Garden Sorrel (Rumex acetosa) seeds

Very uncomplicated and undemanding perennial plant. The leaves can be prepared freshly as salad or be blanched shortly or steamed as a vegetable. Also popular as pesto or soup.
Contents: Approx. 600 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

€2.49

Content: 600 Single seed

Product number: 1015 GTIN: 4250601204949

Description

Prior to the introduction of rhubarb, which came from Asia, sorrel was often grown in Europe. Its stems were actually used in the kitchen like rhubarb today. Peeled you can eat them raw, make stewed fruit compote out of them or use them as a cake topping.

Garden sorrel is a very uncomplicated and unpretentious perennial plant, whose leaves can be eaten as a salad or blanched like spinach. Its flavour is distinctly sour, as its Latin name ('acetosa') implies.

Use	Winter vegetables
Lifecycle	Hardy
Species	Polygonaceae
Eventual height	20-60 cm
Flower colour	Red
Flowering months	August, July, June, May
Main harvest	All year round
Root system	Rhizome

When to sow outdoors	April, June, March, May
Sowing depth	0.5 cm
Germination temperature	15-20°C
Climate	Temperate
Sunlight	Full sun, Shade
Water requirement	Medium
Planting distance	25 cm

Sowing and care

Sow in rows or clusters from March to June or August. Garden sorrel needs light to germinate, so cover only lightly with soil. Planting distance approx.25 x 30 cm.
Prefers sandy or loamy top soil. It is important that the soil does not dry out. Pluck leaves regularly and cut off the flowering shoots in time.

Other names

Botanical name: Rumex acetosa, Acetosa pratensis, Lapathum acetosa

German: Wiesen-Sauerampfer, Sauerlump, Blacke

English: Common sorrel, Spinach dock, Narrow-leaved dock

French: Oseille commune, Oseille des prés, Vinette

Italian: Acetosa

Spanish: Acedera común, Vinagrera

Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | 93055 Regensburg, Germany | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

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