Arugula

Annual, Roquette Eruca Sativa, Adds a slightly peppery and nutty tang to a mixed green salad. Also cooked as a vegetable with pastas or meats for a delicious taste like spinach. Four petaled, white, purple veined flowers top its flower stalks. The leaves can also be sauteed or eaten fresh. The flowers are edible, but strong tasting. Seeds are tiny, so you have to be careful not to plant them too deep. Sow seeds 1" apart, covery lightly and thin seedlings 4-6" apart. Seeds germinate quickly even in cold soil. Germinates in 10-14 days. Full sun to part shade.
Height: 4-10"     Zones: 3-9"
$4.99     14,000 Seeds
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