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.

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

Variety Info:

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

Sowing Info:

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″

Growing Info:

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.