Best Sowing Season: September - February
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Approx. 300-350 seeds per pack.
Grow Rocket Salad, also known as Arugula or Rucola, a fast-growing leafy salad crop producing tender green leaves with a distinctive peppery, slightly nutty flavour.
Excellent for fresh salads, sandwiches, wraps, pizza toppings, pasta, pesto and garnishing.
Suitable for kitchen gardens, raised beds, pots and grow bags.
Germination Time: 4–8 days
Suitable Temperature: 10°C–20°C
Best Sowing Season: September - February
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Rocket Salad belongs to the species Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa and is also commonly referred to as Eruca sativa in horticultural trade.
It is also known as:
Rocket develops:
Young leaves generally have a:
Milder, tender flavour
while mature leaves can become:
More peppery and pungent
especially under warm conditions.
Rocket Salad is particularly useful for home gardening because it matures quickly and can be harvested repeatedly.
Rocket Salad is especially suitable for:
Its natural peppery flavour pairs particularly well with:
For the mildest flavour, harvest leaves while they are still young and tender.
Suitable for a compact baby-leaf Rocket planting.
G-11 Grow Bag – 11 × 10 inch 🔗
Recommended for growing several Rocket Salad plants together.
G-12 Grow Bag – 12 × 12 inch 🔗
Provides additional growing surface for repeated leafy harvests.
G-24 Grow Bag – 24 × 12 inch 🔗
Excellent for growing a larger patch of Rocket Salad for regular household harvesting.
Because Rocket has a relatively shallow root system, wider containers are particularly useful for group planting.
Use fertile, loose and well-drained soil rich in organic matter.
A practical GREEN GARDENS mix can be:
50% Bhalu Mitti (Sandy Soil) + 50% Vermicompost 🔗
Rocket Salad prefers:
An approximate soil pH of:
6.0–7.5
is suitable.
Avoid continuously waterlogged soil.
Rocket Salad is best:
Direct-sown
into its final growing position.
Sow seeds approximately:
0.5–1 cm deep
Cover lightly with fine soil.
Water gently after sowing.
Rocket can also be broadcast more densely when grown specifically for baby leaves.
Keep the soil evenly moist during germination.
Seeds generally germinate within:
4–8 days
under suitable cool conditions.
Maintain approximately:
10°C–20°C
for good establishment.
Rocket is naturally fast germinating under suitable conditions.
After germination, provide:
Thin overcrowded seedlings when growing plants for mature leaves.
For baby-leaf production, closer spacing can be maintained.
Provide approximately:
4–6 hours or more of sunlight daily
Rocket performs well in:
Full sun to partial shade
In warmer periods, some afternoon shade can help:
For mature plants, maintain approximately:
10–15 cm between plants
For baby-leaf production, seeds can be sown much more closely.
Proper spacing improves:
For a continuous supply of fresh Rocket Salad, sow:
Every 2–3 weeks
during suitable cool weather.
Succession sowing is particularly useful because Rocket grows quickly and can bolt as temperatures rise.
Maintain consistent soil moisture.
Water whenever the upper soil begins to dry.
Avoid:
Consistent moisture helps maintain:
Dry stress can increase leaf pungency and encourage premature flowering.
Before sowing, incorporate GREEN GARDENS Vermicompost 🔗.
Rocket is a fast leafy crop and generally performs well in moderately fertile soil.
Where repeated harvesting is practised, light balanced feeding can help support regrowth.
Avoid excessive fertilizer use.
For mature Rocket plants, thin young seedlings to approximately:
10–15 cm apart
Removed young seedlings can be used as:
Microgreens or baby salad leaves
where clean and suitable for consumption.
Apply a light organic mulch around established plants if required.
Mulching helps:
Keep mulch slightly away from plant crowns.
Rocket naturally begins flowering when:
To delay bolting:
Once flowering begins strongly, leaves usually become tougher and more pungent.
Inspect plants regularly for:
Small holes caused by flea beetles are particularly common on brassica-family salad crops.
Good spacing and crop hygiene help maintain healthier leaves.
Begin harvesting young Rocket leaves when approximately:
5–10 cm long
depending on the desired baby-leaf size.
Cut young leaves carefully above the growing point.
Baby leaves generally have:
A milder and more tender flavour
than older foliage.
For repeated harvesting:
Cut outer leaves or trim foliage above the central growing point
Allow the plant to regrow before harvesting again.
Do not remove the entire growing crown if repeated harvesting is desired.
Regular harvesting encourages continued fresh leaf production.
Mature Rocket leaves can be harvested individually as required.
If plants are allowed to flower, they produce:
Small cream-white flowers with darker veins
The flowers are also commonly used as an edible garnish.
For maximum leafy production, however, remove flowering stems before full bloom.
G-11 Grow Bag – 11 × 10 inch 🔗
G-12 Grow Bag – 12 × 12 inch 🔗
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