vegetable
Arugula
Thirty days. The fall and spring green that makes a first bed feel like a kitchen.
- Sun
- Sun to part shade
- Spacing
- 4 in
- Days
- 28–40
- Zones
- 3a–10b
How to sow
Direct-sow in cool weather. ¼ inch. It is a 30-day crop. Sow often.
Harvest
Baby leaves for salad, larger for a peppery punch. Flowers are edible.
Mistakes that waste a packet
- Letting it sit through heat
- One sowing
Three packets
Astro
BeginnerMilder than wild types. Fast.
Sylvetta
FlavorWilder, slower, more pepper. A second sowing.
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Related
Tomatoes
Start indoors. Match days-to-maturity to the weeks you actually have after last frost.
Peppers
Need more heat and a longer indoor start than tomatoes. Short-season varieties matter north of zone 7.
Lettuce
The crop that makes a first garden feel like a garden. Sow in spring and again in late summer.
The sow list
A note when it is time to sow
Seasonal, not daily. We will send what to start in your zone, and skip the rest of the year.
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