Arugula Seeds - Wild Rocket

BOTANICAL NAME

Diplotaxis tenuifolia

LIFE CYCLE

• Annual

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun
• Partial Shade

DAYS TO MATURITY

• 28-40 days
• Microgreen 10-14 days

GROWTH HABIT

• Clumping
• Upright

PLANT HEIGHT

• 8 inches

COLOR

• Green

This is the "Wild" version of the popular Rocket Arugula. More pungent taste, with a nutty flavor, this wild arugula rocket is delicious in salads and pesto. So tasty it barely needs anything else. As a perennial plant, it can be sown outdoors all year round in milder climates or given some protection in colder areas. Growing around 8 in tall it can also be grown in containers.

• • Spicier and nutty salad green
• • Grows well all year and self seeds itself
• • Adaptable to full sun or partial shade

PLANTING SEASON

• Cool Season

SOWING METHOD

• Direct Sow

PLANTING DEPTH

• 1/4 inch

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 3 to 4 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• N/A - Annual