Rocket

Type: Vegetable

Rotation Group: 0, No rotation needed


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WILD ROCKET

A stronger variety than the normal sort of salad rocket with finely serrated leaves. A tasty 'cut and come again' rocket producing masses of attractive strong-flavoured wild rocket leaves. Ideal for salads or cooking, it can be harvested all summer.
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SALAD ROCKET

A definite must for any summer salad. Rocket Salad boasts delicious spicy dark green leaves which are very simple to grow. The best way to grow this seed is to sow successionally and can be used as a cut and come again variety.
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ASTRA

Serrated leaves that have a traditional peppery taste. Quicker and more vigorous to grow than other salad rockets, even under poor weather contitions.
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RUCOLA

A superb salad vegetable and a superior strain to the traditional type with leaves of a delicious rich spicy flavour.

Site, Soil and Preparation

Any moist moderately fertile soil in a sheltered shady spot is preferred. Rocket plants do not like hot sun.

Indoor Sowing

Rocket is grown direct outdoors.

Outdoor Sowing

When the soil begins to warm in spring sow seeds thinly in a prepared bed, in 12mm (1/2in) deep drills with rows spaced 200mm (8in) apart. Repeated sowings will provide a continous crop.

Thinning

As the seedlings develop 2 true leaves or more that are 50mm (2in) long, start to thin them out by picking and using in salads.

Transplanting

Rocket grown direct outdoors do not need transplanting.

Care

Rocket prefers a moist soil; water well in periods of hot dry weather.

Harvest

Plants can be grown as cut and come again crops. Pick leaves whilst they are young and tender; as long as some leaves remain on the plants they will develop new growth.