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How to grow sorrels

Rumex acetosa · other family · perennial

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Growing basics

Sorrel is a cool-season crop, started from seed in the garden or transplanted.

Seeds germinate once soil reaches about 60°F.

Varieties run about 60 days to maturity.

Grows best in full sun.

Frost-hardy: keeps going through freezes.

Space plants 12 to 18 inches apart.

Sources

3 sorrels in the library

Garden Sorrel · Blonde de Lyon · Profusion

Each has a full cited page in the library.

Pests and diseases we cover

Identification and treatment for each, with photos, in the library.

Row & Bed covers 3 sorrel varieties, each with a cited care timeline and fertilization schedule, identification and treatment for the pest that reaches them, and planting windows worked out for your ZIP.

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