gone to seed?

[Hanna]

i think one of my rocket pots has started to self seed? well its all gone really tall and wispy and has small white flowers at the end of even taller thin stalks. What do i do? total newbie and havent got a clue? is it a goner? x

[Chitfaced]

Same here! All my rocket has bolted. Keep chopping off white flowers but all the stalks have gone woody. Not sure what I can do. I barely managed to harvest from them, the plants are all still really small. Boo!

[Hanna]

i wasnt sure whether to chop it all right back, and let it start over? or just let it do whatever it wants? its a case of blink and you'll miss it these days!x

[binley100]

I found that self seeded rocket grows better than the stuff i've sown myself.......

[Chitfaced]

I was thinking that I might as well try and collect the seed for next year. should I just collect the flowers and let them dry out? Hanna you could do the same...?

[zazen999]

Sow again after the 22nd [June]....and sow every few weeks. It doesn't like it too hot....and prefers the days getting shorter not longer.

[Green Wolf]

The leaves are still usable but they get hotter once the flowers form, so can be used in moderation! As Zazen says they are best sown later in the year when days are shorter and cooler....up to middle of September will give leaves until mid December down here (Essex).

[Two_Sheds]

The latest advice I've read is to sow rocket after July ...

[ginger ninger]

Why not try putting the flowers in a salad, there nice and sweet, look pretty and have a little hot kick.