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06 Sep 14, jane stewart (Australia - temperate climate)

I too am a first time gardener.....planted some rocket about three weeks ago in a long tub. Watered and fed.....it's growing well but I noticed today that it's suddenly going to seed (I presume - long hairy thicker fronds and a sort of flower). I haven't even picked or eaten any yet as I thought it needed more than 14-21 days to grow to maturity. Picking today like mad to get some use out of it. Will it keep growing more as I thin it out or is this it. If so, it would be more economical to buy ready grown. Any help or advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

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11 Apr 11, Lorraine (Australia - temperate climate)

I would thin them out otherwise the less strong plants just won't develop, may rot and damage the healthy plant.

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23 Apr 11, liz Strauss (Australia - temperate climate)

I planted a rocket plant fron the nursery and it settled in ok, but I've noticed a little white butterfly visiting and laying tiny single white eggs which I've been squashing. Is there anything I can do do to deter these butterflies

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30 Dec 14, Jennifer (New Zealand - temperate climate)

Hi there, I've got white powdery splotches growing all over my rocket. It's spread through it but hasn't infected any other leaves in my mesclun mix. It doesn't come through the leaf and grows on the underneath. I haven't noticed it turning in to any other sort of bug. Can you tell me what it is?

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24 Apr 11, Mustang (Australia - temperate climate)

I put some of that white netting over my veggies to keep the white butterflies off. Also i check under the leaves to make sure ther are no caterpillars.

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25 Apr 11, shelley (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

Hi we had the same trouble with the small flies so we went to Bunnings and bought a fruit fly trap it was around $10.00 and hung it from our bean trellis and it works a treat, no more flies and we are happy to not have had to spray our vegie patch with chemicals. We did try a homemade non-chemical treatment but unfortunately it didn't work and burnt a few of the leaves.

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26 Aug 11, Peter B (Australia - temperate climate)

I've got Rocket growing nicely in a large raised wicking garden bed but I have staqrted to see lots of yellowing leaves mainly around the base of the plants - anyone know why this might be? Too wet, dry, sunny, not enough food? I have been feeding with soluble fertiliser every 2 weeks. Maybe it's normal - It's my first veggie garden so not sure.

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01 Jan 12, Jacqui (Australia - sub-tropical climate)

I have the same problem, did you find a solution??

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02 Feb 12, Peter B (Australia - temperate climate)

Sorry Jacqui, no solution, I just resow in an propagator (you know the Yates seed tray with the clear lid) every couple of weeks and replace them as they go off. hot weather sends them to flower but the next batch is ready to go seems the best solution, they grow very fast anyway. Cheers

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11 Sep 11, kim (USA - Zone 5a climate)

In late August I planted second crops of my early spring crops - rocket, lettuce, chard, kale. Worthy experiment? Any others I should have tried?

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