Sorrel

Pflanzenfamilie

Knotweed family (Polygonaceae)

Saisonübersicht

Details

Lichtbedarf

Sonnig

Wasserbedarf

Feucht

Boden

Schwer (Ton)

Nährstoffbedarf

Mittel

Lichtkeimer

Pflanzabstand

10 cm

Reihenabstand

25 cm

Saattiefe

0Keine Angabe

Anleitungen

Beschreibung

The meadow sorrel, sour sorrel, sour lump (Saxony) or Suurampfere (Switzerland), belongs to the knotweed family (Polygonaceae). It is grown as a wild vegetable or medicinal plant. It grows up to 1 m tall and is herbaceous, perennial and hardy. The taste is sourish and somewhat bitter. It blooms from May and should be

Anbautipps

Sow from mid-March in spring or in August for a harvest the following year. Should not be eaten in large quantities as it contains a lot of oxalic acid. Divide after a few years for rejuvenation and propagation, but sorrel also propagates itself easily in the garden. Cut back three times a year, leaving the inner leaves, but remove the flower shoots, this leads to a higher and more consistent harvest. The leaves can be harvested continuously, but are best harvested individually by plucking or cutting them off, although the oxalic acid content rises sharply from mid-June.