Rocket - is this ok?

[Farmer_Gyles]

never grown rocket before (still fairly "new" to homegrowing)
only got 2 plants in the ground and now they've got white flowers
are they still ok?

[yoanbob]

they taste better before they flower but i still use mine after, somone will nodought be able to tell you better than me.

[pixie]

Yep - you can still eat the rocket but the baby new leaves are the sweetest - the older leaves, particularly after flowering tend to be more bitter. The little white flowers are very pretty in the veg patch though!

[veggiewomble]

They look great. How many weeks did you wait for it to get this big?

[Earthbabe]

Hi FG. My rocket has got seed pods on it but I'm still eating it, nice and hot and peppery now. I agree the baby leaves are generally preferred but it's still ok to eat and will keep producing leaves the more you pick.

[Farmer_Gyles]

cheers all
didn't know about picking leaves off - thought we just let them grow then cut them whole and use the whole thing
but now i know ..... will pick some leaves and try them tomorrow

[terrier]

I went round the rocket with the garden shears last week and cut them down to half size. There's no flowers on them now. Hopefully it will encourage now leaf growth.

[Headfry]

Eat the flowers....I think they taste lush!