How To Grow Arugula Indoors Any Time Of The Year

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

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[@stuartdoran7626]

Really impressed with the simplicity of the paper towel over the seeds to water and maintain surface moisture. Such an effective idea, yet so simple. In Ireland & UK, we call arugula, Rocket.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Stuart! It really does work. Works for all herbs too. Creates a little greenhouse effect, perfect for germination, and then when you have to add water, you don't have to be ultra careful and add a eye dropper at a time, lol! Cheers

[@GreenLove1]

Love arugula. I let one plant go to seed earlier this year and now I have volunteers growing in my raised bed! What a gift!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

That's the best!! Free plants, love it!

[@byerz14dt]

Came here because I want arugula on my fall menu at work but only can buy it in large quantities and it always goes to waste. Now I will have fresh arugula harvested locally at my connivence from my own home. Very informative video you just got yourself another follower! Thank you.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Once you get into the swing of it, arugula can be VERY productive.... And then selectively harvesting with multiple plants means you'll always have some on hand! Wish more restaurants did this!

[@kbushehri]

As a beginner gardener, with but one pot as of right now, this is officially my favorite gardening youtube channel! You give so many details and u show everything u do, which not many other channels do. Much love and appreciation to u. Cant wait to go get my balcony set up!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Omg, thank you so much for watching and for the kind words! Best of luck this year, get growing!

[@Mary-had-a-lil-farm]

Love that paper towel trick! Great idea, thanks 😊

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Mary...it works for all herb seeds!!

[@fredfrond6148]

I like your paper towel idea. I was thinking of sprouting them in a jar before I saw your idea👍.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks Fred. I use it all the time with these shallow-planted crops. Outdoors I'd use a light mulch, like with carrots or beets...but indoors, with the extra heat and lower air moisture, that top 1 inch can dry out sooo fast. Just need it until the seeds germinate. Similar to a microgreen situation.

[@fredfrond6148]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms thank for the great idea. I have set aside several dozen goji berries from my bush. I was thinking on how to propagate them. I just plan to plant them in a seedling starter tray and use your method for keeping the soil moist. I find that the plastic tray over can sometimes make the fungus crop bigger than the seedling crop.👍. By the way another plant you should show us how to grow is fenugreek, meti in Indian, vendium in srilaknan, shamala (I think in Farsi (Iranian)). Every person I show at work has a name for it in their language. But nobody knows the English name.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@fredfrond6148 definitely, going to try goji trees myself!! Yeah, love the fenugreek.... Looks super easy to grow too!

[@fredfrond6148]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms $ 9.97 for a kilo of seeds sprouting.com/product/161/Fenugreek.html with your techniques you could grow a decent portion of your diet. Egyptian people have a name for it but I forget what the name is.

[@LL-oc1xw]

Very good video. Was so helpful seeing the growth rate - difference between 5 days after sprouting and then one more week beyond that was amazing. One suggestion about fungus gnats (I cringed seeing them in the video - I battled them for a year or two - they are my nemesis.) How I FINALLY got rid of them - the biggest help was putting a 1/4 inch of plain sand on the top of every single plant's soil that fungus gnats liked. THAT was the biggest game changer. It helps too if you can install watering wicks (shoelaces work or cotton string even but the string fails sooner) - and doing both bottom watering AND top sand is a much faster way to get it done. With the sand, they can't find the place they want to lay their eggs - so they don't. The hatchlings / wormy stage / pupae in the soil can't seem to get up out of the sand to fly off as they evolve. So in a couple weeks, you'll see their numbers dwindle, and dwindle, and dwindle until you don't see them anymore. Then your plant will recover from its roots being eaten if they didn't introduce a disease. Hope that helps someone! (The suggestions on line that you're watering too much is bogus. The store bought mixes and commercially grown plants are practically inoculated with fungus gnat eggs! ANY amount of watering will hatch them out.) PS: I'm now putting 1/4 inch of sand on the top of every pot of seedlings that I start to avoid any chance the gnats will come back if there's infected soil.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Totally agree! Its astonishing how inundated the store bought soils are with them. Ughh.... Sand is great, works so well!! Cheers!

[@shorty8256]

Wow...brilliant I just love the paper towel idea...well I am just ordering Arugula seeds...LOL I thought I was done with ordering...also those planters are amazingly beautiful...wonderful video! Thank you all the best from NY

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Awesome! Love it! If you have any other questions during the process, be sure to drop a message here!

