How to grow... Sorrel

Rocket Growing Guides

Sorrel is a fast growing herb which produces delicious leaves for salads. It’s not as well known, but it has a strong lemony, our flavour that works brilliantly with seafood dishes.

Sorrel is a perennial, so will die back in winter and return in spring. Be sure to plant in a permanent position.

  • Sorrel Growing Guide

How to Plant Sorrel

  • Sorrel is extremely low maintenance, so should do well outside wherever you have space.
  • Plant in a raised bed or in a pot.
  • They will need space so plant 30-60cm apart.

How to Grow Sorrel

  • At the start of the season, cut off flower shoots as they appear to increase number of leaves produced
  • Sorrel is so easy to grow and it comes back again year on year – a great herb to grow in the kitchen garden.

How to Harvest Sorrel

  • Cut leaves regularly to encourage more to grow.
  • Cut the leaves as soon as they are a good size. You can serve baby leaves in a salad very happily, or cook down bigger leaves.

When your herb plants arrive....

Your baby plants will arrive carefully packed in cardboard. They may look a little tired from their travels. This is quite normal but, as soon as possible, carefully unpack them all.

Then, stand them upright. The roots may be dry, so give them all a good drink of water by submerging the roots for a few minutes in a container of clean water. Now they are ready to plant.

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