West Coast Seeds - Arugula Microgreen Seeds
Arugula Microgreens are tender, flavour-packed greens with the distinctive peppery bite of mature arugula in a compact form. Their delicate green leaves add fresh flavour and visual appeal to salads, sandwiches, wraps, pizzas, and finished dishes. Easy to grow indoors in shallow trays, arugula microgreens are a simple way to enjoy fresh greens throughout the year.
Why you’ll love it:
- Distinctive peppery arugula flavour
- Tender texture and attractive fresh green foliage
- Excellent for salads, sandwiches, wraps, pizza, and garnishes
- Easy to grow indoors throughout the year
- Compact crop requires very little growing space
- Perfect for windowsills, grow lights, and indoor growing setups
Growing Information:
- Botanical Name: Eruca sativa
- Crop Type: Microgreens
- Growing Medium: Fine seed-starting mix or other suitable microgreen growing medium
- Light Requirements: Bright light after germination
- Water Requirements: Keep evenly moist without waterlogging
- Growing Location: Suitable for year-round indoor production
- Harvest Stage: Harvest young once seedlings have developed healthy seed leaves and reached the desired size
Seed Details:
- Seed Type: Seed intended for microgreen production
- Variety: Arugula microgreens
- Special Characteristics: Tender greens with a concentrated, peppery arugula flavour
How to Grow Microgreens:
- Fill a clean, shallow growing tray with a fine, moist seed-starting mix or suitable microgreen growing medium.
- Scatter seeds evenly and densely across the surface, then gently press them into the growing medium.
- Keep the seeds consistently moist during germination, using gentle watering or misting to avoid disturbing them.
- Once seedlings emerge, provide plenty of bright light to encourage sturdy, healthy growth.
- Water as needed to keep the growing medium moist but not saturated, with bottom watering preferred once seedlings are established.
- Harvest with clean scissors just above the growing medium once the microgreens have reached the desired size.
- Rinse if desired, dry thoroughly, and enjoy fresh for the best flavour and texture.
Suggested Uses:
Add freshly harvested arugula microgreens to salads, sandwiches, wraps, burgers, grain bowls, pasta, and pizza, or use them as a fresh garnish for soups, appetizers, and entrées. Their peppery flavour pairs particularly well with tomatoes, cheese, roasted vegetables, eggs, and Mediterranean-inspired dishes.
Seed packet includes growing instructions. Germination and harvest times may vary based on temperature, light, moisture, and other growing conditions.