[@halasousa8697]

Love arugula so much ! Grew up in Egypt using it for salads and sandwiches instead of lettuce

[@everseeking60]

This guy rocks at gardening! Love it

[@windhamflowers]

I can't wait to give this a try! Thanks for another wonderful tutorial!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

You'll find that this one is super easy.....almost like spinach!

[@SuperPogacsa]

I love, love, LOOOOOOOOVE Arugula and this video was very helpful, thank you very much!🙏🏼😊

[@melodeelucido1446]

I just love your videos. I'm a pretty experienced gardener but I'm learning how to grow many things indoors since I live in the PNW now. Thank you for your simple easy to follow and very enjoyable videos

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks so much Melodee! That's my area as well.... Great place to grow indoors and out!

[@danielhoward7310]

Great stuff man. Arugula is the king of the greens

[@nidhavellir]

Fantastic video! I'll be following your potting mix recipe.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers! Thanks so much for watching.

[@pissant7867]

Best arugula I've ever seen

[@user-yx5uw6sy2p]

Wow this helped me a lot! Thanks!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers, happy to help!

[@TheMash84]

Your videos are amazing! I subscribed to your channel recently and I've found a lot of answers! I'm currently growing Arugula under grow lights, UK area, in just two weeks it's growing like crazy! I spent a lot of time optimising light intensity, exposure time etc. They're not leggy at all and they putting already the second set of leaves! Can't wait to try it! :)

[@Brad-99]

I filled my Dom cover of my jiffy tray with 6 in of soil and a whole pkg of arugula seeds 😜 works super !

[@abraham3901]

Awesome, thank you for sharing this.😊

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Cheers Abraham, thanks for watching!

[@Tinksmeadow]

When it bolts the flowers are delicious

[@baneverything5580]

I grew some indoors in a hydro garden and I like the unique flavor. I like spicy greens like mustard. I didn`t enjoy bok choy because it was flavorless but if I add arugula to greens like that I like it. Both are easy to grow. This winter I`m trying some indoor things in small pots in potting soil. I became overwhelmed checking water levels in my tabletop hydro gardens because of the cramped way I had them set up. But I`m learning. Larger plants use so much water daily. I keep forgetting I have a lot of arugula seeds and ordering more so now I REALLY have plenty. My wild bunny friend that depended on my garden during the crazy weather in the past year got a lot of my seed plants but I decided to let her eat because she had a nest nearby. But my unfenced garden suffered an extreme armadillo attack and really ruined things. I have no transportation so to get fresh foods I have to grow them. I managed to save my tiny 7 inch baby fig tree from the extreme drought by mulching it with grass clippings, pine straw, and old used potting soil. It grew several 3 ft branches. I`m gonna use the ends of those to start new fig trees indoors this winter and this will also encourage new growth and (hopefully) a bounty of figs next summer. BUT...who knows if it`s a real brown turkey tree?

[@massonionAmonday]

I’m rooting for the bunny and your fig plantation

[@vicj2141]

Lots of info. Thanks

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Vic, thanks for watching! :-)

[@nightowl9176]

Great practical tips 👍 Thanks so much for sharing 🙏 Question: can you get the seeds fro these plant rather than buying all the time?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yes arugula does flower and go to seed. Outdoors is easier to get viable product though with active pollinators. Cheers!

[@iwantcheesypuffs]

That is a much different type of Arugula than I grow. Wonder what yours tastes like? The edge of my leaves are not round but jagged. Tastes like the most wonderful sweet radish-type flavor but with a punch of something else at the end. Easily my favorite green to grow and eat.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yes, many different varieties... Some sweet, some bitter.... Mine is quite peppery

[@leynaabbey]

It's the best. Re Bad luck with purchased soil. SAME

[@redtobertshateshandles]

Here in Australia, I only ever heard of it on US TV shows.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

It's apparently big in Europe. I think they can it Rocket.

[@minmodernist]

If I plan to arugula for micro greens, how deep of soil base do I need? Wondering if I use a more shallow container. Thanks 🙏

[@artoriasabysswalker5133]

Never heard of it, is it kind of spicy? Look like very worth to try ❤️

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

A little bit, yeah Artorias. Its also known as Rocket. It has a peppery-type taste. You often see it in spring mixes...leaves look like Dandelion's.

[@vicj2141]

We saw seeds at the garden centre today called Wasabi Arugula. Described as "nostril burning" or something like that. We bought regular rocket arugula.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@vicj2141 ha ha never even heard of that variety Vic! Sounds terrible.... I would have got the regular stuff too!

