A mature plant will be able to better withstand higher temps than a seedling. If you're somewhere warm, wait until temperatures are at least below 90 degrees to plant your arugula. Few other plants can stand the heat quite like this little green, and this characteristic alone makes arugula a must-have when you’re missing that garden-fresh taste of salads in the hottest months of the year. My Rooted Garden clients in Houston, Texas, are harvesting arugula leaves from their gardens even when the temperature spikes over 95 degrees and all other leafy greens have long since bolted and gone to seed. Arugula is just not very picky about temperature. It’s way more heat-tolerant than most salad greens, and it can even withstand some frost.Īll that to say, you can grow arugula far outside of its optimal growing time, and in warmer climates, you can actually grow this green year round.
This family is a cool-weather bunch, but arugula is that one member of the family that tends to do its own thing-every family has one of those, right?Įven though your seed packet might tell you to grow arugula in the cool season when the temperatures are above freezing but below 75 degrees Fahrenheit, I've found you can stretch arugula's growing season well into your colder and hotter months of the year. Arugula is a member of the brassica family, along with kale, broccoli, cauliflower, mustard, and several other dark leafy greens that are so good for you.
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