Light
Full sun in an open position.
Learn how to care for your green friend
Wild Arugula
Diplotaxis tenuifolia · Wild Arugula
Vegetables · Planned variety
Meet your green friend.
Wild arugula has narrow, deeply cut green leaves with a peppery flavour.
A space where it can thrive
Grow as a cultivated garden crop in a bed or suitably sized container. The illustrated nursery pot is a presentation, not a recommendation for the mature plant’s root space.
Ask about availabilityAvailability, size, pot and price will be confirmed in store. Pictures illustrate the plant type.
Studio illustration. Appearance varies with age, variety and growing conditions.
Your care routine
Watering
Keep the shallow seedbed moist, then water in dry weather for tender leaves.
Soil & drainage
Loose, well-drained soil; avoid crowding plants.
Temperature
Plan sowing for the crop’s preferred season. Protect young plants and containers from severe frost; local conditions affect timing.
Planting
Direct sow shallowly in cool spring or late summer. Thin to roughly 10–15 cm; sow another small patch every few weeks.
Harvest
Clip young leaves and leave the crown for regrowth, or cut a baby-leaf sowing.
Through the seasons
Heat and crowding accelerate bolting. Mild coastal winters may allow a crop under a ventilated cloche.
When your plant needs help
- This Diplotaxis type grows more slowly than common salad arugula; harvest young leaves in cool weather.
Pets & little ones
This guide covers a cultivated garden crop. Confirm the identity and the edible part before harvesting; wash produce and keep unverified plants away from children and pets.
Grow with your neighbourhood store.
Independent, family-owned and right here in Uptown New Westminster. Browse before your visit and keep this guide handy at home.
Visit The Golden BazaarCare references
Guidance is a starting point. Adjust watering to your plant, pot, light and season; follow fertilizer labels and check outdoor cultivar hardiness.