. Shortage of the sun and lighting greatly affect growth, and in the event of a shortage, its taste qualities change. Greens lose their color intensity, turn pale. Accordingly, additional lighting is required.

Care for tarragon at home

Periodic irrigation and loosening of the soil is enough, as well as providing sufficient lighting, especially in the autumn-winter period.

Rules for watering tarragon herbs

The first sprouts need to be watered very carefully so as not to break the shoots and not to erode the soil. It is best to do this with a spray.

For tarragon it is important to provide moderate watering. Spray a couple of times a day, water 1-2 times a month.

Top dressing

Feed tarragon you can already in the second year.To do this, it will be enough to make a small amount of complex mineral fertilizers. Constantly loosen the soil in order to prevent the appearance of a crust.

How to make a tarragon drink at home

Many of us remember the drink "Tarkhun". Now many sources advise to abandon carbonated drinks in order to preserve health. And what to do when you really want homemade lemonade? Make a tarragon drink yourself at home.

Homemade Tarragon Drink

There are many ways to make homemade tarragon drink. Someone cooks syrup with tarkhunom, someone squeezes juice from tarragon leaves and adds to soda. You can cook in different ways.

Ingredients:

• Tarragon
• Lemon
• Lime
• Sugar
• Carbonated water
• Water

To prepare the syrup, we take 150 g of sugar and 200 ml of water, put it on the stove, bring to a boil. While the syrup is boiling, wash 70 g of tarragon (bunch) and grind. To do this, take a blender or chop finely with a knife. Add green gruel to the syrup and infuse for 30-60 minutes. Strain the mixture to get a clear infusion. Then we add one and a half liters of soda, squeeze the juice from two lemons and two limes.Put our homemade tarragon drink in the fridge. Treat your friends and enjoy yourself a useful and refreshing drink "Tarragon".

Tarragon cocktail for losing weight

Green cocktails are particularly popular in the diet and among those who strive for the perfect figure. For the basis of such drinks take kefir and add to taste a banana, kiwi and favorite spicy herbs. There are many recipes, you yourself can show imagination and create your own unique cocktail. We offer a recipe that will inspire you to your masterpiece.

• Ginger 1 tsp.
• Cinnamon - 1-2 g
• Tarragon leaves - 10-20 g
• Kefir 1% or nonfat sourdough - 1 tbsp.

Ginger to grate, and tarragon leaves finely chopped. Place in a blender, add the cinnamon on the tip of a knife and pour a glass of yogurt. Beat 3-5 minutes. This cocktail contains only 39 calories.

Following our recommendations, you can easily grow on your tarragon window sill and be able to use year-round to prepare healthy and nutritious meals and drinks all year round.