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Brassicaceae
Rocketsalad
Eruca vesicaria
Also known as Arugula, Roquette, Garden rocket, Euzomum vesicarium
Edibles & Herbs · Flowering Plants · Indoor Plants · Native Plants · Arugula · Salad Green · Edible Leaf · Fast Growing · Cool Season · Container Garden · Herb · Brassica · Leafy Vegetable · Kitchen Garden
Rocket salad (arugula) is a fast-growing leafy green that thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, making it ideal for raised beds, containers, and windowsill herb gardens. Sow seeds directly and keep soil lightly moist; it bolts quickly in heat, so successive plantings every 2–3 weeks ensure a continuous harvest. Harvest outer leaves when 3–4 inches tall for the mildest flavor, and allow some plants to flower to attract pollinators.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 6 hours
- Watering
- Water lightly; allow the top inch of soil to dry out between waterings · Every 7-10 days
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 7–7.5
- Temperature
- -40°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 2a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 6 in – 2 ft
- Spread
- 4 in
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- White, Yellow
- Foliage
- Green · Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Afghanistan, Albania, Alberta, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Assam, Austria, Baleares, Baltic States, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya, California, Canary Is.
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies, Moths
Sources: trefle, usda
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