{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "record_type": "plant",
  "slug": "rocket",
  "common_name": "Rocket",
  "botanical_name": "Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa",
  "family": "Brassicaceae",
  "summary": "Rocket is a fast, peppery leaf crop that grows best in cool conditions with steady moisture, repeated sowings and protection from flea beetles.",
  "categories": [
    "leaf vegetable",
    "salad crop",
    "container crop"
  ],
  "growth_habits": [
    "low rosette",
    "flowering annual"
  ],
  "lifecycle": "Annual",
  "difficulty": "Easy",
  "requirements": {
    "light": {
      "minimum_direct_sun_hours": 4,
      "preferred_direct_sun_hours": 6
    },
    "soil_ph": {
      "minimum": 6.0,
      "maximum": 7.0
    },
    "container": {
      "minimum_volume_litres": 5,
      "minimum_diameter_cm": 20,
      "plants_per_container": 4
    },
    "spacing": {
      "minimum_cm": 10,
      "maximum_cm": 20
    },
    "planting_out": {
      "minimum_reliable_temperature_c": 5,
      "frost_tolerant": true,
      "label": "Sow or plant",
      "note": "Sow outdoors in cool, workable soil; established plants tolerate light frost"
    },
    "harvest": {
      "typical_uk_months": [
        "March",
        "November"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "rhs-growing-rocket",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/rocket/grow-your-own",
      "supports": [
        "identity",
        "site",
        "sowing",
        "spacing",
        "containers",
        "watering",
        "harvest",
        "problems"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "penn-state-arugula-limitations",
      "publisher": "Penn State Extension",
      "url": "https://extension.psu.edu/production-limitations-of-arugula-in-the-northeast",
      "supports": [
        "cool_season_growth",
        "bolting",
        "flea_beetles",
        "disease_prevention"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "rhs-vegetables-containers",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/containers",
      "supports": [
        "container_growing",
        "container_watering"
      ]
    }
  ]
}