Companion Planting: Arugula
Eruca sativa
Spacing: 9 per square foot. Mature height: 0.5-1.5 ft.
Plant these nearby
- Carrot: Fast-maturing, non-competing salad-garden interplant.
- Lettuce: Similar light/water needs; grown together as cut-and-come-again greens.
Keep these apart
No known antagonists recorded for Arugula.
Common pairings, answered directly
- Can I plant arugula next to carrot?
- Yes. Fast-maturing, non-competing salad-garden interplant.
- Can I plant arugula next to lettuce?
- Yes. Similar light/water needs; grown together as cut-and-come-again greens.
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Companion planting for Arugula: which plants to grow next to it, which to keep apart, and the reason behind each pairing.
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