Sorrel, Transylvanian (Organic)
Rumex acetosa. Perennial.
A variety of garden sorrel with nice long, strap-shaped leaves. Good color and flavor all winter. Tolerates dry spells. Extremely hardy and perfect for the permaculture or gourmet garden. We like it added as a small part in salad mixes and sauces, and it is used in sorrel soup, of course. Collected by The Seed Ambassadors Project from a Hungarian farmer at the farmers market in Cluj, Romania, on our 2008 trip to Transylvania.
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Sow in pots indoors February through August. Transplant 3-4 weeks after sprouting. May also be direct sown from early spring through late summer. A great choice for winter gardens in our area. Perennial plant so chose a permanent position in the garden.
Seed Saving
Sorrel has both male and female plants; a few of each are needed to save seed. Cut seedheads when seeds are dry, thresh by hand or by dancing, winnow to clean. Isolate from other sorrel by ½ mile.
Jessica Engelman (verified owner) –
Where did you grow this variety? Washington
Started these plants in spring of 2021 in Spokane, WA, with three plants in a seven gallon grow bag. They survived the hot, dry summer (frequent highs in the 90s and 100s), then moved with me to Aberdeen, WA. They were getting crowded so I planted each in their own seven-gallon bag. They survived the winter beautifully, and were a fresh, lemony addition to salads and sandwiches all autumn, winter, and spring. On their second summer (2022) they bolted, then died back quite a bit and looked rather pathetic for a few months. However as of February 2023 they have regrown to the point of being able to harvest a leaf or two here and there. I’m very curious to see if they bounce back this summer, or if they never truly recover after bolting. They grow quickly enough like most leafy greens, so treating them as a 12-month annual might be a good strategy. The flavor is a bit too strong for a sorrel-only salad, and is more like an herb than a leafy green in that regard, however they last the winter (at least down to 20 degrees, which is about as cold as it gets here in Aberdeen) and won’t bolt in early spring like some other winter veggies, making them an excellent hunger gap vegetable.
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Emma –
Where did you grow this variety? Washington
I think I planted a little too early so they were slow to take off (so I planted a lot) and then they TOOK OFF and now I have a much too large patch of sorrel lol. There are worse things in life 🙂
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