Best time to plant sorrel in Mildura
Rumex acetosa
Also called common sorrel, garden sorrel, meadow sorrel, sour dock, spinach dock
Sow sorrel in Mildura in Mar to May, Sep to Nov.
Sorrel is a slender perennial from Eurasia, eaten as a herb or leaf vegetable with a sharp lemony taste. Its arrow-shaped leaves rise from a rosette on juicy stems, and plants are either male or female. The sourness comes from oxalic acid, so use it in modest amounts, especially with kidney problems.
When to sow in Mildura
Mildura, VIC is in the arid zone. Its months for sorrel apply here without a frost adjustment.
Not yet checked against a local guide.
Your local conditions can shift any months shown here, so treat them as a guide.
Frost in Mildura
Frost usually arrives in Mildura around mid May and finishes by early September. In about 1 year in 10 it comes as early as early May or as late as late September, so frost-tender crops are planned around those dates.
From its Bureau of Meteorology station, 1991 to 2020, counting a night at 2°C or lower as a frost. Frost hollows and hillsides can shift these dates by weeks, so ask the growers at your garden too.
On a shared plot: stays for years
Holds its spot for years. Check your garden's rules and how long your plot licence runs.
Growing details
- How to start
- Sow directly in the bed
- Sowing depth
- 5mm
- Plant spacing
- 45cm
- Row spacing
- 30cm
- Height
- 60cm
- Germination
- 7-14 days at 20-22°C
- Time to harvest
- 65-70 days
- Frost
- Hardy, takes a light frost
- Sun
- Full sun
- Life cycle
- perennial
These are typical figures, and varieties differ. Your seed packet takes priority.