Rocket
Eruca sativa
- Salad green
- Rich peppery flavour
- Large green serrated leaves
Annual growing to 100cm. Large green serrated leaves with a rich peppery flavour. Most commonly used as a salad green but can also be cooked as a leaf vegetable. Leaves are best when they are young and tender. Tolerates cold weather. Also known as Arugula and Roquette.
Great variety for baby leaf and microgreen production.
How to sow and grow:
Method: | Sow direct or raise seedlings |
Sowing Depth: | 3mm |
When: | Spring and autumn |
Germination: | 7-21 days @ 15-20°C |
Hardiness / Life Cycle: | Hardy Annual |
Row Spacing: | 40cm |
Plant Spacing: | 40cm |
Plant Height: | 100cm |
Position: | Part or full sun, well drained soil |
Days to Maturity/Flowering: | 60 days |
(Product number: D2-06_P)
Seeds per gram: 550 seeds
SKU | D2-06_P |
Botanical name: | Eruca sativa |
Packet type: | Standard seed packet |
Packet quantity: | 125 seeds |
Seeds per gram: | 550 |
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Rocket
22 November 2020Easy and fast growing, strong peppery taste.
(5)
Rocket
25 August 2020Great flavour. I cut what I need, and there's always more growing.
(5)
My seeds arrived today thankyou very much
By: customer review from 17/02/2013 on 22 March 2016Brilliant service, I will be recommending you to my friends.
(5)
excellent
By: customer review from 3/02/2014 on 22 March 2016grows easily, good flavour
(5)