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SEED AVAILABLE:

  • Sow just before or anytime after last frost (indoors, or direct sow outdoors every 2-3 weeks for continuous harvest of foliage)
  • Easy cool germinator 
  • 5-7 days to germinate
  • 500 seeds

PLANT PROFILE:

Zone:  2-10!  Annual

Height:  20–100cm [8–40in]

Spread:  30–38cm [12–15 in]

Foliage:  Rich, velvety green, deeply lobed young leaves are edible fresh giving salads, sandwiches, pizza, etc. a tangy/sweet umami taste.  As leaves age they become more pungent and peppery

Bloom: Plants bolt (flower) in hot weather and/or when stressed, but ivory-coloured flowers can be used as garnish, giving a pungent, peppery flavor to food; seed pods are also edible and very tangy

Light:  Full sun, but partial shade can extend edibility 

Water:  Moderate (again, adequate water can minimize stress and extend eibility)

Soil:  Fertile, average garden soil with excellent drainage

Eruca sativa (Arugula, Rocket)

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