Rucola

Variety overview

Rocket Wild:
Annual, height 30 cm.
Tsw: 2 g Seed count per 10 g = about 5000 seeds.
Sowing: Over 0°C under glass all year, outdoors from end of March to beginning of September.
Seeds required: Direct 40 g/100 m², pot growing 40 g/1000 pots.
Cultivation: Space rows 15-20 cm apart.
Harvesting: Depending on the season 3-5 weeks after sowing, either young leaves in foodtainer or larger leaves as bundles.
Use: Young leaves with nutty flavour, in all sorts of salads.

Rocket Salad:
Annual, height 30 cm.
Tsw: 0,5 g Seed count per 10 g = about 20000 seeds.
Sowing: Over 0°C under glass all year, outdoors from end of March to beginning of September.
Seeds required: 10 g/100 m², for pot growing 10 g/1000 pots.
Cultivation: Space rows 15-20 cm apart. Compared to R. coltivata the germination and growth is slow.
R. selvatica requires a well prepared seed bed - a fine ‘tilth’(crumbly structure) and well consolidated, always keep moist until germination is complete. Temperatures of around 20°C are most suitable. An even germination (also under glass) can be achieved with the use of Agryl-webbing. Begins to flower in summer very quickly, therefore to harvest continuously prevent any interuption of growth which could cause plants to grow generatively.
Harvesting: Depending on the season and required size of plant. For young leaf production about 8 weeks after sowing.
Use: As a real enrichment for the kitchen with definitely a better and more intensive flavour than Rucola coltivata. In all types of salads. 

Variety also available as organic seed from Vitalis Organic Seeds.

HR	highly resistant
IR	intermediate resistant