Sorrel
vegetable
Perennial salad green with a bright, tart lemon flavor. Harvest young leaves for salads; older leaves are stronger and better cooked. Cut flower stalks to keep it productive.
At a glance
- USDA Zones
- 3–9
- Sun
- Part sun (3–6 hrs)
- Water
- Medium — water when top inch of soil is dry
- Soil
- Loam
- pH
- Acidic, neutral
- Spacing
- 12 in. between plants
- Per square foot
- 1 plant per square
- Days to maturity
- About 60 days
Planting & harvest windows
Northern Hemisphere timing. Adjust ±4–6 weeks based on your last/first frost dates.
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Plant Harvest
Good companions
Recommended varieties
- Garden Sorrelboth
Large-leaf standard variety — tart, lemony flavor.
- French / Buckler Sorrelboth
Small round leaves, milder flavor — excellent raw.
Add Sorrel to your raised bed — the planner handles spacing and companion warnings automatically.
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