Characteristics

USDA Hardiness zone ^Help 6-9

Life cycle Annual

Light requirement Full sun, Partial sun/shade

Water requirement Dry, Moist

Soil type Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)

Height 0.6

Edible parts Flowers, Leaves

Propagation method Seed - direct sow, Seed - transplant

Growth Fast

Family Brassicaceae or cruciferae

Edible uses Oil

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Propagation - Direct sowing In spring

Germination temperature 25°c

Germination time 1-3 days

Propagation - Transplanting Start indoors in pots at a depth

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Eruca vesicaria sativa

USDA Hardiness zone

6-9

Life cycle

Annual

Light requirement

Full sun, Partial sun/shade

Water requirement

Dry, Moist

Description

Easily and fast-growing green with strong flavor. It is great for salads or as topping of your pizza. It likes to grow along tracks, on waste grounds or stony places.

Leaves can be harvested after 3-6 weeks.

Seeds ripen from July to September and can be saved.

Relationships

companion to

ChivesAllium schoenoprasum

GarlicAllium sativum

OnionAllium cepa

Red raspberryRubus idaeus

TomatoSolanum lycopersicum

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