الاثنين، 21 مارس 2011

Growing of Arugula


Growing of Arugula.................


The cultivation of rocket

Site: Rocket or Roquette is easy to grow. It may tolerate full sun but partial shade.
For best results, grow arugula, quickly in cool weather, in moist, fertile soil. It is named "Rocket" for his rapid growth under these conditions.

The soil should be rich, and drain well. Mix compost into the soil before planting. Add fertilizer when planting. Weed around plants frequently.

Propagation: Rocket or Roquette is grown from seed. Direct sow seeds Roquette your vegetable garden early in the season. Cover seeds will sprout easily with 1 / 8 inch or less of fine garden or seed starting soil. Seeds in 3-10 days. Seeds germinate in cool soil at 40 to 55 degrees.

After seedlings have germinated, thin to two inches apart rows 12 "- 18" apart.

Growing: To grow arugula, daytime temperatures should cool (below 75 degrees) and it must be about 3-4 hours of sunlight per day. Similar in form to lettuce growing in the middle sending new leaves from this point. If the plant gets to a certain point in his life (usually when the temperature heats up in early summer), a stem will be sent from the center and do not grow more leaves. The white flowers are edible, but small.

Crops for spring and autumn. For a continuous harvest during this period plant succession crops. Rocket can withstand light frosts.

Harvesting: Picking rocket is ready for harvest in 40 days.To crop rucola, outside the tender leaves at the base of the plant. Leave the center growing point intact for future harvests. Dispose of larger leaves as they tend to get hard and very bitter tasting. The leaves can also taste bitter when the weather is nice. Eat fresh or cooked like spinach.

Culinary uses: to rocket to be used in the kitchen, add to salads, fresh leaves, it goes well with Parmesan cheese and balsamic vinegar. It can also put on pizzas or in soups.

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