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12.06.2023 - 00:53 / gardenerspath.com / Rose Kennedy
How to Grow Sorrel, A Lemony, Lively Perennial Herb Rumex acetosa, R. sanguineus, R. scutatusTart on the taste buds and a rich source of nutrients like vitamin C, manganese, and iron, sorrel is one tough, delicious plant.
This perennial herb or ornamental is adapted to USDA Hardiness Zones 4 to 9. It’s also grown as a leafy green in the vegetable garden, either as an annual or perennial.
The seedlings can tolerate frost and part shade, and sorrel will bounce back to produce a second harvest in fall, even if it bolts in summer temperatures.
Often it’s the first green to show as winter ebbs in the kitchen garden, and sorrel soup is an annual springtime rite.
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This attractive red-veined or blonde-green plant is also attractive in cool-weather window boxes, or as part of an edible landscape. But it is worth mentioning one minor drawback:
As much as I love its tendency to reappear in the garden without any prompting from me, even I have to admit that sorrel can be invasive. It readily reseeds, and the mature plants can spread out to occupy a couple of square feet each.
Happily, those tendencies are easily overcome by growing sorrel in containers or deadheading the blooms before they reseed.
But before we start worrying about an overabundance of this tart plant, let’s cover how to grow and care for it, starting with sowing and wrapping up with picking and cooking.
I’ll give you plenty of helpful information along the way.
Here’s what we’ll cover:
What Is Sorrel?Native to Europe and Asia, sorrel is a member of the Polygonaceae, or buckwheat, plant family, it has a dual identity as an herbaceous herb and a baby-leaf green for
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