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Rocket
Cultivated Rocket
Eruca vesicaria
Cultivated rocket (Eruca vesicaria) is the common fast-growing type sold in supermarkets, with a mild-to-medium peppery flavour and broader, less deeply cut leaves than wild rocket. It grows and matures quickly, ready in 3-4 weeks, making it ideal for succession sowing. Best harvested young for tenderness.
Key facts
- Growth habit
- upright
- Produce type
- leaf
- Support
- none
- Sun
- full sun
- Days to harvest
- 21–120 days
- Avg. yield
- 40-70 g per cut
- Watering
- low
- Frost sensitivity
- low
For all rocket issues and threats, see the Rocket page.