Growing Sorrel in Your Perennial Vegetable Garden

 

Growing sorrel in your perennial vegetable garden is easy enough for the novice gardener. Sorrel is a great perennial vegetable that will add variety to your vegetable garden while returning year after year for a new harvest. This article will provide you with tips and instructions on growing sorrel in your perennial vegetable garden.

Sorrel comes in several varieties; French, garden, and common sorrel are popular and easy to grow. Sorrel is a leafy green herb that has a sour or citric flavor. It can be used in a variety of recipes, and it this perennial vegetable is harvested early in the season. Sorrel is a hardy perennial vegetable that thrives in cooler climates.

Sorrel is a wonderful perennial for vegetable gardens that are in colder climates. Sorrel should be planted in early spring or a few weeks before the last frost date. It can be harvested even as seedlings. When thinning this perennial vegetable, save the seedlings for use in salads and soups.

Sorrel will grow up to 3 feet in height. Sorrel can be sown directly into the garden. Start by planting seeds 3 inches apart, and thin sorrel plants so that they are at least a foot apart when mature. Sorrel can also be planted in small pots for container gardens, and the perennial vegetable does not need a lot of care to thrive. Weeding is important to promoting the growth of this plant.

This perennial vegetable can be divided or propagated through cuttings. Sorrel should be divided early in the growing season. When sorrel starts producing flowers the leaves will start to have a tough and bitter taste. Make sure to harvest the sorrel before flowers are produced. Adding compost and other organic materials to the soil you plan on planting your sorrel in is important before planting this perennial vegetable; it should also be top dressed with compost in the middle of the growing season to promote growth. Good drainage is helpful when growing this perennial vegetable in your garden, and it enjoys being kept moist.

Sorrel is best when eaten fresh, but it can also be dried or frozen. Harvesting young leaves is recommended. This vegetable will produce leaves that can be eaten within two months of being sown in your vegetable garden.

Growing sorrel in your perennial vegetable garden is a great way to add a leafy green herb with distinct flavor to your garden. It will increase your perennial harvest as well as variety in your garden.