Rocket 'Skyrocket' Seeds

Overview

Rocket 'Skyrocket' is a new type of rocket, it has the vigour of salad rocket types but the flavour of wild rocket.

It's well-lobed leaves are quick to harvest within 25-30 days and slow to bolt making it an excellent variety to grow, especially as 'rocket' is sold at such a premium in the shops. The leaves are best eaten when 8-10cm long, and are good in salad mixes and wilted in risotto's or over pizza's.

With a bit of planning rocket can be on your menu all year round with successional sowings every 6 weeks. It is a 'cut & come' again crop that produces tasty leaves which should be picked regularly a few at a time for 6-8 weeks before becoming tough, or the whole head can be harvested in one go and the roots composted. Winter sown crops are best sown indoors.

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Seed qty (approx)	500
Sowing months	March, April, May, June, July, August, September
Site conditions	Any, and will even grow in part shade.
How to sow	Direct sow in a prepared seedbed in drills 1cm deep, thin to 10cm between plants and 15cm between rows.
Care	Just keep well watered as Rocket can go to seed quickly. The flowers are edible too! Keep an eye out for flea beetle, as they can munch holes in the leaves.
Harvest	25-30 days from sowing. April to November can be longer if correct conditions indoors.
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