Grieve M. A Modern Herbal Vol 2 (I-Z): The Medicinal, Culinary, Cosmetic and Economic Properties, Cultivation and Folk-Lore of Herbs, Grasses, Fungi, Shrubs, & Trees with All Their Modern Scientific Uses. Dover Publications; 1971. Prepare your growing area, making sure that it’s weed-free and that the soil on the surface is light and fine It also contains 708 mg (dried weight) of beta carotene which is converted to vitamin A by the body. Sorrel Recipes French sorrel ( Rumex scutatus). A small variety which reaches just 30cm (1’) tall, but can spread to up to 1m (3’) across. A less astringent flavour than others and a pronounced lemon taste.

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Sorrel doesn’t need much preparation. Simply give the leaves a wash under running water, using your fingers to dislodge any stubborn bits of dirt, and they’re ready to be used. Although attractive looking, with several species such as Oxalis tetraphylla and O. adenophylla being grown as ornamental garden or glasshouse plants, some oxalis species can become anuisance in the garden. Divide established sorrel plants every couple of years in spring or autumn to rejuvenate congested clumps and ensure plants are productive.Harvest leaves from the earliest sowings from May onwards. Later sowings will be ready in the summer. Young sorrel leaves are softer and tangier, whereas older, larger leaves are better for cooking and less flavourful. Use them fresh in salads alongside other lettuce-type leaves. Choose leaves which have an even shade of green, and that aren’t showing any signs of yellowing or crispy brown areas. If you plan on growing your sorrel as an annual, then direct and successional sowing is the least labour-intensive method of ensuring a regular harvest. How to Plant Sorrel Outside Common sorrel grows up to 10–120 cm. Its stalks bear clusters of small reddish-green to brown flowers and the bright-green leaves are long, oblong and spear-shaped. Status As a medicinal and garden herb, common sorrel has been used since the ancient days of Greece’s Dioscorides and Rome’s Pliny the Elder in the 1st century AD.

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R. acetosa was believed to be a ‘cooling’ herb and helpful for swellings and inflammatory conditions. The plant was used to treat fevers, skin tumours, jaundice, and internal ulcers. Sorrel grown in a greenhouse will give you leaves to harvest earlier in the year, but the plants will bolt much sooner in the summer. The flowers that shoot up need to be removed – sorrel already has a reputation for being a prolific self-seeder, and this happens even more in a greenhouse. Leave the flowers on and your sorrel will soon take over all of your greenhouse beds, becoming more of a weed than a useful plant.Studies on 100g dried weight found that it contains 25 g/protein, 440 mg/potassium, 1071 mg/ calcium, 104.2 mg/magnesium, 15 mg/iron. I also will nibble wild sorrel and dandelion greens help cut the bitter taste and add a little to salads makes the flavor pop!!! 🙂