Rocket bolting early and is very holey.
 

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?

Rocket bolting early and is very holey.
 

On Wed, 9 Jun 2004 11:44:11 +0000 (UTC),
(jane) wrote:

On 8 Jun 2004 07:47:11 -0700, (Davemar)
wrote:

~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.

I think this is linked with the dry/cold/wet/hot weather cycles we're
having, much as the late crops thread I started is.

A similar thing has happened with my spinach, which I know is prone to
bolting. I think it has just been too dry.
A question; have you used the same variety of rocket that you used
last year? Some are more for seed, some for leaf.

Pam in Bristol