Turnip-rooted chervil

Plant family

Umbellifers (Apiaceae)

Also known as

Tuberous-Rooted Chervil, Bulbous Chervil, Parsnip Chervil

Season Overview

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Moist

Soil

Light (sandy)

Nutrient requirement

Low

Plant distance

25 cm

Row spacing

6 cm

Seeding depth

1 cm

Instructions

The season for this plant has not yet begun. The following instructions are for the beginning season.

End of October

Sowing

End of October

Thinning

Mid of November

Weeding

Every week

Description

Chervil is an almost forgotten, very old cultivated plant. It belongs to the family of umbelliferae. The beet forms blunt thick roots that can grow up to 10 cm long. The leaves are pinnate light green and its white flowers are in umbels. The chervil beet is biennial. In the first year it forms the beet and a rosette of leaves. In the second year it flowers and produces seeds. It can reach a height of more than one meter.

Growing tips

The chervil beet is a frost sprout, so it is sown from September to December. The chervil beet prefers moist, deep and well-drained soil. Sowing is similar to carrots. Mix the soil with a little sand and sow the seeds approx. 2 cm deep with a row spacing of 25 cm. Germination does not take place until spring. At the young plant stage, the seedlings are still very competitive and need more intensive care. Hoe the rows regularly to remove the weeds. Alternatively, you can also mulch. This will save you a lot of work and keep the soil moist. The weeds will then turn yellow in June/July and the beetroot can be harvested.