Sorrel leaves are used extensively in French cuisine, in fish, soups and sauces, also picked young will add a tart flavour to a mixed leaf salad. Leaves are best harvested regularly whilst small as bitterness increases with larger, older leaves.

Sow fortnightly for 'salad leaves'.

Thin seedlings if necessary, when large enough to handle, to 15cm (6in) apart. Keep ground weed free and water well during dry periods. Harvest 6-8 weeks after sowing, selecting a few leaves from each plant.

Harvest regularly from early summer to frosts.