Rocket

Growing from seed

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.

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Companion Planting

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  Maypop
  

  MaypopExcellent pair

  • ❧Maypop attracts Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Flea beetles and Aphids and more that attack Rocket
  • ❧Rocket draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Maypop roots deep while Rocket feeds near the surface — no competition
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  Bitter Melon
  

  Bitter MelonExcellent pair

  • ❧Bitter Melon attracts Parasitic wasps and Hoverflies, which prey on the Flea beetles and Aphids and more that attack Rocket
  • ❧Rocket draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
  • ❧Rocket acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Bitter Melon
• Excellent pair

  • ❧Blue Sage attracts Parasitic wasps and Hoverflies, which prey on the Flea beetles and Aphids that attack Rocket
  • ❧Blue Sage roots deep while Rocket feeds near the surface — no competition
  • ❧Rocket acts as living mulch, keeping soil moist and weeds down around Blue Sage

How to grow Rocket

1. Sow-4 weeks from frost
2. Germinates7 days
3. Space15 cm apart
4. GrowPartial sun
5. Harvest~28 days

Water: Medium · Height: 30 cm · Soil: Moist, well-draining — any reasonable soil