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

Arugula can be planted after April 22, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 20°F and 75°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.

Growing Arugula in Pike County

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

Pike County has 3 distinct seasons suitable for growing Arugula

• April 22 to July 04

  Arugula needs on average between 21 and 40 days to mature and produce harvest. With 74 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

• July 29 to August 24

  This Arugula growing season in Pike County is quite short, with only 27 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

• August 26 to October 17

  Arugula needs on average between 21 and 40 days to mature and produce harvest. With 53 suitable for growht, you can expect good harvest without too much effort if all planting activities are done in timely manner.

Planting Arugula in Pike County before April 22 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 Pike 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.

Pike County has 5 distinct seasons for growing Arugula

• In order to get plants ready for April 22 seeds should be started indoors bwetween April 01 and May 25

  Seeds started after May 25 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  Arugula needs on average between 21 and 40 days to mature and produce harvest. With 74 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 07 seeds should be started indoors bwetween June 16 and June 28

  Seeds started after June 28 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Arugula growing season in Pike County is quite short, with only 13 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 July 29 seeds should be started indoors bwetween July 08 and July 15

  Seeds started after July 15 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Arugula growing season in Pike County is quite short, with only 27 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 26 seeds should be started indoors bwetween August 05 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 53 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 19 seeds should be started indoors bwetween September 28 and October 09

  Seeds started after October 09 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Arugula growing season in Pike 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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