This perennial herb can grow to 60 cm tall. The leaves have a sharp acidic taste and are used as an addition to salads or cooked with meat dishes, stews and soups. Red sorrel is also popular as an ornamental perennial.


How to grow sorrel in a garden

  1. Choose a sunny spot in your garden with well-drained soil. Enrich with Yates Thrive Natural Blood & Bone with Seaweed.   
  2. Sow seed direct, planting them in clumps of 2-3 seeds 20 cm apart. Cover lightly with Yates Black Magic Seed Raising Mix and water well.   
  3. Water regularly. Once seedlings emerge, thin seedlings and feed weekly with Yates Thrive Natural Fish Seaweed+ Plant Food Concentrate
  4. Harvest by snipping or pulling leaves at soil level – this will also help encourage leafier growth. Sow successive crops every 3-4 weeks to extend your harvest window. 

     


How to grow sorrel in a pot

  1. Choose a pot at least 300 mm wide and deep and position in a sunny spot.  Fill with quality potting mix, such as Yates Premium Potting Mix
  2. Sow seed direct, planting them in clumps of 2-3 seeds 20 cm apart. Cover lightly with Yates Black Magic Seed Raising Mix and water well.   
  3. Water regularly. Once seedlings emerge, thin seedlings and feed weekly with Yates Thrive Natural Fish Seaweed+ Plant Food Concentrate
  4. Harvest by snipping or pulling leaves at soil level – this will also help encourage leafier growth. Sow successive crops every 3-4 weeks to extend you harvest window.

Growing tips

  • Nitrogen rich liquid fertiliser will encourage more green leafy growth for quicker harvest.  

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Recommended products

Yates Black Magic Seed Raising Mix

Specially formulated for trouble-free seed raising in trays (or outdoor seed sowing direclty into the ground) and propagation of cuttings.

Yates Premium Potting Mix

A premium potting mix, ideal for all potted plants and shrubs, including ornamentals, fruit trees, vegies and herbs.