When to Plant Sorrel in Patnos, Ağrı, Turkey

Step by step in Patnos

Import into Apple Calendar, Google Calendar or Outlook. Dates use the selected risk level and are planning estimates, not frost alerts.

Each window is a planning range. Check the forecast, soil and cultivar before planting; a later date is not automatically safer in hot or wet conditions.

Sow direct

25 Mar - 15 Apr

Delayed by a soil-warming estimate derived from historical air temperatures. The frost-only date would be 20 Mar. Measure your soil before planting.

Harvest

1 Apr - 31 Oct

Frost tolerance

Very-hardy

Damaged below

-20°C (-4°F)

Typical first crop

Year 1

Hardy to

Zone 3a–8a

Min soil temp

5°C (41°F)

Spacing

30 cm

Sowing depth

5 mm (0.2 in)

Sun

Partial

Sorrel through the year

Against the frost risk in Patnos

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Seasonal context

Rainfall and the growing season in Patnos

April has the highest average precipitation (66 mm); August has the lowest (8 mm). Compare this pattern with the planting windows and your water supply.

Jan 40 mm

Feb 38 mm

Mar 52 mm

Apr 66 mm

May 53 mm

Jun 25 mm

Jul 12 mm

Aug 8 mm

Sep 14 mm

Oct 46 mm

Nov 41 mm

Dec 46 mm

During wetter months, check that beds and containers drain after heavy rain. During drier months, plan how you will keep seeds and new transplants watered. Monthly averages can hide long dry spells and intense storms; they do not show soil moisture, humidity or this week's weather.

Source: NASA POWER, corrected MERRA-2 precipitation, 2001–2020. Values are approximate monthly totals, including the water equivalent of snow, from the nearest 0.5° × 0.625° grid cell. This reference period differs from the temperature record. Rainfall provides context and does not change the calculated planting dates. Method and limitations.

Monthly growing conditions in Patnos

Compare the planting window with the local temperature pattern. These are historical monthly averages, not this year's forecast or measured soil temperatures. Average frost days do not tell you whether a particular night will freeze.

NASA POWER climate averages, 1995–2024
Month	Average low	Average high	Frost days
January	-10.4°C (13.4°F)	-0.6°C (31°F)	30.8
February	-7.1°C (19.3°F)	1.5°C (34.6°F)	27.2
March	-1.4°C (29.4°F)	6.5°C (43.8°F)	20.7
April	3.3°C (37.9°F)	12.6°C (54.7°F)	4.6
May	8.2°C (46.8°F)	17.9°C (64.2°F)	0.1
June	13°C (55.4°F)	24.8°C (76.7°F)	0.0
July	16.3°C (61.3°F)	29.8°C (85.7°F)	0.0
August	16.9°C (62.5°F)	30.1°C (86.1°F)	0.0
September	12.8°C (55.1°F)	24.3°C (75.7°F)	0.0
October	6.8°C (44.2°F)	16.5°C (61.8°F)	1.1
November	0°C (32°F)	8.6°C (47.5°F)	13.4
December	-6.4°C (20.6°F)	2.3°C (36.1°F)	29.3

For sorrel, also check drainage, sunlight and cultivar requirements. See the rainfall context above; humidity, irrigation and local pest pressure are not calculated.

Local growing check

Before choosing sorrel for Patnos

April is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 66 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.

The temperature and rainfall tables on this page show the underlying climate estimates. How these suitability checks work · Record what happens in your garden.

Before you plant sorrel

Use the calendar to plan ahead, then check the conditions in your own garden.

Measure the soil at sowing depth. Aim for at least 5°C (41°F); the calendar estimates soil warmth from air temperatures and cannot measure your bed.
Frost tolerance does not make saturated or frozen soil suitable for planting. Wait until the bed can be worked without smearing or compacting it.
Check mature size, drainage and cultivar suitability before choosing a permanent position. A suitable planting window does not guarantee long-term survival or fruiting.

Manage sorrel for young leaves and remove unwanted flower stems

Provide moist, drained soil in sun or some shade. Once established, a clump can be divided to renew it, with roots and a growth bud on each section. Allow divisions to recover before repeated picking.

Flowering can interrupt the supply of young leaves. Cut unwanted flower stems to encourage fresh growth, or keep separately labelled plants if seed is the aim. Use the leaves as a flavouring ingredient rather than equating vigorous growth with suitability for unrestricted quantities.

What to record this season

Did removing flower stems extend the supply of tender leaves? Add the cultivar, sowing date and conditions to your growing record so you can compare next season.

Further reading: Plants For A Future: Rumex acetosa . General crop guidance; local dates on this site are calculated separately. Source checked 19 September 2026 by Safe to Plant; this is not an expert review.

Plants For A Future compiles botanical and cultivation references. This is general species guidance, not a local field trial or evidence that every cultivar will crop in your climate.

How the dates are calculated and their limits · Keep a growing record · Report a local discrepancy

Why these dates

Provide moist, drained soil in sun or some shade. Once established, a clump can be divided to renew it, with roots and a growth bud on each section. Allow divisions to recover before repeated picking.

Check the named variety and local forecast before exposing young growth. The catalog cold-damage figure is a reference, not a guarantee: plant age, acclimatisation, wind and the duration of a freeze affect damage.

This calendar uses frost-relative offsets as a starting point. Sorrel are timed for direct sowing 4 weeks before it, and this page simply resolves those offsets against the frost date computed for Patnos.

The calendar also applies a soil-warming estimate derived from historical air temperatures. Where that estimate is later than the frost-based date, it delays the window. Soil in your own garden can warm earlier or later; a thermometer at sowing depth is a better final check. Cold, wet conditions can slow germination and increase decay risk.

Patnos is zone 6a, within the crop's general range. This is an initial cold-hardiness check; cultivar, exposure, drainage and unusual winters can still change the outcome.

The general establishment guide is around year 1, under suitable conditions. This is not a prediction for this location; cultivar, winter conditions and care determine whether it crops reliably.

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Growing sorrel in Patnos

Can I grow sorrel in Patnos?

The calendar estimates a planting window, not a guarantee of success. April is the wettest month in the rainfall grid, averaging about 66 mm. Check how your own bed drains and plan watering around actual soil moisture; monthly rain totals are not an irrigation schedule.

When should I plant sorrel in Patnos?

Aim for 25 Mar - 15 Apr in an average year. If you would rather not gamble on the weather, wait until 7-28 Apr - by then frost has finished in nine years out of ten.

Can I plant sorrel earlier in Patnos?

The historical frost estimate is 20 Mar. For Sorrel, an air-temperature model estimates soil warmth of about 5°C (41°F) around 25 Mar. This is not a soil measurement or a forecast. Check your bed at sowing depth; cold, wet conditions can slow growth and increase decay risk.

When might sorrel be ready to harvest in Patnos?

The estimated period is 1 Apr - 31 Oct, based on 60 to 80 days from the modeled planting date. Cultivar, planting material and growing conditions can change this interval; check the plant as well as the calendar.

How much frost will sorrel tolerate?