Rocket Sprouting

The microgreen that needs no explanation. If you already use rocket on pizza, in salads and through pasta, you will use this the same way — and the difference in freshness is considerable. Rocket that has spent three days in a plastic bag is a different thing from rocket cut minutes before it hits the plate.

The microgreen version is cleaner and milder than the mature leaf. Full-grown rocket develops sharper, sometimes bitter notes over weeks of growth; harvested at seven to ten days you get the same peppery-nutty character without the bite or the woody stem.

Bright indirect light suits it best — strong sun through glass toughens the shoots and pushes them towards bitterness, so an east or north-facing sill is better than a south one. No pre-soaking, sow direct, seven to ten days to harvest.