Container Vegetable Gardening And The Art Of Growing Rocket
Some city folk might be thinking, they love getting their rocket in – it is so delicious, but is it something that can be grown with container vegetable gardening?
You’ll be happy to hear the answer is absolutely yes!
Rocket is incredibly easy to grow. And the great thing is, it grows fast. From seed to edible rocket in a matter of only five to six weeks.
You can plant rocket in a variety of ways.
First find the container you want to use. Depending on what container you go for you can do different arrangements of how the rocket grows.
If you have the rectangular types of containers you can plant rows. That way when one row has started to grow you can plant another and when that row has started, again plant another and so on.
That way you continually have fresh rocket growing in circulation. I wasn’t so smart the first time I planted rocket and didn’t do that. But with experience, you learn!
If you have a rounded container you can again plant in sections as you like. Although you do want a fair few plants growing at once to have enough leaves to pick for eating.
Give your seeds a little space between themselves when planting. One to two inches is enough.
Don’t plant your seeds too deep – less than 1 centimeter is fine and water well once planted.
You will find your rocket will be sprouting within three to five days. Then see how quickly it grows.
Within 5-6 weeks your rocket will be ready for eating.
You will find that by growing your own rocket with container vegetable gardening it will taste must better and stronger than the rocket you buy in the shop.
Also it is one of the simple joys to simple head to your container vegetable garden and pick the rocket that you need when you need it rather than having to use up bags of rocket in the fridge before it goes all soggy.
All the best for your container vegetable gardening.
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