Description
1 packet contains Rucola Cultivated - 50 seeds.
Rocket Salad is an annual salad plant that has leaves similar in taste and appearance to its relative, the radish (Raphanus sativus).
Seeds Specifications
| Seeds per Packet | 50 |
| Common Name | Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa |
| Height | 6, 12 in. |
| Bloom Time | Summer |
| Difficulty Level | easy to grow |
Planting and care
- Weed around plants frequently
- Plants thrive in cool wether
- Plant crops for spring and fall
- For a continuous harvest during this period, plant succession crops
- Arugula will withstand light frosts
- It likes full sun, but will tolerate partial shade
- For best results, grow Arugula or Roquette, quickly during cool weather, in moist, fertile soil
Rucola Cultivated care
- Place the seedling plug in the hole and firm gently around the roots, water well
- Crop care: Keep soil moist at all times for best flavoured leaves and to prevent plants from bolting (running to seed)
- Seed can also be sown in pots on the windowsill for all the year round harvesting of fresh leaves
| Sunlight | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Watering | Medium |
| Soil | well-drained soil |
| Temperature | 40 and 65 degrees, |
| Fertilizer | Apply any organic fertilizer |
| Harvest Season | |
Rucola Cultivated special feature
Arugula, also called Roquette, is a leafy green vegetable, like lettuce and spinach. Native to the Mediterranean and Asia, Roquette is a member of the mustard family. Like other leaf crops, growing Arugula in cool weather is best.