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11-06-2004, 09:44 AM

In article , (Davemar) writes:
| I've planted some rocket in my allotment, and after it was successful last
| year I was hoping for a bumper crop this year. Unfortunately it has seemed
| to have bolted very early, with hardly any leaves on at all, certainly nothing
| worth picking. The leaves that are there are also riddled with tiny holes.
|
| Are the two things related? Is it a parasite that's causing these holes, or
| a defect/disease in the plant?

As other people said, the weather. I have picked some thinnings
at the 2 true leaf stage, which are perfectly usable. The solution
is to just sow again, of course - it is no hassle in the timing
stakes.

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.