Description
Astro Arugula Seeds
Fresh Greens in Just Weeks.
Some vegetables take months to harvest.
Astro Arugula rewards you in just a few weeks.
Known for its tender leaves, bold peppery flavor, and lightning-fast growth, Astro Arugula is a favorite among home gardeners and chefs alike. Whether you’re creating gourmet salads, topping homemade pizzas, layering sandwiches, or adding fresh greens to pasta dishes, Astro delivers harvest after harvest with very little effort.
Easy to grow and incredibly productive, Astro Arugula is one of the quickest ways to enjoy fresh, homegrown food straight from your garden.
Why Grow Astro Arugula?
🥗 Bold, peppery flavor.
Its tender leaves add a delicious balance of peppery spice and nutty freshness to salads, sandwiches, wraps, pizzas, pasta, soups, and countless other dishes.
⚡ Ready in as little as 3–4 weeks.
Astro Arugula is one of the fastest-growing leafy greens, allowing you to enjoy fresh harvests just weeks after planting.
✂️ Harvest again and again.
Pick the outer leaves as needed, and the plant will continue producing fresh growth throughout the season.
🥬 Packed with nutrition.
Arugula is naturally rich in vitamins A, C, and K, along with folate, calcium, potassium, and beneficial antioxidants, making it a flavorful addition to a healthy diet.
🐝 Supports pollinators.
If allowed to flower, its delicate white blossoms attract honey bees, native bees, hoverflies, butterflies, and other beneficial insects.
A Garden Favorite Around the World
Native to the Mediterranean region, arugula has been enjoyed for centuries in Italian, French, and Middle Eastern cuisine. Today it remains one of the world’s most popular gourmet salad greens thanks to its distinctive flavor and rapid growth.
Astro Arugula is especially prized for its uniform leaves, dependable performance, and outstanding garden vigor.
Growing Information
Sun: Full sun to partial shade.
Soil: Rich, fertile, well-drained soil.
Planting Depth: Sow seeds ¼ inch deep.
Spacing: 4–6 inches apart.
Water: Keep soil consistently moist for the most tender leaves.
Harvest: Begin harvesting baby leaves in 20–25 days, or full-size leaves in 35–45 days.
Hardiness: Cool-season annual.
Germination Tip
Astro Arugula grows best in cool weather. Sow seeds directly outdoors in early spring or late summer for fall harvests. Keep the soil consistently moist, and expect seedlings to emerge within 5–10 days. Succession sow every 2–3 weeks for a continuous supply of fresh greens.
Perfect For
- Kitchen gardens
- Raised beds
- Containers
- Salad gardens
- Cold frames
- Window boxes
- Succession planting
Astro Arugula grows beautifully alongside lettuce, spinach, kale, radishes, carrots, beets, onions, and many cool-season vegetables.
Did You Know?
- Arugula has been cultivated since Roman times, where it was prized for its bold flavor.
- Baby leaves are milder, while mature leaves develop a more pronounced peppery bite.
- Cool temperatures produce the sweetest leaves, while hot weather encourages flowering and a stronger flavor.
- The edible flowers have the same peppery flavor and make beautiful additions to salads and garnishes.
More Than Just Salad Greens
Every packet of Astro Arugula seeds grows more than leafy greens.
It grows quick harvests.
Fresh flavor for every meal.
Flowers that feed pollinators.
And the satisfaction of picking gourmet greens just steps from your kitchen.
Plant Astro Arugula—and enjoy crisp, peppery harvests in just a few short weeks.