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Sign up freeEruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
vegetable
Bees
Bumblebees
Butterflies
Pest controlPeppery 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.
🐛 Prone to: Flea beetles, Aphids.
Attract Ground beetles, Parasitic wasps, Hoverflies, Lacewings, Ladybirds to keep them in check — plant African Marigold, Angelica and Anise nearby.
🌼 Beneficial companion — draws Hoverflies, Parasitic wasps that help control Aphids, Whitefly, Thrips, Caterpillars, Flea beetles, Colorado potato beetle, Stink bugs, Leaf miners on neighbouring plants.
Moist, well-draining — any reasonable soil
Brassica rapa var. perviridis
vegetableA fellow Brassicaceae — similar growing habits to Rocket
