Arugula 'Wild Rocket' (Arugula)

These plants are fast-growing, making them ideal for staggered plantings which then provides continuous harvests throughout the season. Initial crop may be sown in cold soil, as soon as danger of frost is over, with follow-up plantings every 2 to 3 weeks. The last sowing should be 4 weeks before your first frost. Seeds should be sown ¼ inch (1/2 cm) deep either in 1 inch (2 cm) rows or broadcast and then eventually thinned to 6 inch (15 cm). Try sowing with other salad greens but don't plant in the same location previously occupied by other cabbage family members. Shade in the warm parts of the summer to reduce bolting induced by heat and water stress: ideally under trellises where beans or tomatoes are grown. Insect pollination can lead to reseeding, but not interbreeding with other greens.