When to plant Arugula in Chester County, Tennessee, United States

Arugula can be planted after April 04, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 20°F and 75°F and soil temperature is above 45°F. For the best results, Arugula should be planted after May 03, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 50°F and 68°F and soil temperature is above 50°F.

Growing Arugula in Chester County

Arugula needs on average between 21 and 40 days to mature and produce harvest.

Chester County has 2 distinct seasons suitable for growing Arugula

• April 04 to June 20

  Arugula needs on average between 21 and 40 days to mature and produce harvest. With 78 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• August 27 to October 31

  Arugula needs on average between 21 and 40 days to mature and produce harvest. With 66 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

Planting Arugula in Chester County before April 04 without any additional protection is not advised because cold streaks can damage or kill off young plant.

Growing season extention

In order to maximize chances for a good harvest of Arugula in Chester County, some extra steps can be taken to extend growing season.

Start seeds indoors

When starting seeds indoors, it is possible to guarantee best possible conditions for young seedlings. Consistent temperature range, adequate watering and ample light (natural, supplemented with artifitial grow lights) will ensure you have strong and healthy seedlings just in time for transplanting into soil.

It takes 21 days on average for Arugula to sprout, and grow big enough to be ready for transplanting.

Chester County has 3 distinct seasons for growing Arugula

• In order to get plants ready for April 04 seeds should be started indoors bwetween March 14 and May 11

  Seeds started after May 11 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  Arugula needs on average between 21 and 40 days to mature and produce harvest. With 78 suitable for growth, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• In order to get plants ready for July 31 seeds should be started indoors bwetween July 10 and July 20

  Seeds started after July 20 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Arugula growing season in Chester County is quite short, with only 11 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

• In order to get plants ready for August 27 seeds should be started indoors bwetween August 06 and September 21

  Seeds started after September 21 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  Arugula needs on average between 21 and 40 days to mature and produce harvest. With 66 suitable for growth, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

Use a cold frame

When using a cold frame in a beggining of growing season You can protect young plants from possible temperature drops, this way growing season can start up to 2 weeks earlier.

Use an additional shading

On days, when air temperatures are expected to raise above 75°F, which is in top of tolerable range for Arugula, consider using additional shading to prevent heat shock.

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