Chervil curled - Anthriscus cerefolium crispum
400 Seeds
Sow March - July
Hardy annual.
Height 30-60cm (1-2ft), spread 30cm (12in).
Prefers a moist, humus soil in semi-shade.
Sow seed direct outside in March to July into shallow seed drills. Alternatively make sowings at two to three week intervals indoors on a light windowsill all year round. Sow seeds thinly 0.5cm (¼in) deep, in small pots of moist compost at a temperature of 15-20°C.
Direct sown seedlings can be thinned to 30cm (12in) apart and harvested from May as required . Indoor crops can be harvested all year round.
The lacy, fern-like and light green leaves have a pale magenta blush in late summer. The stems are slender, hollow are slightly ridged and branching. The tiny white flowers grow in clusters, which appear from late summer or in late spring from over wintered seedlings.
