Chervil
Anthriscus cerefolium
In a typical UK garden, sow indoors late February to late March, sow outside late March to mid-September, plant out late March to early May, and harvest mid-May to late November.
When to sow, plant and harvest
Last frost around 20 April, first frost around 31 October.
- Sow indoors
- late February to late March
- Sow outdoors
- late March to mid-September
- Plant out
- late March to early May
- Harvest
- mid-May to late November
Growing facts
- Spacing
- 15 cm apart, rows 30 cm apart
- Square foot
- 4 per square (30 cm squares)
- Sowing depth
- 0.5 cm
- Ready in
- 42 to 60 days from sowing
- Grows to
- 40 cm
- Hardiness
- Hardy to about -10 °C
- Sun
- Copes with some shade
- Crops for
- About 6 weeks
Growing tip
Sow little and often in light shade and keep it moist; chervil bolts quickly in heat and dislikes being moved.
Neighbours
Herbs are one crop rotation group. Try not to grow them where any of the family grew in the last two or three years. How crop rotation works
More herbs
Where these figures come from
Every crop in VegLog was checked against published growing advice. Dates are worked out from average frost dates, so they shift with your garden. For chervil, we used:
Grow chervil with VegLog
Add chervil to a bed and VegLog reminds you when to sow, plant out and pick, timed to your own town's frost dates.
