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How to grow chervil

Frost-hardy · Carrot family

When to sow and plant

  • Start indoors around 22 February
  • Plant out 19 April – 3 May
  • Sow (autumn) 25 August – 1 September

Based on: average for Germany, last frost 19 April, safe from 6 May

Planting calendar for your area
Where the dates come from

The weeks come from our sources; the dates use the average frost in Germany. Enter a German postcode to get dates for your area.

  • Start indoors: 8 weeks before the last frost (Johnny's Selected Seeds: Chervil – Key Growing Information)
  • Plant out: 0–2 weeks after the last frost (Johnny's Selected Seeds: Chervil – Key Growing Information)
  • Sow (autumn): 8–9 weeks before the first autumn frost (Johnny's Selected Seeds: Chervil – Key Growing Information)

Good and bad neighbours

We don’t know any sourced neighbours for this plant yet.

Crop rotation

After the carrot family, leave the bed free of it for at least 4 years (sources: 4–5 years).

  • The same species should go back to the same spot after a break of 3 years at the earliest.
  • Example: grown here in 2026, again from 2031.

At a glance

Family
Carrot family (Apiaceae)
Nutrient needs
Light feeder
Frost
Hardy, tolerates frost
Spacing (row × plant)
30 × 15 cm (12 × 6 in)
Plants per m²
22.2
Life cycle
Annual
Harvest
After 56 days from sowing

Spacing according to RHS Grow your own: Chervil. Other sources: – × 8 cm (– × 3 in) (University of Maryland Extension: Chervil).

Questions and answers

When can I plant out chervil?

Plant out, average for Germany: 19 April – 3 May. Enter a German postcode above for your area, or your own frost date in the planting calendar.

How far apart should I plant chervil?

30 × 15 cm (12 × 6 in) (row × plant), according to RHS Grow your own: Chervil.

How long a break do chervil need in the same bed?

After the carrot family, leave the bed free of it for at least 4 years (sources: 4–5 years). The same species should go back to the same spot after a break of 3 years at the earliest.

More from the carrot family

Sources

Show 7 sources
  1. Landwirtschaftskammer Schleswig-Holstein: Fruchtfolge im Garten (Gartenmerkblatt, 2020)
  2. RHS Find a plant: Anthriscus cerefolium
  3. University of Maryland Extension: Chervil
  4. RHS Grow your own: Chervil
  5. Johnny's Selected Seeds: Chervil – Key Growing Information
  6. Südtiroler Bauernbund: Merkblatt Fruchtfolgen im Gemüsebau (Oktober 2022)
  7. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (über die GBIF-API, species/match)

Retrieved on 23 October 2026. Facts in our own words, one source per value.