How to grow Arugula growing and care:
Cool winter
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seedling / Seed
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
?
Planting season:
Spring / Autumn in warm climate
Pests and diseases:
Aphids, pieris (butterfly)
Pruning season:
Summer
How to prune:
Just for harvest and in the end of the season
Size of the plant?
20-80 cm, 8-32 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing
Water requirement:
Average amount of water / Big amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun / Half Shade
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Spring / Summer
General information about the flower
White with four petals with yellow pollens
Edible leaves
Leaves harvesting season
In cold climate spring – summer / in warmer climate autumn – winter – spring
How to harvest the leaves?
Two possibility separate leaves in the base of the leaf or all the leaves of the plant
Information about leaves:
Green leaves in ovate shape and can be deeply lobed
Uses of Name leaves:
Salad, eat raw
Scientific name:
Eruca sativa
Categories of growing
Planting Season: Autumn Planting, Spring Planting
Light exposure requirements: Full sun Plants, Part shade Plants
Climates that the plant can grow: Mediterranean Climate, Subtropics Climate, Temperate Climate
Growing speed of the plant: Fast growing plants
Plant life-form: Annual plant, Leaf plant
Plant Uses: Edible plants
Requirements for watering the plant: Big amount of water, Regularly water
Hardiness zones: Hardiness zone 10, Hardiness zone 11, Hardiness zone 2, Hardiness zone 3, Hardiness zone 4, Hardiness zone 5, Hardiness zone 6, Hardiness zone 7, Hardiness zone 8, Hardiness zone 9
Ornamental parts:
Leaf color:
Blooming season: Spring flowers, Summer flowers
Flower colors: White flower
Harvest Season: Autumn Harvest, Spring Harvest, Summer Harvest, Winter harvest
Edible Parts: Edible leaves
Culinary uses: Eaten raw, Leafy vegetables, Salad, Spreads & Sauces