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Title: Rocket
Post by: betula on August 14, 2009, 10:48:43

I love Rocket.Sadly mine is now just a lot of pretty white flowers.I have decided to leave them as they are pretty. ;D

I have not been able to do that much on the lottie since June as I have been poorly but I am now raring to go and can't wait to get rid of all those weeds. ;D

Title: Re: Rocket
Post by: granny garden on August 14, 2009, 10:58:33

glad that your feeling better, i've had a spell off. Pity we don't always leaves produce we eat run to seed, they sometimes are so pretty.

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Post by: nilly71 on August 15, 2009, 10:26:34

One of my plot neighbours gave me some Rocket to try, it was so strong that it made my tongue burn for about 5 minutes.

Neil

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Post by: greenscrump on August 15, 2009, 13:25:17

My rocket always bolts ???

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Post by: MetMan on August 18, 2009, 16:01:25

We have tried Rocket the last two years. It grows OK but we then have a real problem, possibly with some kind of beetle, which eats multiple tiny holes in the leaves making them vitually unedible. We did try a general bug spray once but it had little effect.

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Post by: saddad on August 18, 2009, 16:13:35

Flea beetle... fleece is the only real answer.. :-\

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Post by: macmac on August 18, 2009, 16:33:00

Quote from: greenscrump on August 15, 2009, 13:25:17
My rocket always bolts ???

I sow a pinch every couple of weeks

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Post by: saddad on August 18, 2009, 18:26:11

Those pre-sown £ signs that I picked up at Malvern/NEC were great for that... :)

Title: Re: Rocket
Post by: betula on August 19, 2009, 12:53:59

I have had the flea beetle and the bolting.Now I have the flowers,I was delighted to see the bees all buzzing around them yesterday.

The taste is hot but to my mind it beats lettuce on a sandwich Great in a bowl of salad. ;D

Title: Re: Rocket
Post by: macmac on August 19, 2009, 13:05:00

Often mine doesn't make it home to the sandwich stage as i've munched it all by then :)

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Post by: small on August 19, 2009, 17:14:36

I've been disappointed with my Dobies Rocket seeds this year, they have bolted quickly. Previously I'd grown from seeds free with a Sunday paper, described as wild rocket, which didn't seed till right at the end of their second summer. So yesterday I went to the Wilko's seed sale, wild rocket, 75% off! Made my day.

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Post by: greenstar on August 19, 2009, 21:52:27

Eat the flowers, they're delicious -like rocket but sweeter. I've converted lots of my kids' friends to eating it through munching on the flowers.

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Post by: macmac on August 19, 2009, 21:54:31

Quote from: greenstar on August 19, 2009, 21:52:27
Eat the flowers, they're delicious -like rocket but sweeter. I've converted lots of my kids' friends to eating it through munching on the flowers.

This bears out my philosophy(try spelling that after 2 glasses of red)
You learn something new every day :)

Title: Re: Rocket
Post by: bupster on August 19, 2009, 22:07:50

I let mine run to seed last year or the year before and this year I had a patch about 2 metres square of self seeded rocket! Lovely. And I eat it regardless of the flea beetle holes...

Title: Re: Rocket
Post by: saddad on August 19, 2009, 22:15:02

There are more things in heaven and earth than are dreamed of in your philosophy MacMac.. to paraphrase the bard... that took a lot of corrections!! ;D

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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: betula on August 14, 2009, 10:48:43