Sorrel
Rumex acetosa
In a typical UK garden, sow indoors early March to mid-April, sow outside early April to mid-June, plant out early April to mid-June, and harvest late March to late October.
When to sow, plant and harvest
Last frost around 20 April, first frost around 31 October.
- Sow indoors
- early March to mid-April
- Sow outdoors
- early April to mid-June
- Plant out
- early April to mid-June
- Harvest
- late March to late October
Growing facts
- Spacing
- 30 cm apart, rows 30 cm apart
- Square foot
- 1 per square (30 cm squares)
- Sowing depth
- 1 cm
- Ready in
- 60 to 90 days from sowing
- Grows to
- 50 cm
- Hardiness
- Hardy to about -20 °C
- Sun
- Copes with some shade
- Crops for
- Several years (perennial)
Growing tip
Cut off flower stems as they appear to keep fresh leaves coming, and divide clumps every four or five years.
More leafy greens
Where these figures come from
Every crop in VegLog was checked against published growing advice. Dates are worked out from average frost dates, so they shift with your garden. For sorrel, we used:
Grow sorrel with VegLog
Add sorrel to a bed and VegLog reminds you when to sow, plant out and pick, timed to your own town's frost dates.
