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Sign up freeEruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
Peppery salad leaf; ready in 4 weeks. Also called arugula. Bolts quickly in heat — succession-sow every 3 weeks in spring and autumn. Flowers also edible.
arugula, salad rocket, garden rocket
Brassica juncea (Red)
vegetable
A fellow Brassicaceae — similar growing habits to Rocket
Attract Ground beetles, Parasitic wasps, Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybugs to keep them in check — plant LovageExcellent, Common VetchExcellent and Hairy VetchExcellent nearby.Direct-sow Rocket outdoors about 4 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in cooler soil (around 10–18 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 7 days. Grow in partial sun, spaced about 15 cm apart. Expect to harvest in roughly 28 days.
Keep track of the seeds you own.
Water: Medium · Height: 30 cm · Soil: Moist, well-draining — any reasonable soil
Aleyrodidae
A puff of white when you brush the leaf, and stickiness underneath.
These three thrive alongside Rocket — and alongside each other.
