Household planning
How many arugula plants?
A normal fresh-eating goal with the catalog loss buffer. Preservation needs and appetite can raise the count.
1 adult4–116 typical plants
2 adults7–2211 typical plants
4 adults13–4322 typical plants
Season timing
When does it go in?
Typical first action5 weeks before last frost
Maturity range25–45 days
Harvest window12–28 days
Latest planting buffer50 days before fall frost
Dates are frost-relative planning windows. Soil temperature, current weather, plant condition, and cultivar instructions can move them.
Calculate dates from my frost date →Space and harvest
What does one plant ask for?
In-row spacing2–6 in
Between rows6–12 in
Yield range0.4–1.4 bunches
Yield confidencelow
Yield ranges assume a surviving plant and still vary with cultivar, soil, sun, weather, pests, watering, and harvest habits.
Container fit
A container can work.
0.25minimum gallons per plant
0.4recommended gallons per plant
6″minimum useful depth