Rocket
Eruca sativa · Arugula in the US
In a typical UK garden, sow indoors late February to late March, sow outside late March to early June, plant out late March to mid-April, and harvest mid-April to late November.
When to sow, plant and harvest
Last frost around 20 April, first frost around 31 October.
- Sow indoors
- late February to late March
- Sow outdoors
- late March to early Junelate August to early October
- Plant out
- late March to mid-April
- Harvest
- mid-April to late November
Growing facts
- Spacing
- 15 cm apart, rows 20 cm apart
- Square foot
- 4 per square (30 cm squares)
- Sowing depth
- 1 cm
- Ready in
- 25 to 40 days from sowing
- Grows to
- 30 cm
- Hardiness
- Hardy to about -5 °C
- Sun
- Copes with some shade
- Crops for
- About 6 weeks
Growing tip
Sow little and often, in light shade in summer; heat and dry soil make rocket bolt.
Neighbours
Brassicas are one crop rotation group. Try not to grow them where any of the family grew in the last two or three years. How crop rotation works
More brassicas
Where these figures come from
Every crop in VegLog was checked against published growing advice. Dates are worked out from average frost dates, so they shift with your garden. For rocket, we used:
Grow rocket with VegLog
Add rocket to a bed and VegLog reminds you when to sow, plant out and pick, timed to your own town's frost dates.
