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Lemony-sour perennial leaf vegetable. Harvest outer leaves continuously. Remove flower stalks to keep leaves productive. Excellent in soups, sauces, and salads.
🐛 Prone to: Aphids, Leaf miners.
Attract Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds, Parasitic wasps to keep them in check — plant African MarigoldGreat, AngelicaGreat and AniseFair nearby.
Thrives in the same partial sun, moderate water conditions as Sorrel
Direct-sow Sorrel outdoors about 2 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 10 days. Grow in partial sun, spaced about 30 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 60 days.
Water: Medium · Height: 50 cm · Soil: Moist, well-draining — tolerates poor soil
