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Rumex acetosa

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Sorrel Green Seed

Item #HSC-GRN-042-PKT

A lemony French sorrel.

This French sorrel gives some of the first greens in spring and some of the last in fall. Tender green leaves up to about 8" long have a sharp lemon flavor.

Use a little in salads, or plenty in soups, sauces and drinks; it is especially good with fish. Comes back each year in Zones 4–9.

About 40 days to baby leaf and 60 days to full size, from sowing. Open-pollinated.

Specs

Packet: 250 seeds
Average 29,000 seeds per oz.

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Quick Facts

Seed size (10 mm scale) and germination soil temperature chart for sorrel — Seed size & germination

Latin Name: Rumex acetosa
Days To Maturity: 40 baby; 60 full size
Life Cycle: Perennial
Hybrid Status: Open Pollinated

Growing times vary with weather, soil and local conditions.

Growing guide

From seed to harvest

Sow spring to midsummer

Thick for baby leaf, 8" apart for bunches.

Shade and deadhead

Better summer leaves; fall regrowth after bolting.

Pick outer leaves first

Then cut above the crown once established.

Divide clumps

A hardy perennial.

Growing Information

Scientific name

Rumex acetosa

Habit

Sorrel is a hardy perennial that can also be grown as an annual.

Days to maturity

Counted from direct sowing; plants set out as transplants are ready roughly 2 weeks earlier.

Starting indoors

Use cell trays: drop 2–3 seeds in each and cover with about 1/4" of mix.

Direct sowing

Sow in rich soil any time from mid-spring until midsummer. Baby leaf: scatter 3–5 seeds to the inch in rows spaced 2" or wider, and cut whole plants just above the base once they are 3–6" tall. Bunching: sow seeds an inch apart at 1/4" depth, then thin to 8" in rows 12–18" apart.

Summer care

Light shade and cutting off flower stalks keep summer leaves better; even plants that bolt usually regrow well in fall.

Harvest

Pick outer leaves until plants are well established; after that, plants can be cut right above the crown. Clumps spread and can be divided.

Packet

250 seeds.

Seeds per oz.

About 29,000 on average.

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