The Sea Rocket plant is very easy to grow
if you’re in the right area. If you actually live in coastal areas you may find
the sea rocket plant growing wild. The Sea Rocket plant is a member of the
mustard family. The Sea rocket plant is edible and is quite healthy and it is packed
with nutrition.
Furthermore, Sea rocket plant is a
member of the crucifer or mustard family, the plant is actually related to cabbage,
broccoli, and Brussels sprouts. A study has shown that sea rocket provides calcium,
potassium, and a range of B vitamins, plus beta-carotene and fiber. All the plant
parts are edible. The plant is large and spreading, with rocket-shaped seed
pods, but the name comes from an old synonym for plants of the mustard family:
rocket. Throughout the winter, the leaves are leafy, but in the summer heat,
the plant takes on a strange, fleshy, almost alien-like form. The plant is also
commonly called wild peppergrass and sea kale.
How to cultivate Sea Rocket
Actually this plant grows and exists
in the sandy soil closer to the ocean than the beach grass. The sea rocket plant
actually prefers sandy conditions. As a succulent plant, it holds water, making
growing the plant even easier. When growing the sea rocket plant, do not include
it as part of a vegetable garden. The companion plants for sea rocket
cultivation must be of the same mustard family. If the sea rocket plants actually
detect roots of other types of plants close to it, an “allelopathic” action may
occur. The sea rocket plant can actually release a substance into the root zone
that may stunt or otherwise deter other plants of other types. You can grow sea
rocket plant with kale and other mustard family members for successful growing.
The plant puts a long taproot into the soil and it does not like to be moved. You
can start it from the double jointed seed pods when they appear on the plant
and mature, following the small purple blooms. Actually this taproot makes the plant
an excellent choice to hold and stabilize the sandy soils that may be eroding.
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