Sowing calendar · Leafy
Rocket
Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa · Rúcula, Roquette, Rucola, rucula, arugula, eruca
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- Sow directFeb–May, Aug–Oct
- HarvestMar–Jul, Sep–Dec
- Germination
- 4–6 days · soil from 5 °C
- Spacing
- 20 cm between rows · 5 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 0.5 cm
- Harvest after
- 30–45 days
- Water need
- medium
- Frost
- hardy
- Life cycle
- annual
- Family
- Brassicaceae
- Seed saving
- easy · keeps ~4 years
Notes
Cut-and-come-again leaves; in summer it flowers quickly and gets hotter, so sow it in half shade.
Good neighbours
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.