Outsidepride Chervil Seeds - 5000 Seeds

Outsidepride Chervil Seeds - 5000 Seeds

Description

Chervil (Anthriscus cerefolium) - Chervil is a popular herb where its root and leaves are used. The chervil herb root for example, is used raw or cooked, but should be done with caution as some reports indicated the root to be poisonous. The raw root is rather tough, but has a nice, aromatic, starchy flavor. When cooked it becomes floury and sweet with a peculiar flavor that is excellent and unlike any other vegetable. Peeling the roots ruins the flavor. The root is about the size of a small carrot. It can be harvested when the foliage dies down, usually in July/August from an autumn sowing, and stored like potatoes for later use. It is best harvested as required.

More popular are using the chervil leaves as an herb. Chervil has a subtle anise-parsley flavor which can be a delicious addition to green salads, omelets and soup. People use chervil with fish, carrots, corn, eggs, asparagus, potatoes, peas, spinach, and sorrel. The hardest part of growing chervil is to keep the plants from going to seed. Chervil plants will go to flower when the days are long and the weather is hot. Sowing chervil herb seeds every two weeks until the weather is hot will give you a constant supply of leaves. Keeping flowers cut will encourage leafy growth. Chervil grows best in cool weather and light shade. Full sun will bleach out its delicate foliage. You can harvest leaves about 6 to 8 weeks after sowing. Pick the outside leaves of each plant and allow the younger leaves to continue growing. Harvesting chervil frequently will promote leaf growth and delay flowering. The flavor is best just before flowering and in cool weather.

Chervil is an 8 - 16 inch tall annual herb growing in USDA zones 3 - 8. Sowing Rate: 15 - 20 seeds per plant.