Table of Contents:
Sowing arugula: fast results, pure taste Pre-sowing, prick out & plant out or sow directly? Differences in growing wild arugula and regular arugula Soil preparation & soil — light and fresh works better than heavy Nutrition & fertilization — little needed, timing is everything 🐛 Diseases & pests — fast growth is the best defense 🧺 Harvesting & storing: how to get the most out of your arugula 🍽️ Arugula in the kitchen — raw, warm or as a seasoning Finally, about sowing arugula ❓🟢 FAQ – Frequently asked questions about sowing arugula
🌱 Sowing & planting
- Sowing depth: approximately 1 cm.
- Sowing method: sow in 5 cm seed trays or directly in the open ground.
- Sowing distance (direct): approximately 10 cm between the seeds and 15 cm between the rows.
- Germination temperature: around 10 °C.
- Germination time: 🕒 10–21 days.
- Planting distance (planting out): 5 cm between plants, 20 cm between rows.
- Plant out: when the young plants have 2 true leaves.
- Growth cycle: approximately 65 days to full harvest, but young leaves are often harvested much earlier.
📅 Growing times throughout the year
- Normal cultivation (outdoors): Sow outdoors from March to September; harvest from mid-April to mid-November.
- Winter cultivation (under glass): sow under glass from August to mid-September; harvest from November to February.
Start cultivation (sowing)
Harvesting
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Normal
🪟 Winter
🏠 Indoor / in house
🪟 In greenhouse / conservatory
Outdoor / open ground (on site)
Popular arugula varieties
You can choose between annual and perennial arugula:
- Annual: Common arugula and Common arugula organic.
- Perennial: Wild Selvatica and Wild Selvatica BIO.