[@VersiliaPictures]

How does proper draining occur when the bottom of the wood container is solid? Did you drill holes into the bottom? If so, how many? Thanks!

[@Mary-bd9vu]

Thank you I don’t even know how mine hasn’t bolted yet with the hot days recently! Should I move them inside into a new pot or just start over?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Mary, if they haven't bolted and are still looking good, then leave them be and keep doing what you're doing! For me, I give up on Arugula from June to September because of the heat....but at the end of summer it makes a huge comeback! :-)

[@melodioushaste]

Excellent video, Sir.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@melodioushaste thanks, glad you liked!

[@claireavelina]

Dude you're awesome

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks...I'll take it! :-)

[@hotsweetlady20011]

I WISH UUU WOULD POST MOREEEE

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Me too! Ha ha, if time would allow, I'd post twice a day!

[@fah6601]

Quick question, does the pot need to be on a sunny windowsill as soon as you plant it or only after it's sprouted?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Only after its sprouted. Seeds don't use or need light to germinate. :-)

[@fah6601]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Thank you so much for answering so quickly, you are a legend! Going to plant some rocket today! (I'm from the UK, we call it rocket) 😊

[@lindsaymiller92]

Would this be something worth growing indoors if I would only use it say once a week for sandwich toppings? What's the best way to get a more or less "indefinite" supply. Should I germinate another batch every 4 weeks?

[@ohdaUtube]

Would it survive on 24/7 white led light like basil? Does arugula perpetually produce like basil as well if no seeds?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I find that Arugula, Basil, and Cilantro can all tolerate the low light and regular bulb conditions just fine.

[@Cam.Klingon]

I'm growing Rocket, which is arugla's british cousin. Is everything the same?

[@callmedc]

Hi Jeff, question pls, is that the biggest we can harvest them at? Can they grow bigger, can we harvest them when they are bigger?

[@tanikotakebunku]

Love it 🙂

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Thanks so much! Happy Sunday to you!

[@AlexRubio]

It's a invasive weed now it's know it's a great source of nutrients!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

It would be the best weed ever!

[@therealtoni]

mine sprout, grow about 1- 2 inches, wilt and die. white fungus covers soil, too. What's up?

[@Donna_G]

A few years ago, I bought a bag of mixed greens. The greens included romaine, red and green lettuce, and arugula. Something in that mix had a bitter flavor. Could it have been the arugula?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

100% Donna....yep. Its always in those spring mixes. I think its like Cilantro where some people have the gene that makes it taste super pungent, and some people don't.

[@melissajarvis4829]

However, if you cook it, there is no bitter flavor at all. I chop mine before cooking. Add it into things like you would spinach.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@melissajarvis4829 nice! I'm going to add some to my stir fry tonight!

[@melissajarvis4829]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms 😁 I buy a lot of boxed or bagged fresh greens. Usually either spinach & arugula mix, or super greens, which includes spinach, arugula, kale, beet greens, and maybe some other greens. I'll put any of those in sandwiches (instead of lettuce), chopped up in omelets and quiches, and under the cheese on cheese crisps (quesadillas), pizzas, pasta dishes, enchilada casserole, and my (flattened) southwestern stuffed sweet potatoes.

[@melissajarvis4829]

I forgot to say that for me, if I use a sweet salad dressing, like poppyseed, the bitter flavor essentially disappears. Until I discovered that, I thought I didn't like fresh arugula. PS Cooked dandelion greens are very bitter. I read and tried a tip/ recipe where dried fruit is cooked with them, to add a sweet, and it helps cancel the bitter!

[@AmbientAsc]

Is arugula rocket in the UK?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Yup, same plant!

[@anitahamlin2411]

Rocket is nutrient dense too!

[@fredfrond6148]

Arugula micro greens. Mmm.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Super good.....and nothing you would EVER find in the store!

[@isthatsonotsofast9604]

How cold do it need to be indoors for this to grow successfully?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Room temperature is fine... Arugula will be ok in a normal household temperature

[@peterbrown2882]

how come you have not put the names of those extra soil mixtures you used on your video ?

[@desireescott3674]

At what point is it safe to eat the arugula?

[@samadritasworld9206]

Hi can u tell me which plant r these ?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Arugula.

