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Arugula 'Pronto'

Arugula 'Pronto'

Product number: 242030
Origin: Mediterranean Region
Latin: Eruca sativa

In our country, arugula is indispensable! This Italian salad has a pleasant hint of heat and a touch of nut... This variety grows quickly, can be sown year-round, and has the coveted incised leaves that make the (slower-growing) perennial type so popular. The Italians call this type Rucola coltivata. If arugula grows slowly due to warmth, sun, and not too much water, the flavor becomes much stronger. This has inspired clever supermarkets to call this "Wasabi-Arugula." So this is not a special variety, but slowly grown arugula. Be careful, if you overdo the slow cultivation, the plants will bolt.

Names:
Latin: Eruca sativa
Dutch: Rucola
Also: Mustard Greens, Garden Rocket
English: Salad Rocket

Sowing method: Sow outdoors from March to September, a portion at a time, for a continuous fresh harvest. They can tolerate some cold. Keep moist in summer to prevent premature bolting. Can be sown indoors year-round. This variety is also grown as microgreens (for the young plant with cotyledons or first true leaves). Microgreens are grown on moisture-retaining material (kitchen roll, cotton wool, soil). Keep dark and warm for germination, then light and cooler after germination.

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