A rapid grower, as the name implies, with peppery-tasting leaves that will add zest to your salads or sandwiches. It’s ready for picking in just a few weeks from sowing and make sure you harvest regularly, while tender, for best flavour.
How to grow rocket in a garden
- Choose a spot in your garden that sits mostly in full sun or part shade with well-drained soil. Enrich the soil with Dynamic Lifter Soil Improver & Plant Fertiliser.
- Sow seeds, cover lightly with Seed Raising Mix and water well.
- Once seedlings appear, feed weekly with Thrive Vegie & Herb Liquid Plant Food. Water regularly to keep the soil moist and this will help encourage more leafy growth.
- Harvest regularly by picking the leaves. Sow seeds every few weeks to extend your harvest window.
How to grow rocket in a pot
- Choose a pot at least 300mm wide and position in full sun or part shade. Fill pot with quality potting mix, such as Potting Mix with Dynamic Lifter.
- Sow seeds, cover lightly with Seed Raising Mix and water well.
- Once seedlings appear, feed weekly with Thrive Vegie & Herb Liquid Plant Food. Water regularly to keep the soil moist and this will help encourage more leafy growth.
- Harvest regularly by picking the leaves. Sow seeds every few weeks to extend your harvest window.
