Chervil ‘Plain’
Anthriscus cerefolium · Herb · No. 40
- Sow under cover
- —
- Sow outdoors
- Mar–May, Aug–Sep
- Harvest
- May–Jul, Sep–Nov
- Germination
- 7–14 days
- Spacing
- 15 cm in the row, 30 cm between rows
- Days to harvest
- 40–50 from sowing
- Sun
- Light shade
- Seed saving
- Moderate
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoors | March | April | May | August | September | |||||||
| Harvest | May | June | July | September | October | November |
Notes
Aniseed-flavoured leaf for cool, shaded beds. Runs to seed fast in summer heat. Seed short-lived.
Saving seed · Moderate
Insects cross it with other varieties. Grow one variety, isolate, or bag and hand-pollinate.
- Grow one variety of this plant, or keep 50 m from others.
- Or bag three flowers before they open and hand-pollinate.
- Leave the seed to ripen fully, then dry 7–14 days.