Arugula / Rocket
Arugula / Rocket
Eruca sativa
Plant family
Crucifers (Brassicaceae)
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
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Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Moist
Soil
Light (sandy)
Nutrient requirement
Medium
Light germinator
Plant distance
2 cm
Row spacing
15 cm
Seeding depth
1.5 cm
Instructions
Beginning of April
Picking
Description
Arugula is an extremely easy to cultivate salad plant that can be harvested soon after sowing. The leaves can be cut again and again.
Origin:
Mediterranean
Growing tips
Rocket likes a bright location with loose, nutrient-rich soil. Fertilizers are not required during the cultivation period.
Companion Plants
Artichoke
Arugula / Rocket
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Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
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Celery (Celeriac / Celery root)
Celery (Celery)
Chervil
Chickpea
Chili
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Common marigold
Coriander / Cilantro
Corn / Maize
Cucumber / Gherkin
Dill
Fennel
Florence fennel / Finocchio
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Leeks
Miner's lettuce / Indian lettuce / Winter purslane
Mint
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Onion
Onion (Spring onion)
Oregano
Pak Choi
Pea
Pepper / Paprika
Physalis
Rhubarb
Rutabaga / Swedish turnip
Savory
Soybean
Spinach (Summer)
Strawberry
Tarragon
Turnip
Turnip-rooted chervil
Antagonistic Plants
Diseases
No diseases
Pests
Flea beetles
