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How to grow arugula

Eruca vesicaria · brassicaceae family · annual crop

Eruca vesicaria — hero (chairman regenerate)
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Growing basics

Arugula is a cool-season crop, usually direct-sown in the garden.

Seeds germinate once soil reaches about 40°F.

Plants bolt or decline once sustained daytime highs reach 75°F.

Varieties in the library run 36 to 50 days to maturity.

Grows best in full sun.

Frost-hardy: keeps going through freezes.

Space plants 5 to 6 inches apart.

Sources

3 varieties of arugula in the library

Astro · Wild Sylvetta · Surrey

Each has a full cited page in the library.

Row & Bed covers 3 arugula varieties, each with a cited care timeline and fertilization schedule, and planting windows worked out for your ZIP.

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