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The plant has a sour taste that makes it a tasty addition to salads or a sharp side dish to red meat and roasts or stews. Try to give your plants between 2-3cm of water a week. Rainfall will often provide this, but, if you’re going through a dry spell, manual watering will be needed. Feeding Sorrel Sorrel doesn’t need much preparation. Simply give the leaves a wash under running water, using your fingers to dislodge any stubborn bits of dirt, and they’re ready to be used.

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It also contains 708 mg (dried weight) of beta carotene which is converted to vitamin A by the body. Sorrel Recipes Sorrel is generally quite a resilient plant that isn’t usually bothered by pests and diseases. Aphids and slugs will likely be your main issues, but there are plenty of organic methods out there to control both of these. Popular Sorrel Varieties to Grow: Sorrel leaves taste best when they’re young, so try harvesting them when they’re about 10-12 cm in height. Sorrel typically reaches 60cm (24") high, with very strong roots that will compete with other plants. The flowers are not especially attractive, so this plant is one that can be planted behind or amongst other vigorous crops. It is usually grown as a perennial, so plant it where it can stay for a few years. It will tolerate sun or partial shade. When to plant your sorrel Its arrow-shaped leaves were a familiar sight in Medieval vegetable gardens across Europe until the 1700s, and it has since become a common wild herb in North America where it was introduced as a salad green. Scientific NameIts tendency to appear as one of the first plants in spring meant it was once a highly valued edible green. Sorrel is fairly resilient to most pests and diseases, and will only really be affected by these very familiar creatures… Slugs and snails Use the dibber/trowel to create a hole in the soil or compost, large enough to plant the young Sorrel plant into. If planting more than one, allow 30cm (1’) between plants. French sorrel ( Rumex scutatus). A small variety which reaches just 30cm (1’) tall, but can spread to up to 1m (3’) across. A less astringent flavour than others and a pronounced lemon taste.

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habitat - Moist Grassland (Clay, Loams) Dry Grassland (clay, loam), Very Acidic Soil (Peats, Heaths), Frosts will kill off foliage later in the year, but the plant will remain alive beneath the surface, ready to re-shoot in the spring. Divide plants every 2-3 years in the spring or autumn to maintain good air circulation around plants. Harvesting sorrel Garden sorrel – has a good flavour and grows prolifically. However, its flower shoots are taller than other varieties, meaning that the plant’s self-seeding habit could become a nuisance Native sheep’s sorrel( R. acetosella) is also edible, but not generally grown as a garden herb, although it is sometimes used as foraged wild leaves. Several species of oxalis are also commonly known as sorrel, but these are ornamental plants, wildflowers or weeds. If it’s not possible to use sorrel leaves straight away, wash them and gently sandwich them between sheets of damp kitchen paper in a sealed container in the fridge. Common Sorrel pests and diseasesSorrel contains very high amounts of oxalic acid. This is a natural compound that’s also found in other leafy greens, such as spinach and kale, and is what gives the leaves their signature sourness.