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Chervil

Anthriscus cerefolium

Chervil
Photo: Schlaghecken Josef · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

A delicate herb with a mild aniseed taste, essential in French cooking (fines herbes).

Light
Partial shade
Height
30 cm
Watering
Moderate: 2–3 times a week in summer
Soil
fertile, rich in organic matter
Edible?
Flowers for cooking and scent
How to plant
Sow direct undefined cm deep; leave 20 cm between plants.
Care
Bolts in heat: sow in spring and autumn in part shade, every 3–4 weeks. It doesn't transplant well.

Calendar by climate

Warm coast
Mild Mediterranean
Southern interior
Continental interior
Cold interior and uplands
Atlantic
Canary Islands (subtropical)
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Dates are for growing outdoors, based on the local climate. In a greenhouse or tunnel everything comes earlier.

Feeding and doses

Mild Mediterranean

Not needed.

Pest prevention and doses

Mild Mediterranean

Not needed.

How easy to grow by climate

  • Warm coastNeeds regular careToo warm a climate
  • Mild MediterraneanEasy
  • Southern interiorNeeds regular careExtreme summer heat
  • Continental interiorEasy
  • Cold interior and uplandsNeeds regular careHard, long frosts
  • AtlanticEasy
  • Canary Islands (subtropical)Needs regular careNo winter chill

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