Description

Enjoy the bold, peppery flavor of Wild Rocket Arugula Seeds, a perennial favorite for its complex taste and versatility. Perfect for salads, pesto, and pizza, this arugula is slower-growing but offers rich greens and edible flowers that enhance any dish.

Botanical Name: Diplotaxis tenuifolia
Days to Maturity: 30–50 days
Family: Brassicaceae
Native: Asia and Europe
Plant Dimensions: 12″–24″ tall at maturity
Variety Information: 2″–6″ dark green, deeply lobed leaves with four to ten small lateral lobes and a large terminal lobe. Shaped much like an elongated oak leaf, with a distinct red midrib and veins. Flavor can be described as rich and peppery. Edible flowers are yellow.
Attributes: Good for Containers

When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date, when soil temperature is at least 40°F; ideally 50°–70°F. Successive Sowings: Every 3 weeks until 4 to 6 weeks before your average first fall frost date. Mild Climates: Sow in fall for winter harvest.
When to Start Inside: Not recommended.
Days to Emerge: 10–15 days
Seed Depth: ¼”
Seed Spacing: A group of 6 seeds every 6″
Thinning: When ½” tall, thin to 1 every 6″

Harvesting: For the mildest, best-tasting baby greens, pick leaves when 2″- 4″ long. Pick individually or cut off the plant at ground level. For the best flavor, harvest before plant begins to flower, unless you plan to eat the flowers.

This packet sows up to 280 feet. 1,600 seeds in packet.