Eruca vesicaria
Rocket
Common names: Arugula, Salad rocket
Photo: Sevinc Cavidan · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source
Description
Rocket is a fast-growing salad with a nutty, peppery taste that is ready to harvest just four to six weeks after sowing. You can pick it several times, and with late sowings in September you harvest well into autumn.
Care instructions
Sow thinly in rows from March and repeat the sowing every two to three weeks for a continuous harvest. Keep the soil moist, because in drought and heat rocket bolts quickly and turns bitter, so in high summer sow it in partial shade instead. Cut the outer leaves continuously, then the heart keeps flushing anew.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
sandy, loamy, humus-rich, well-drained
Feeding
Light feeder
Months
Mar–Apr
Propagation
Methods
- From seed
Companion planting
Good neighbors
legume family (Fabaceae)
particularly well establishedLeguminous plants collect nitrogen in the soil, from which Brassicaceae benefit as heavy feeders.
For example PeaBush beanPole beanBroad beanMarker peaSugar pea and 31 more species in the catalogue
Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
carrot family (Apiaceae)
You can pair celery and dill with all Brassicaceae because they repel the cabbage whitefly with their scent, a proven companion.
For example celery rootDillParsleyCarrot fennelCorianderCelery (Stalk Celery) and 18 more species in the catalogue
Source: Bio-Gärtnerei Mixed-culture Practice
mint family (Lamiaceae)
You will notice that the intense scent of basil, thyme, and others confuses the cabbage whitefly and keeps it away from the cabbage family.
For example LavenderThymeBasilRosemarySageHyssop and 31 more species in the catalogue
Source: bio-gardening intercropping practice
nasturtium family (Tropaeolaceae)
Nasturtium serves as a trap plant for you. Aphids and cabbage whiteflies prefer it over the brassicaceae next to it.
For example Tropaeolum majusMashua
Source: Trap plant practice in organic horticulture
Rather not
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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