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Arugula
Eruca vesicaria
Early Octobervegetable
Fast-growing peppery salad green. Cool-season annual that bolts in summer heat — best as a spring and fall crop in temperate zones, and as a winter crop in frost-free zones.
In Zone 9b, right now
Not yet — plant around early october
The direct sow window opens Early October – Mid November. Sign up below and we'll remind you the week it's time.
Edible?
Yes — vegetable
Small space?
Yes — fits a balcony
Sun
Full sun (6+ hrs)
Comes back yearly?
No — replant each year
Harvest in
28 days
Ways to plant it
Spring planting
Direct sow
Past the ideal window — still time
Mid January – Early March
Plant seeds straight into the ground (or a container) outdoors.
Fall planting
Direct sow
Early October
Early October – Mid November
Plant seeds straight into the ground (or a container) outdoors.
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