Description

Rocket is an easy-to-grow salad plant, and as the name suggests it grows quickly to get the first results. A home-grown rocket stays in the fridge, and you can simply choose what you need every day much better than expensive and short-lived rocket bags.
As shown in the pictures, Rocket is made up of many small isolated plants which means it is best planted with seeds as it can be expensive to buy a lot of plants. The good news is that it is much easier to grow from seed, and to save the seeds that will be used next year.

A rocket is very easy to grow from seed. Whether you plant it in a pot, seed tray or garden, you will want to place the seeds around 1.5 to 2 cm in the soil. Once you have done this, simply close it and water it well. A rocket does not take long to sprout so you will see results very quickly. In good soil, you will be looking at sowing about 3cm between each seed and trimming later. If you can plant in a row, it will help you to pull out the weeds and thus give the plants the best chance to grow.

Children can be involved in almost all stages of rocket development. As the seeds are easy to sow (guidance will be needed with young children) the rocket is ready for small farmers to help. After all, if you end up with a lot of plants next to each other, they can be removed if you are too small to be about 10cm apart.

Children can also participate in the harvesting process as it trims the leaves on the plant. Showing them which leaves are the right size to harvest will enable them to harvest as they grow confident.