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Wild Rocket Plants

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South Downs National Park

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Wild Rocket Plants Vegetables
Wild Rocket Plants Vegetables
Wild Rocket Plants Vegetables
Wild Rocket Plants Vegetables

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The highlights

  • Delicious rich, peppery rocket leaves
  • Pick what you need from June to October
  • Easy and quick to grow
  • Grow in patio pots, raised beds or borders

Description

  • Don't bother with the soggy bags from the supermarket - this rocket is something else. Fresh, peppery and packed with nutrients.
  • Perfect for salads, sandwiches, wilted on pizza or made into a pesto
  • Grow in pots on a sunny patio, in raised beds or between border plants
  • Easy to grow for a plentiful supply of delicious leaves - just pick what you need from the outer leaves and the plant will produce more
  • Plant out after all risk of frost has passed and harvest as you need it from June to October
  • Premium salad plants grown on a family run farm in Lancashire and sent to you at the best possible time for planting
  • Growing your own gives you healthy, fresh produce with a lower carbon plantprint than anything you can buy from a shop - and far less waste
  • Easy to grow and care for - you should see your first crop within 4-6 weeks

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Strip of 16 Plants
Young plants ready to pot on before planting out
Strip of 16 Plants (Triple Pack)
Young plants ready to pot on before planting out
Strip of 16 Plants (Six Pack)
Young plants ready to pot on before planting out
Strip of 16 Plants (Nine Pack)
Young plants ready to pot on before planting out

Height on arrival:

Eventual height:

20-30cm
20-30cm
20-30cm
20-30cm

Eventual spread:

20cm
Spreads approx 20cm
20cm
Spreads approx 20cm
20cm
Spreads approx 20cm
20cm
Spreads approx 20cm

Tasting notes:

Rich and peppery
Rich and peppery
Rich and peppery
Rich and peppery

Time to first crop:

4-6 weeks
Harvest once the plant has established itself and has grown a healthy amount of foliage
4-6 weeks
Harvest once the plant has established itself and has grown a healthy amount of foliage
4-6 weeks
Harvest once the plant has established itself and has grown a healthy amount of foliage
4-6 weeks
Harvest once the plant has established itself and has grown a healthy amount of foliage

Habit:

Clump forming
Grows as clumps of foliage with a compact centre
Clump forming
Grows as clumps of foliage with a compact centre
Clump forming
Grows as clumps of foliage with a compact centre
Clump forming
Grows as clumps of foliage with a compact centre

Hardiness:

Hardy annual
H2 - tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5). Plant out after the last frost.
Hardy annual
H2 - tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5). Plant out after the last frost.
Hardy annual
H2 - tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5). Plant out after the last frost.
Hardy annual
H2 - tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5). Plant out after the last frost.

Uses:

Salads, pizza, pesto
Salads, pizza, pesto
Salads, pizza, pesto
Salads, pizza, pesto

Rootstock:

Spacing:

15cm
If planting in rows, plant 15cm apart with another 15cm in between rows.
15cm
If planting in rows, plant 15cm apart with another 15cm in between rows.
15cm
If planting in rows, plant 15cm apart with another 15cm in between rows.
15cm
If planting in rows, plant 15cm apart with another 15cm in between rows.

How To Grow

Good pest and disease resistance

Slugs and aphids can be a problem for rocket. To prevent slug damage, keep the area around the plants as clean and dry as possible, especially during the night. Use barriers such as crushed egg shells or copper wire.

Water regularly

Water rocket every couple of days in warm weather, taking care not to splash the leaves.

Full sun to partial shade

Rocket needs around 6-8 hours of sunlight every day. Partial shade during the hottest parts of the day will help prevent the plant bolting (running to flower and stopping leaf growth).

Any fertile, well-draining soil

Thrives in any well-drained soil. If your soil is particularly clay-heavy and/or often becomes waterlogged then you can improve the drainage by adding in plenty of organic matter such as garden compost as well as some perlite or gravel.

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  • Harvest
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South Downs National Park

Meet Josh

Slow grown veg from the sunny South Downs

Our vegetable plants are sown on a family farm in Lancashire, then nurtured into strong young plants by Josh in the sunny South Downs before they rock up in your garden. By selecting only the strongest and tastiest varieties, Josh makes sure you get a headstart on your plot, with impressive crops and no waste.

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Our plants are grown 
in the UK

Specialist UK growers we know and trust grow your plants the traditional way, with organic fertiliser and biological pest control. They pick only the healthiest plants for you, professionally pruning them so that they’ll grow strong and well shaped.

Our plants are delivered overnight

Your plants are sent to you fresh from the field in our plastic free box that’s specially designed to hold them tight, then securely delivered by specialist plant couriers - straight from the grower to your garden within 
24 hours.

We're here to help at every step

We want your plants to have a long and healthy life. Expect easy-to-follow grow guides and videos devised by our team 
of experts.

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We’re confident that you’ll be delighted 
with your new plants. Need help? Alice and her team are here to guarantee you’re 
perfectly happy.

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How do I know I'm getting quality plants?

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When will I get my plants?

The delivery timescale for each plant is on the web page (near the 'add to basket's button). You'll receive a dispatch email with an exact delivery date once your plants are on their way, so you can get the garden ready.

How will my plants be packed and delivered?

We send all of our orders through a courier network designed to handle plants. Specialist equipment ensures that no plants will be damaged during the packing process and every order is carefully finished and checked by plant-loving humans. Your plants will arrive in the most sustainable packaging possible with minimal to no plastic used.

Where do you deliver?

We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.

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