When to plant Arugula in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, United States

Arugula can be planted after May 12, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 20°F and 75°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.

Growing Arugula in Indiana County

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

Indiana County has 2 distinct seasons suitable for growing Arugula

• May 12 to June 05

  This Arugula growing season in Indiana County is quite short, with only 25 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

• September 05 to October 17

  Arugula needs on average between 21 and 40 days to mature and produce harvest. With 43 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

Planting Arugula in Indiana County before May 12 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 Indiana 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.

Indiana County has 4 distinct seasons for growing Arugula

• In order to get plants ready for May 12 seeds should be started indoors bwetween April 21 and April 26

  Seeds started after April 26 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Arugula growing season in Indiana County is quite short, with only 25 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 June 07 seeds should be started indoors bwetween May 17 and May 30

  Seeds started after May 30 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Arugula growing season in Indiana County is quite short, with only 14 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 September 05 seeds should be started indoors bwetween August 15 and September 07

  Seeds started after September 07 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  Arugula needs on average between 21 and 40 days to mature and produce harvest. With 43 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 October 20 seeds should be started indoors bwetween September 29 and October 10

  Seeds started after October 10 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Arugula growing season in Indiana County is quite short, with only 12 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

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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