WillItGrowHere · living on BackyardYield for now

Will it grow here?

The other question. You’re holding a plant at the nursery. We answer yes, no, or “only if you cheat winter.”

Potted plants in the sun
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🥬 Arugula

97 / 100

Excellent choice

Peppery salad green that goes from seed to bowl in about a month.

Winter / hardiness ✓ Zone 8a is workable
Growing-season warmth ✓ Good
Season length ✓ 229 frost-free days
Sunlight ✓ ~8 hours is a good match

You still have options

  • Treat this as a fall crop
  • Look at heat-tolerant substitutes

Want to try anyway?

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If it lives, the harvest question is next.

1–2 lb · $6–$14

How much could I harvest?