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Rocket brings peppery flavour to salads and is quick to grow.

Growing Rocket

When to Sow

  • Sow Mar–Sep outdoors.
  • Sow under cover for autumn/winter harvests.

How to Grow

  • Broadcast sow or thin to 10cm spacing.
  • Keep moist to prevent bolting.
  • Harvest regularly to encourage new leaves.

Harvesting

  • Ready 4–6 weeks after sowing.
  • Cut-and-come-again for multiple harvests.

Polytunnel Growing Tips

  • Year-round cropping possible with tunnel.
  • Protects delicate leaves from flea beetle.

Quick Tips Recap

  • Sow: Mar–Sep outdoors, year-round in tunnel
  • Spacing: 10cm
  • Harvest: 4–6 weeks
  • Polytunnel advantage: All-season salads

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