Eruca sativa
Zesty accent in salads.
Tender smooth leaves with robust, peppery flavor. Cook mature leaves with other greens. Arugula is flavor has been described as peppery, mustardy, hot with a hint of nut flavor, tart, and spicy. It adds such an exciting, interesting flavor and texture to salads. Most often eaten raw in salads but also steamed or added raw to many other dishes such as pizza!
Leaf Texture: Frilly
Life Cycle: Annual
Sun: Full Sun
Thin: 6" Apart
Spread: 4" Wide
Height: 12 - 14" Tall
Days to Maturity: 35 Days
Transplant: March 18 - June 24
Transplant Fall: July 23 - October 1
Harvest and Preserving Tips
Tender young leaves have a robust flavor.
Younger leaves, 2 - 3" long, taste best.
Stop picking once plants flower as the leaves will become bitter-tasting. Flowers are also edible!
Wrap the leaves in a clean, wet tea towel, or damp paper towel and place in a perforated plastic bag and refrigerate.
Arugula is best when consumed within 3 - 6 days of harvest.
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