Guest guest Posted April 4, 2010 Report Share Posted April 4, 2010 Hi Mark, Do you have a particular variety of sorrel that works so well for you? I have tried the " French " sorrel seeds from Territorial seeds, this year and while they sprouted easily enough, the young plants were quickly and continually stripped of leaves while tons of kale, mustard, amaranth and new zealand spinach grow relatively carefree. Same thing happened with purslane. This being in zone 9. Lately I've been eating and enjoying a lot of the prolific and gorgeous red giant mustard. Take care, Slim , Mark Sutton <msutton wrote: > > We've been growing Sorrel for years. It's a perennial, which means it comes back every year (to varying degree; vole problem). Really easy to grow. No maintenance. I my growing zone (5/6) you can sow it now. > > I tend to use it like I would lettuce for salads and sandwiches. Never have made the classic European purreed soup with Sorrel. I prefer it fresh. > > Gotta love a perennial green! The strong lemony taste is excellent. > > FYI, Mark > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2010 Report Share Posted April 5, 2010 This talk of sorrel has finally cleared up a mystery for me. When I was about 13 I got a David Soul record for Christmas — and on it was a song called Black Bean Soup. When he sings about making black bean soup there was always a line I just couldn’t understand. It sounded like he said “sorrel” but I had never heard of that and didn’t think it was a real word. The song goes: Boil those black beans, honey Mash them up real well One big soft tomato Just a handful of sorrel ... Now it makes sense! LOL Thanks everyone. Anna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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