ARUGULA
Salad
Eruca sativa
The standard salad arugula.
Slightly lobed leaves with a nutty and peppery flavour.
• Edible Flowers: The white flowers with dark pink veins are edible, and can be harvested as they appear. Sprinkle them over salads or add to vegetable stir-fries. Flavour is spicy and nutty. Popular choice for brightening up salad mixes.
• Edible Flowers: The white flowers with dark pink veins are edible, and can be harvested as they appear. Sprinkle them over salads or add to vegetable stir-fries. Flavour is spicy and nutty. Popular choice for brightening up salad mixes.
Seeds per packet : 300
Growing
Arugula prefers a fertile, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Can be grown all year in mild areas.
Arugula prefers a fertile, well-drained soil in full sun to part shade. Can be grown all year in mild areas.
Sow seeds 3mm deep, 5cm apart.
Days to maturity : 21 for baby leaves, 40 for full size.