{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "record_type": "plant",
  "slug": "french-tarragon",
  "botanical_name": "Artemisia dracunculus var. sativa",
  "categories": [
    "culinary herb",
    "perennial crop",
    "container crop"
  ],
  "common_name": "French tarragon",
  "difficulty": "Moderate",
  "family": "Asteraceae",
  "growth_habits": [
    "upright",
    "clump-forming"
  ],
  "lifecycle": "Herbaceous perennial",
  "requirements": {
    "container": {
      "minimum_diameter_cm": 20,
      "minimum_volume_litres": 5,
      "plants_per_container": 1
    },
    "harvest": {
      "typical_uk_months": [
        "April",
        "October"
      ]
    },
    "light": {
      "minimum_direct_sun_hours": 6,
      "preferred_direct_sun_hours": 6
    },
    "planting_out": {
      "frost_tolerant": false,
      "label": "Plant",
      "minimum_reliable_temperature_c": 0,
      "note": "Plant in spring after frost risk has passed; protect young shoots and avoid winter wet"
    },
    "soil_ph": {
      "maximum": 7.5,
      "minimum": 6.5
    },
    "spacing": {
      "maximum_cm": 60,
      "minimum_cm": 30
    }
  },
  "summary": "French tarragon is a deciduous culinary herb grown from plants, cuttings or divisions, with aromatic leaves for summer picking and a need for drainage and winter shelter.",
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "rhs-growing-tarragon",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/herbs/tarragon/grow-your-own",
      "supports": [
        "containers",
        "winter_protection",
        "diseases",
        "harvest"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "usu-french-tarragon",
      "publisher": "Utah State University Extension",
      "url": "https://extension.usu.edu/yardandgarden/research/french-tarragon-in-the-garden",
      "supports": [
        "soil_ph",
        "spacing",
        "propagation",
        "watering",
        "feeding"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "illinois-french-tarragon",
      "publisher": "Illinois Extension",
      "url": "https://extension.illinois.edu/herbs/tarragon-french",
      "supports": [
        "identity",
        "pruning",
        "indoor_growing",
        "harvest",
        "storage"
      ]
    }
  ]
}