rocket - salad
rocket - salad

rocket - salad

salad rocket or Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa

Not for nothing is this called rocket: it shoots out of the ground in no time and you'll be picking your first...

approx 1000 seeds
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Rocket can be weather sensitive, but that’s its great strength. Cool and damp? Plentiful pickings of peppery leaves. Hot and dry? Let it bolt and enjoy the flowers instead: they have a sweet-and-spicy taste that I actually prefer. Sally Nex - Garden Writer

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