Sorrel Seeds (Organic)

Organic Sorrel is a versatile perennial green prized for its tangy, lemon-like flavor and vibrant, tender leaves. This culinary gem adds a bright, zesty touch to soups, sauces, salads, and more. Its unique taste pairs with fish, eggs, or creamy dishes, making it a favorite among home cooks and gourmet chefs alike. Thriving in full sun to partial shade, Organic Sorrel is remarkably easy to grow. It prefers rich, well-draining soil and establishes quickly in garden beds or containers. Once established, this hardy plant returns year after year, providing an early harvest of fresh greens in spring and continuing to produce through fall.

Variety Details

• Plant type: Perennial
• Growth habit: Upright
• Crop category: Vegetable
• Kitchen profile: Organic Sorrel is a versatile perennial green prized for its tangy, lemon-like flavor and vibrant, tender leaves.
• Recorded feature: Container Compatible
• Product format: Seed packet

Sowing & Growing

• Light: Full Sun
• Planting season: Spring
• Starting location: Direct Sow or Start Indoors & Transplant
• Recorded soil pH: 5.6 - 6.0 or 6.1 - 6.5 or 6.6 - 7.0
• Recorded USDA zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Use the product-specific sowing figures for Sorrel as the starting point, then adjust timing to local soil temperature and frost conditions. Prepare the bed before planting, preserve the recorded spacing, and evaluate moisture at root depth instead of following a universal calendar. Watch development as the stated maturity window approaches and harvest at the size, texture, or color preferred for the crop. Label the row with the sowing date so actual performance can inform future plantings.

Before sowing Sorrel, review the packet alongside the current product details and note any range in temperature, germination, or maturity. Ranges reflect biological and seasonal variation rather than a fixed promise. Label each planting with its date and location, then compare emergence, growth, and harvest with local weather. This record is useful for succession plantings and for deciding whether the crop fits better into an earlier or later seasonal window.

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