Heirloom Classic Arugula Seeds

We promise to provide you with high-quality, fresh and viable flower seeds.

Bullet Points:

• Authentic Peppery Taste: Delivers the bold, sharp, and nutty flavor that top chefs and home cooks love for elevating fresh salads, gourmet pizzas, and sandwiches.
• Lightning-Fast Harvest: Ready to snip and enjoy in as little as 3 to 4 weeks! Fast turnover means you can succession-plant all season long for an endless supply.
• Productive Cut-and-Come-Again: Harvest the outer leaves and let the center grow. One planting gives you multiple harvests, maximizing your garden's output.
• Cool-Weather Champion: Thrives in early spring and late autumn; it tolerates light frost beautifully, giving you fresh greens when other crops are dormant.
• Compact & Space-Saving: Ideal for small-space gardening. Grows lushly in dense plantings, patio pots, window boxes, and raised garden beds.
• Non-GMO & Heirloom: Open-pollinated seeds with naturally robust genetics, perfect for saving seeds for next year's garden.

Product Details:

• Genus: Eruca
• Species: Eruca vesicaria (often commercially sold as Eruca sativa)
• Hardiness Zone: USDA Zones 3 – 11 (Grows across all US states; thrives best in Zones 4-9).
• Days to Maturity: 30 - 40 days (Baby leaf) / 45 - 55 days (Full size).
• Days to Germination: 4 to 7 days (Ideal soil temp: 55°F - 65°F / 12°C - 18°C).
• Seeding Depth: ¼ inch (0.6 cm).
• Row Spacing: 12 inches (30 cm) for mature plants; 6 inches (15 cm) for baby leaf production.
• Plant Height: 6 – 10 inches (15 - 25 cm) for the leaf canopy; reaches up to 30 inches (75 cm) if left to flower (bolt).
• Growth Habit: Upright, bunching rosette with deeply lobed, jagged leaves and shallow roots.
• Soil Preference: Loamy, loose, well-draining soil rich in organic matter. Ideal pH 6.0 – 7.0.
• Temperature Preference: Cool weather. Thrives best at 50°F - 65°F (10°C - 18°C). Turns bitter quickly in high heat.
• Light Preference: Full Sun (minimum 6 hours of direct sunlight) to Partial Shade (especially recommended in Southern states to prevent early bolting).

How to Plant & Grow:

• Site Preparation: Select a garden spot with full sun to light afternoon shade. Enrich your soil with 2-3 inches of well-rotted compost or organic matter to keep the soil fertile and moisture-retentive.
  
• Sowing: Direct sow seeds outdoors as soon as the ground can be worked in early spring. Plant seeds ¼ inch (0.6 cm) deep and cover lightly with loose soil. Gently water them in.

Spacing:

• For Baby Leaf Harvest (cutting early): Sow seeds 1 inch (2.5 cm) apart in rows spaced 6 inches (15 cm) apart.
• For Full-Sized Leaves (mature plants): Thin seedlings to 6 inches (15 cm) apart, in rows spaced 12 inches (30 cm) apart.
• Square Foot Density: Plant approximately 12 to 16 seeds per 1-square-foot area for a dense patch that you can continuously snip.
• Watering: Keep the soil consistently moist (about 1 inch of water per week). Dry soil will quickly cause Arugula to become bitter and bolt (produce flowers).
• Harvesting: When leaves reach 3-4 inches long, use clean scissors to snip the outer leaves about 1 inch above the base. The inner core will regrow for another meal.
• Bolting Tip: Arugula loves cool weather. If temperatures consistently exceed 75°F, it will bolt. Stop harvesting bitter leaves once it flowers. Instead, plant a Fall crop in late summer for the sweetest, most delicious leaves!

Planting Calendar:

• Early Spring Crop:
  Sowing: March to April (as soon as soil reaches 40°F).
  Harvest: April to May.
• Fall Crop (Superior Flavor):
  Sowing: Late August to Mid-September.
  Harvest: October to November.
• Mild US Zones 9-11:
  Can be sown through the winter months (Sowing: October - January)