Vegetables
Rocket
Fast, hardy and best picked young; water well or it turns hot and bitter.
Eruca vesicaria · Vegetables · Annual or seasonal
When to plant Rocket in Australia
Sourced timing by broad climate zone. Zones with no sourced timing for an action are left out rather than estimated.
- Sow seed
- Cool — Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, Oct
- Temperate — Mar, Apr, May, Aug, Sep
- Subtropical — Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Oct
- Tropical — Apr, Jun, Jul
- Arid — Mar, Apr, May, Nov
Australian planting guide by climate zone
Sourced guidance by broad climate zone, shown as fixed months, timing relative to sowing or planting, or written growing advice. Your GrowCal calendar applies your regional growing profile, so its dates may sit earlier or later than the months below.
| Action | Cool | Temperate | Subtropical | Tropical | Arid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sow | Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Sep, OctDetailsSow in February-May. Sow in September-October. | Mar, Apr, May, Aug, SepDetailsSow in March-May. Sow in August-September. | Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, OctDetailsSow in March-August. Sow in October. | Apr, Jun, JulDetailsSow in April. Sow in June-July. | Mar, Apr, May, NovDetailsSow in March-May. Sow in November. |
| Feed | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Pest check | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
| Harvest | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown | No sourced timing currently shown |
Only sourced growing and timing guidance is shown.
Care guidance
Sourced advice for Rocket that isn't tied to a month.
- Short lived: the source recommends sowing every 4-6 weeks for continual harvests.
- Very bitter if underwatered.
About this data
This schedule is part of GrowCal's preview horticultural dataset — useful as general guidance, and still being validated. Conditions vary with your soil, aspect, frost and variety. Read more on the data & methodology page, or send us a correction.
Related planting guides
Other plants in the GrowCal dataset, mostly from the same category.
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