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Sheep Sorrel
Sheep Sorrel
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🌿 Sheep Sorrel (Rumex acetosella) — Organic Seeds
Common Names: Red Sorrel, Field Sorrel, Sour Weed
🌱 Seed Quality Promise
All seeds sold by Yahuah’s Farm are 100% organic, non-GMO, and never chemically treated or coated.
We do not sell pelleted, dyed, chemically enhanced, or synthetic-treated seeds.
What you plant should be as pure as the medicine it becomes.
About Sheep Sorrel
Sheep Sorrel is a hardy, low-growing perennial herb known for its tangy, lemon-like flavor and long history of traditional use as both a medicinal and edible wild green. Native to Europe and now naturalized across North America, it thrives in meadows, fields, forest edges, and poor soils.
This plant forms delicate arrow-shaped leaves and spreads by both seed and underground rhizomes, creating soft, airy patches that return year after year. It is incredibly resilient, cold-hardy, and self-sufficient.
Sheep Sorrel is a true survival plant—simple, nourishing, and persistent.
Traditional & Herbal Uses
Sheep Sorrel has been traditionally used as:
• A classic spring tonic
• A traditional cleansing herb
• A digestive-supporting green
• A mineral-rich food plant
• A traditional cooling herb
• A blood-supporting botanical
• A foundational wild edible
• A long-used household plant
The leaves and aerial parts are the primary traditionally used parts.
Plant Characteristics
Botanical Name: Rumex acetosella
Life Cycle: Perennial
Growth Habit: Low-growing, spreading
Mature Height: 6–12 inches
Mature Width: Spreads indefinitely
Flower Color: Reddish-green
Bloom Time: Late spring to summer
Foliage: Narrow, arrow-shaped, bright green
Root Type: Rhizomatous
Attracts: Beneficial insects
Sheep Sorrel forms light, airy colonies.
Growing Sheep Sorrel from Seed
Sheep Sorrel is extremely easy to grow and thrives in tough conditions.
How to Germinate Sheep Sorrel Seeds
Surface Sowing Recommended
Sheep Sorrel seeds need light to germinate.
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Scatter seeds on soil surface.
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Press gently into soil.
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Do NOT cover.
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Keep soil lightly moist.
Germination Time
• 7–14 days
• Fast and reliable
Ideal Growing Conditions
USDA Zones
Zones 3–10
Sun
• Full sun to partial shade
Soil
• Well-draining
• Sandy, rocky, or poor soils
• Low fertility preferred
Water
• Low to moderate
• Drought tolerant once established
Spacing
• Space plants 8–12 inches apart
• Will spread outward
Growth Timeline
Weeks 1–2:
• Germination
Weeks 3–5:
• Leaf development
Weeks 6–8:
• Flower stalks form
Year 2+:
• Full perennial stands
• Spreading habit
Harvesting
Leaves
Harvest young leaves for best flavor.
• Use fresh or dry
• Best in spring and early summer
Seeds
Harvest when seed heads mature.
Seed Saving
Sheep Sorrel self-seeds readily.
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Allow seed stalks to fully dry.
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Shake or rub seeds free.
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Store cool, dark, and dry.
Why Grow Sheep Sorrel?
• Extremely hardy
• Cold tolerant
• Thrives in poor soil
• Long-lived perennial
• Traditional wild food
• Medicinal history
• Easy to grow
• Spreads naturally
• Low maintenance
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