Is it possible to grow a chervil on the windowsill
What chervil (kupyr, zhurnitsa, french parsley), many spice lovers know, this is Annual herb 20–70 cm tall of the umbrella family, resembling the usual garden parsley. Chervil is used as a seasoning, fragrant leaves smell at the same time parsley, tarragon and anise, they taste slightly bitter.
The rhizome is grayish in color, similar to carrots, the stem is branching cylindrical, leaves with a jagged edge, dissected, white small flowers form a complex umbrella. Seeds finally ripen to the beginning of autumn.
Important! Harvesting green Chervil for better use with the help of freezing, dried leaves are not so fragrant.
Chervil grows well everywhere - in open field, in greenhouses, glass and film greenhouses, as well as in seed containers at home. Having planted the seeds of chervil on the windowsill in a small box, you can provide yourself for the whole autumn-winter period with fresh fragrant spice.
How to grow a chervil in a pot, creating conditions for successful growth
The boulder grows successfully in flower pots, the main thing is to sow it correctly and ensure minimum care in the future. Fresh seeds of a kupyr do not need additional treatment before planting; they are immediately sown in the prepared soil. How to grow a chervil at home, so that he was always at hand, we now tell.
Chervil lighting requirements
Chervil is considered shallow planttherefore, it does not need additional lighting in case of a short daylight in winter. In the autumn-winter period, the bushes of the Chervil have rather short illumination with sunlight and artificial lighting in the evenings.
Which soil is best suited for growing Chervil on a windowsill
Chervil prefers weak alkaline soil substrate. Good plant develops in a mixture of sod land and humus in a ratio of 1: 2, watered before sowing seeds with a weak solution of manganese. Suitable chervil also soil from coconut fiber and biohumus in a ratio of 2: 1.
Did you know? Fresh leaves of chervil will help get rid of household ants.
How to choose a tank for landing
As a container for chervil and growing it from seeds, you can use oblong boxes with a depth of at least 20 cm or flower pots with a depth of 20 cm and a diameter of 15 cm to grow the bushy crown. The bottom of the tank must be filled with a drainage of 10–20 mm from expanded clay or crushed stone.
Chervil landing pattern
Chervil is sown with seeds in the planting tank is not deep - the sowing depth should not exceed 1 cm, The plantation of the kupyr is similar to parsley - 20-30 cm or in an individual spacious pot. 30 days after sowing, the greens of the chervil grows sufficiently and are ready for cutting.
Important! Regular consumption of tea from chervil will remove toxins from the body and increase immunity.
How to grow a chervil at home, the rules of care
Dry chervil seeds are sown in a well-moistened land, which has been previously poured into a planting container with drainage, slightly covered with soil and watered from a spray bottle to prevent them from leaching. Then the container is covered with glass or thick film to maintain high humidity.
Periodically crops need to air and moisten the soil. After the shoots of the kupyr appear, the cover can be removed, the soil slightly loosened. Chervil sprouts grown to a height of 7-8 cm should be thinned, the optimal distance between bushes is 10 -14 cm. Temperature of +14 - 18 degrees is preferable for the grown-up Chervil, but the plant tolerates other temperature regimes as well.
Common Chervil is absolutely not picky about caring at home. He needs abundant watering, but without stagnant moisture in the soil, spraying water, rarely loosening the soil and removing weeds if necessary. A strongly expanded plant is recommended to be transplanted by transshipment into a spacious container.
Did you know? Freshly squeezed chervil juice is an effective expectorant.
Possible problems when growing chervil at home
Chervil when grown at home is practically not susceptible to diseases and attacks of pests, there can only be cases of defeat of the tree with aphids. You can get rid of aphids by washing it off the plant with a stream of water or treating the bush with Carbofor or Actellic, which should be used clearly according to the instructions.
Another problem encountered when growing chervil is foliage color change. This is due to the aging of the leaves. Cutting the greenery of the kupyr within two months after sowing, you will be supplied with fragrant fresh seasoning, and the leaves will not have time to grow old and change their color.
