On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 22:54:30 +0100, "Bob Hobden"
wrote:

"Mike Lyle" wrote ...

"Charlie Pridham"wrote:

"Mike Lyle" wrote
I've tried to propagate French Tarragon from the cut herb sold in
supermarkets, but when I've got it to root, it's never survived. It's
been really hard to find growing plants, but I finally found chunky
ones for sale in 2-l pots at Webb's of Wychbold this week. £4.99:
ouch! but job done. Or was it? The leaves have little aroma, and the
taste is wrong: is somebody out there supplying GCs with Russian
Tarragon labelled as French?

I've just emailed Webb's about it; but I'd welcome any knowledge or
experience from urg.

--
Mike.

My moneys on someone micro propping it because its hard to produce, quite
often the scent is altered in that process (don't ask me why as it
shouldn't
be) another group of plants to wary of are scented leaved pelargonium's, a
number in the trade that have been bulked up by micro propping are
scentless

I've had a response, saying the stock is only from tip cuttings. I'm
thinking about the next move: I may keep it and see if it develops its
aroma under garden conditions...


It could be like other forced plants, spray carnations in the florists for
example, where the forcing removes the smell and growing under garden
conditions brings it all back.

Yes, I was wondering about that. I'll probably give it a go, since
it's so hard to find the damn things. I'll be mightily hacked off if
it doesn't work, though: I've only got a small and slightly tricky
garden, with no room for many passengers.

--
Mike.