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Sorrel leaves are used extensively in French cuisine, in fish, soups and sauces, also picked young will add a tart flavour to a mixed leaf salad. Leaves are best harvested regularly whilst small as bitterness increases
Sow March to May, fortnightly for 'salad leaves'. Sow thinly, 12mm (½in) deep in drills 30cm (12in) apart.
Thin seedlings if necessary, when large enough to handle, to 15cm (6in) apart. Keep ground weed free and water well during dry periods. Harvest 6-8 weeks after sowing, selecting a few leaves from each plant.
Harvest regularly from early summer to frosts.
Flowering Period: Cropping: Plant Type: Perennial, usually grown as a Hardy Annual
1000 seeds
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