Eruca sativa
Rocket is a vegetable with a strong and slightly spicy flavour, especially if it has been under-watered during cultivation. It can be eaten fresh in salads or as part of nutritious sanwitches.
It grow quickly and the leaves can be harvested with no need to uproot the plant. Rocket is a perfect plant to grow in pots or on an urban garden table.
It is worth noting that rocket is a vegetable with a high Vitamin A and Vitamin C content.
Les Refardes – Rocket - Sowing and characteristics:
- Direct sowing in late summer or early autumn
- Thin out leaving about 20-30 cm between plants
- Sachet: Approximately 400 seeds
- All Les Refardes seeds are of local variety and organic production
- Origin: Artés, Barcelona
- Place and harvest year: La Datzira, Castellcir (Moianès) 2018; Puig de laBauma, Mura, 2020; Mas Collbahí, Mieres, 2020
