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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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    NIKIAN Farm is located in Mi’kma’ki, the ancestral and unceded territory of L’nu, also known as the Mi’kmaq Peoples, who have been caring for this land since time immemorial. We strive to follow their example as stewards of the land and our natural resources. 

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