Description
Matures in 30 Days
Height 2 feet
Considered gourmet french parsley, chervil is one ingredient in fines herbes. Its delicately flavored leaves add a distinctive taste and aroma to bearnaise sauce.
SOWINGCan be sown in early spring in well spaded soil. Plant seedstoinch deep in rows 18 inches apart.
THINNINGThin to 8 inches apart when plants are 2 inches high.
GERMINATIONGerminates in 7 to 10 days depending on soil and temperature conditions.
REMARKSUsed like parsley, fresh and dried. To dry for winter use, cut often to prevent flowering. Gather leaves on a dry summer day. Place leaf sprays on stretched cheesecloth or netting in a cool shed or room. When dry, remove leaves from stems and seal in wide-mouthed bottles.
