garden sorrel seeds Garden Sorrel Seeds

garden sorrel seeds Garden Sorrel SeedsSorrel is a reliable perennial vegetable with a delightful lemony taste. This is a must have, low maintenance perennial vegetable. It can be used raw in salads, or cooked like a lemony spinach substitute. My favourite way to use sorrel is in spanakopita the leaves add a lemony brightness that makes the dish even better than the traditional. The leaves can get a bit bitter in the heat of summer, but providing afternoon shade may help to extend the

Sorrel is a reliable perennial vegetable with a delightful lemony taste. This is a must-have, low maintenance perennial vegetable. It can be used raw in salads, or cooked like a lemony spinach substitute. My favourite way to use sorrel is in spanakopita- the leaves add a lemony brightness that makes the dish even better than the traditional. 

The leaves can get a bit bitter in the heat of summer, but providing afternoon shade may help to extend the harvest. Cut the plant back to the ground when it tries to send up seed stalks, and it will respond by pushing out tender new leaves.

They like rich, moist soil in full sun or part shade, but will succeed in many situations once established.

The plants will grow slowly to form clumps, which can be divided every few years to refresh them. They do not spread via runners like the weedy sheep sorrel.