How to tend a Eruca sativa

Also known as: Raphanus eruca (L.) Crantz, Sinapis eruca (L.) Vest, Brassica eruca L., Brassica lativalvis Boiss., Eruca cappadocica Reut., Eruca cappadocica var. eriocarpa Boiss., Eruca deserti Pomel, Eruca eruca (L.) Asch. & Graebn., Eruca foetida Moench, Eruca grandiflora Cav., Eruca lanceolata Pomel, Eruca lativalvis Boiss., Eruca longirostris Uechtr., Eruca oleracea J.St.-Hil., Eruca sativa (L.) Mill., Eruca sativa subsp. lativalvis (Boiss.) Greuter & Burdet, Eruca sativa subsp. longirostris (Uechtr.) Jahand. & Maire, Eruca stenocarpa Boiss. & Reut., Eruca vesicaria subsp. lativalvis (Boiss.) Thell., Eruca vesicaria subsp. longirostris (Uechtr.) Emb. & Maire, Euzomum sativum Link, Eruca sativa var. eriocarpa (Boiss.) Post, Eruca latirostris Boiss., Eruca sativa var. oblongifolia Pasqual., Eruca sativa var. erysimoides (Pourr.) Fiori, Eruca sativa var. stenocarpa (Boiss. & Reut.) Coss., Eruca sativa var. sativa Mill., Sinapis eruca (L.) Vest, Brassica erysimoides Sieber ex Spreng., Eruca sativa subvar. lativalvis Coss.

Watering

Water thoroughly when soil is dry, avoid saturated water

Sunlight

Like sunshine, resistant to half shade

Soil

Deep loose and fertile soil

Fertilizer

Top-dressing weekly in vegetative stages

Pruning

Remove dead and diseased branches timely

About this plant

Origin
China, Europe
Category
Cruciferae, Eruca
Size
Diameter ≥ 10 cm, height 15-18 cm
Blooming period
Flowering period May-June, flowering period July-August
Flower colors
yellow, then white, with purple marks, fruit color brown
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