Soil
Fertile, well drained soil that holds moisture well.
Position
Full sun to partial afternoon shade.
Frost tolerant
Yes, tolerates light frosts and moderate freezes.
Feeding
Not generally required.
Companions
Beans, Dill, Lettuce, Mint, Nasturtium and Thyme.
Spacing
Single Plants: 5″ (15cm) each way (minimum)
Rows: 3″ (10cm) with 7″ (20cm) row gap (minimum)
Sow and Plant
Sow directly in the soil in early spring, or start indoors and set out seedlings. Arugula also makes a fine fall crop, and plants often survive winter with a protective mulch.
Notes
An easy salad crop that doubles as a cooked green. Flower buds are also edible. Hot weather causes leaves to become very strongly flavored.
Harvesting
Harvest young leaves as you need them for cooking. The flower buds and flower petals also are edible.
Troubleshooting
Flea beetles sometimes make small holes in leaves.
