Rocket plant

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The Garden rocket is a leafy green vegetable that belongs to the Brassicaceae family. It has a peppery flavor and is related to arugula, watercress, and mustard greens. The plant can be used fresh in salads or cooked like other vegetables. Garden rocket grows wild throughout much of Europe and Asia, but it is cultivated for commercial use in many countries worldwide.

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Wall Rocket, Annual wallrocket. Diplotaxis muralis. Leaves are eaten raw. They can be finely chopped and added sparingly to salads or used as a flavouring for cooked dishes. A piquant flavour, somewhat resembling rocket (Eruca sativa), but with a sharp aftertaste.

Learn how to sow and grow the delicious, peppery leaves of rocket in five quick steps.

Growth habits and planting needs Rocket can be grown for the most of the year but is best grown from August to the end of November and March to the end of May in Sydney's temperate climate. Rocket can be succesfully grown both in raised garden beds or in large pots. Choose a sunny location…

Last year I finally got around to planting the perennial vegetable Turkish rocket, Bunius orientalis, and this year I was able to experiment with it in the kitchen. I had read that it was invasive…

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View photographs and a description of the plant Sisymbrium irio, commonly known as London Rocket, Londonrocket, Rocket Mustard, or Rocketmustard

Rocket can be grown year-round, although the cooler temperatures in spring and autumn produce the best crops. Words: Jenny Somervell You can almost overlook rocket when it’s hidden amongst mild, crunchy mesclun greens. Until you strike that sudden peppery ‘bite’. At least, that’s how I discovered it. It gives the biter pause. In my teenage years, rocket was unheard of. Like many interesting new greens, it came sneaking in on the salad revolution in the mid-1980s, wisely appearing undercover…

Rocket is extremely easy to grow and is a great addition to any childrens vegetable patch. Here's our complete guide to getting started and growing rocket.

green leaf of Arugula (rocket, eruca, rucola) plant isolated on white backgroud

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How to grow Rocket or Arugula (Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa) in your own garden - an ideal vegetable to grow even if you have limited space. Follow our step-by-step guide.

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With a distinct leaf similar in shape to that of the oak tree Arugula (Eruca sativa.) often referred to as rocket is a nutritional powerhouse. This mineral rich salad plant has a peppery flavour and is used as a main component or garnish in many culinary dishes both modern and old. Supply dietary minerals - Rocket can offer our body’s a wide range of essential minerals including iron and copper, this can be useful for people suffering from anemic conditions. Natural aphrodisiac – First used…

Diplotaxis tenuifloia, Perennial Wall Rocket, Wild Arugula Wild rocket is flowering perennial in the mustard family, native to Europe and Western Asia. It is grown worldwide as a salad leaf, and it gives a distinctive taste and texture in salads, either alone or mixed with other baby leaf crops. Wild rocket has a stronger flavour than regular salad rocket. Wild rocket grows in clumps and can grow to over 50cm in height, and has small yellow flowers. It prefers full sun to part shade, in…

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