[@nishatparveen8495]

How much sunlight is required for indoor arugula in india

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Nishat, I find that Arugula, like Cilantro, can get away with just light from window, couple hours a day. :-)

[@Merzui-kg8ds]

Kinda weird that arugula "grows fast". My arugula is growing so slowly I am beginning to wonder if it is worth waiting around. Also very, very weird that your arugula seeds look nothing like the arugula seeds I bought. The seeds I bought were very, very tiny.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

It really is fast... Only spinach beats it in my experience

[@browngreen933]

You call arugula a "perennial" but mine always go to seed like an annual. What gives?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Arugula is most certainly NOT a perennial. It can be multi-harvested, for sure, much like lettuce....but the plant will die off. That is completely normal.

[@rockyhighwayroad7365]

You know the H is silent in herbs right?

[@Pubgfetiz]

Hi 👋 there Jeff.. I asked for your help on vegetables seeds due to most of my failed gardening this summer gone and ☹️😞sadly it’s continuously indoors falls, in at a breaking point of giving up gardening, but I can’t I’m even dreaming of it (I felt it’s in my blood to do) and can’t stop myself setting these seeds still.. last comment you asked of what seeds I need and I listed it to you... Sir, if I have to purchase off you, I would gladly do so and please help me ASAP .. I can give you my contact by email 📧 so I can continued my passion for small home/balcony gardening. This videos you put o. Utube, just kept on ignites my inner garden spirits. Plz Help and Thanks 🙏 🇨🇦

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Hey Seddy, that's no good! So the germination started to fail even indoors? Or were you getting the seeds to sprout, then they would die afterwords very young?

[@Pubgfetiz]

Yes, you’re right That’s it ...!!! That’s what’s happening, Several germination st fail indoors and the few I got (some) of them to sprouts and yes, then they died young afterwards..Can you kindly help please 🙏🇨🇦

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@Pubgfetiz gotta be soil. Nothing else would kill nicely germinated seedlings that fast!

[@Pubgfetiz]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms Maybe Jeff, but I even germinate in paper towels. The seeds are from Home Depot and Bulk Barn seeds pockets; wish there’s a way I can send you the pictures of these pockets which contains these seeds, That I’m talking about so maybe you can have a better idea. And the soils I used is: $10 miracle growth, $8 potting mix soil and $5 manure (the picture of soil bags) Is that a bad soil/thing, and what company seeds or soils should use next summer. Thanks 🙏 so much taking your time, from the bottom of my heart for replying to my little yet huge sadden if seeing my plants dying so often.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@Pubgfetiz don't use manure for seeds. In fact, don't use any nutrients. The roots need water.. That's it. The seeds contain all they need at first. I think you're burning the plants to death... That mix is TOO rich.

[@AlbertWolfe-p9v]

yeah as soon as i transplanted outside they died 😭😂

[@amwartwork]

don't like the up to down tone in explanation. makes. me. feel like im being talked down too. hahah

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

Oh, you were. Specifically YOU. I was talking down to you. ;)

[@adrianne7355]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms best. answer. ever.

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@adrianne7355 lol... ;)

[@nohwan3713]

Too long video making..... wont attract many to watch....

[@rogerrodgersen7702]

So enough of the local names, what the hell is it ? Give us the real biological name. We all don’t live in USA. Like really, please what is the biological name !!!!!!!!🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@cygniinunya4211]

He's not even in the USA

[@Vlaloca777]

Google says it's also called Eruca along with a list of other names. He might not know that many vegetables have different names in different countries. I never knew zucchini was called something else in the UK!

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

?? Its Arugula. Rocket is its other name. Eruca sativa

[@rogerrodgersen7702]

@@TheRipeTomatoFarms 😎😎😎 thanks. , appreciate your work and am subscribed. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

@@rogerrodgersen7702 thanks for the support Roger, that's awesome man! :)

[@SobeCrunkMonster]

i’m pretty sure you said in a different video not to use your own compost no matter how nice you think it is because it’s more prone to infestations or contaminations, are you only doing something different in this video because of how you mentioned how you’re having a run of bad luck with the store-bought mix?

[@SobeCrunkMonster]

im kind of realizing that I’m answering my own question after I typed it already cause I wasn’t paying attention I guess so I guess the real question that I’m actually asking is, did you end up having any issues with contamination with your homemade arugula soil mix?

[@TheRipeTomatoFarms]

I seem to get problem 50-60% of the time I bring compost inside. The soil is GREAT, don't get me wrong.....grows fantastic......but its not sterile and the infestations have no natural pressures to keep them in check now that they are inside. My suggestion is to not use it.....but it CAN be done. :-)