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Essjay001 wrote:

I would be glad if I could grow it outdoors!!!!

Where do you live and what's your soil? It has become an established
annual weed in my garden. If you Email your address, I can post you
enough seed to sow broadcast - you can then collect your own if it
thrives.

I put it in a planter with "tub and basket" mix. It grew rapidly, very
spindly, small leaves, flowered quick and then died.

We have given up on that idea now.

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Stephen Jay

On 26/9/02 4:50 pm, in article BYFk9.826$y44.110903@newsfep2-gui, "Barbara
Lewis" wrote:

I sent a message asking for ideas as to how to grow rocket indoors in the
winters. Does nobody know or care!!!


Barbara,

Rocket is perfectly, hardy, so it may well be possible to grow it as a
winter crop. In fact, the cool temperatures should stop it bolting, which
tends to be a problem in summer, so you may actually get bigger plants.

Growing it indoors should be fine too. I don't think it'll be a problem,
just grow in a light not too warm spot ad watch out for aphids.

Tristan

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Rocket is perfectly, hardy, so it may well be possible to grow it as a
winter crop. In fact, the cool temperatures should stop it bolting, which
tends to be a problem in summer, so you may actually get bigger plants.

That may be the case further south, but here (Scotland) edible rocket,
arugula, is an annual which invariably dies completely before winter.
Nor does it self-seed itself here the following spring ; IOW it's far
from "perfectly hardy".

You may be thinking of "sweet rocket", hesperis matronalis..a taller
coarser much more robust biennial or shortlived perennial cottage garden
plant grown for the white or mauve scented flowers, not for salad
leaves. That's much hardier, usually survives normal winter temps here,
and selfseeds itself everywhere.

Janet.

In article , says...

On 26/9/02 4:50 pm, in article BYFk9.826$y44.110903@newsfep2-gui, "Barbara
Lewis" wrote:

I sent a message asking for ideas as to how to grow rocket indoors in the
winters. Does nobody know or care!!!


Barbara,

Rocket is perfectly, hardy, so it may well be possible to grow it as a
winter crop. In fact, the cool temperatures should stop it bolting, which
tends to be a problem in summer, so you may actually get bigger plants.

Growing it indoors should be fine too. I don't think it'll be a problem,
just grow in a light not too warm spot ad watch out for aphids.

Tristan


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