When to plant Arugula in Meriwether County, Georgia, United States

Arugula can be planted after February 21, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 20°F and 75°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.

Growing Arugula in Meriwether County

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

Meriwether County has 2 distinct seasons suitable for growing Arugula

• February 21 to May 16

  Arugula needs on average between 21 and 40 days to mature and produce harvest. With 85 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• October 01 to December 11

  Arugula needs on average between 21 and 40 days to mature and produce harvest. With 72 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

Planting Arugula in Meriwether County before February 21 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 Meriwether 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.

Meriwether County has 3 distinct seasons for growing Arugula

• In order to get plants ready for February 21 seeds should be started indoors bwetween January 31 and April 06

  Seeds started after April 06 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  Arugula needs on average between 21 and 40 days to mature and produce harvest. With 85 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 September 15 seeds should be started indoors bwetween August 25 and September 04

  Seeds started after September 04 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Arugula growing season in Meriwether 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 October 01 seeds should be started indoors bwetween September 10 and November 01

  Seeds started after November 01 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  Arugula needs on average between 21 and 40 days to mature and produce harvest. With 72 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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