Rocket ‘Salad rocket’
Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa · Vegetable · No. 21
- Sow under cover
- —
- Sow outdoors
- Mar–Sep
- Harvest
- Apr–Nov
- Germination
- 5–10 days
- Spacing
- 15 cm in the row, 30 cm between rows
- Days to harvest
- 30–45 from sowing
- Sun
- Light shade
- Seed saving
- Moderate
| J | F | M | A | M | J | J | A | S | O | N | D | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outdoors | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | |||||
| Harvest | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November |
Notes
Fast leaf crop; bolts in heat. Flowers are insect-pollinated and cross with wild rocket. Pods split when dry — cut stems early.
Saving seed · Moderate
Insects cross it with other varieties. Grow one variety, isolate, or bag and hand-pollinate.
- Grow one variety of this plant, or keep 50 m from others.
- Or bag three flowers before they open and hand-pollinate.
- Leave the seed to ripen fully, then dry 7–14 days.