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04 Feb 17, John (Australia - temperate climate)

If it is flowering it will not produce more leaves. Let it go to seed and you will have hundreds of new seeds. Save some in a paper bag or envelope with the name and date on it and then let the rest drop to the ground where they will self sow. You will have an abundance of microgreens which you can snip off with scissors and you can let some grow on to harvest the leaves. Trust this helps.

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14 Dec 16, Ann Leckning (Australia - temperate climate)

How do you stop rocket from flowering and if it does do you remove the flower heads to prolong the plant ? I'm a complete novice so any information will be greatly appreciated. Thank you Regards Ann.

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20 Dec 16, John (Australia - temperate climate)

Rocket is an annual and will naturally go to seed in one season. you can delay this for a while by removing the flower stalks. The best thing to do is let some flower and go to seed. The resultant seedlings that emerge will be prolific and delectable. this is one vegetable that happily regrows. Trust this helps.

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24 Oct 16, Robert serve ti (Australia - temperate climate)

Where can I buy rocket seeds I live in Sydney

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30 Oct 16, Dennis C (Australia - temperate climate)

I buy most of my seeds at The Reject Shop $1.50 a packet. I grow rocket amongst other herbs.

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26 Oct 16, John Harris (Australia - cool/mountain climate)

Get them anyswhere they sell seeds - anywhere with a garden section or any nursery. They might be called arugula. Once you hace some, let someonto seed and you will have rocket for ever!

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20 Aug 16, Cate (Australia - temperate climate)

Re: bitter, I'd say it's definitely to do with heat and water as I 'm just finishing eating my batch in Tasmania where we've had a nice amount of rain this winter and it's been delicious. :) a nice easy thing to grow for my first vegie patch

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04 Jul 16, Kai (Australia - temperate climate)

can you plant potato sin Northern Territory

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20 Mar 16, Hilary Jeffery (South Africa - Summer rainfall climate)

Planted rocket and they are wilting, not thriving at all. The bed also has broccoli and cauliflower, could that be affecting their growth.

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23 Nov 15, Trish (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

On the left is the perennial wall rocket or wild rocket with the finely divided fern like leaves (Diplotaxis tenuifolia). On the right, labeled "mature plant" is the annual salad rocket or arugula (Eruca sativa). Not the same plant. Both delicious in salads.

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