Rocket was an extremely popular ingredient in the Middle Ages, but from about the eighteenth century, its use was restricted to the Mediterranean region... until the great herb revival that started ...

Rocket doesn’t mind growing in close quarters, but the plants prefer to be spaced around 10 centimetres apart. If you become inundated with seedlings, cull them once they’re large enough to use in the ...

Growing rocket (Eruca sativa) in your garden is so easy it can become a weed - any price you pay for it in a shop is excessive, writes Andrew Unsworth Rocket is also known as rucola, arugula and ...