Description

Sweet Rocket Mixed Seeds – Mr Fothergills

A hardy perennial, flowers the year after sowing. Pretty flower spikes and a wonderful evening fragrance. Perfect in cottage borders, attracts beneficial insects.

Key features:

• Height: 60cm/24in
  
• Plant Class: Hardy Perennial (HP).
  
• Habit: Medium, Upright.
• Average Seeds 500

Sow & Grow:

Sow indoors for surest results, February-April, 0.5cm (¼”) deep, in a tray of compost. Water well and place in a cold frame, unheated greenhouse, or on a warm kitchen windowsill. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 21-42 days. Transplant, when large enough to handle, to individual pots. Always hold by a leaf, never by the stem. Gradually accustom young plants to outside conditions, before planting out into well-drained soil, July-October, 30cm (12″) apart. Or, sow outdoors, April-July, in a seed bed, 0.5cm (¼”) deep, into finely-prepared, well-drained soil, which has already been watered. Keep moist and weed free. Thin seedlings to 5cm (2″) apart, before planting out to flowering position in autumn. Flowers: July to August, the following year.

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