How to Grow Sorrel

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Pick a sorrel variety.. Choose a spot with full sun.. Get the soil ready.

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1

Pick a sorrel variety.

Step 1

Pick a sorrel variety.

2

Choose a spot with full sun.

Step 2

Choose a spot with full sun.

3

Get the soil ready.

Step 3

Get the soil ready.

4

Plant the seeds in early spring.

Step 4

Plant the seeds in early spring.

5

Thin the seedlings.

Step 5

Thin the seedlings.

6

Keep the sorrel very moist.

Step 6

Keep the sorrel very moist.

7

Weed the sorrel bed.

Step 7

Weed the sorrel bed.

8

Control aphid infestations.

Step 8

Control aphid infestations.

9

Remove flower spikes before they mature.

Step 9

Remove flower spikes before they mature.

10

Divide established sorrel in spring.

Step 10

Divide established sorrel in spring.

11

Pick leaves when they are 4 or 5 inches (10.2 or 12.7 cm) tall.

Step 11

Pick leaves when they are 4 or 5 inches (10.2 or 12.7 cm) tall.

12

Harvest throughout the season as the leaves keep growing.

Step 12

Harvest throughout the season as the leaves keep growing.

13

Eat sorrel while it's fresh.

Step 13

Eat sorrel while it's fresh.

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