On Tue, 1 Jan 2013 15:06:28 +1100, "Farm1" >
wrote:

>"Jeßus" > wrote in message
>> On Mon, 31 Dec 2012 22:49:34 +1100, "Farm1" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>>"Jeßus" > wrote in message
>>>news >>>> On Mon, 31 Dec 2012 03:05:16 -0500, Sky >
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On 12/31/2012 1:52 AM, sf wrote:
>>>>>>Tarragon is another matter,
>>>>>> fresh or dried. Not that I don't like tarragon, but I am not French
>>>>>> and don't have enough uses for it to replace the stale bottle of dried
>>>>>> tarragon that I finally threw out, but this recipe looks good enough
>>>>>> that I'll buy tarragon.... not sure what form it will be in yet, but I
>>>>>> can always freeze "fresh" tarragon.
>>>>>
>>>>>If rosemary grows and survives in your neck of the woods, then tarragon
>>>>>should survive, too! Heck, the tarragon plant planted in my front
>>>>>yard some years ago still survives to this day - dang, but it's
>>>>>resilient :> Er, as does the mint patch, too.
>>>>
>>>> I would venture to say its tougher than Rosemary. We have severe
>>>> frosts here and I've lost many Rosemary bushes... the Tarragon always
>>>> dies back in winter but come springtime, it always regrows.
>>>
>>>But it should be divided aobut every 3 years to keep it vigourous. I love
>>>tarragon - one of those swoon worthy herbs.
>>
>> That's something I should do... will do today.
>> Thanks
>
>Yikes! I didn't mean for that advice to be taken literally for action at
>this time of the year. I'm done for by the garden heat by midday so imagine
>how a transplanted herb may react.
>
>If you are going to do it today however, check how the temps are going to go
>over the next few days. And try to give it some shade for a few days so it
>can settle in and water well too till it gets its roots established. I cut
>bits of Sacred Bamboo (nandina domestica) and use that as shade unbrellas to
>protect transplants - works a treat and the only real reason why it's worth
>growing as far as I'm concerned.

Not to worry, I didn't get around to doing it

The weather here isn't that brutally hot, if fact I was wearing a
beanie when out doing the rounds this morning.

Actually, it has hit 31°C today - the hottest we've had this summer -
but still quite cool inside the house and the shade houses, I reckon
the tarragon would handle it okay.