Slow Bolt Arugula Landrace

Quick facts

• *Patio Paradise ALERT* Grow the concrete! This variety can be grown in a pot on a porch or sunny windowsill.

  *Short Season ALERT* Frost tolerant

  *Heat/Drought ALERT* Adapted to thrive in tough conditions, heat, and drought

  *Diverse Population ALERT* Grow this population as is or use for your at home plant breeding project. It’s crop adaptation made simple- select those plants that grow best for you, save seeds, plant them next year, and repeat.

   

Diplotaxis erucoides

An inter-breeding mix of slow-bolt arugula varieties.  Genetically diverse, a wide harvest window means the harvest is spread over months rather than weeks.  Arugula typically enjoys cool, wet weather, but this landrace is made of varieties bred to push those limits into hot, dry conditions and not be stressed to the point of flowering, aka bolting.  Instead, we want a lengthy harvest window and arugula plants that stay in the vegetative state- that's why "slow bolting" is the central trait we are selecting for in this otherwise diverse landrace. 

This is a diverse population you can use from plant breeding projects.  If you want to use these for a breeding project simply grow them out, select the best plants, and save the seed for next year.  See what you get, select the best, and repeat!

How to grow it: