Crop dates by place

Arugula Planting Dates by State and Region

Published arugula planting windows for 6 places, with the source and the caveats you need before you use them.

Across the 3 places in this data set, the planting window begins as early as Sep 1 (North Florida) and as late as Oct 1 (South Florida). The middle of the range starts around Sep 1.

Arugula windows by place
Place	Planting	Harvest
Central Florida	Planting: outdoor planting Sept–Mar
Central North Carolina	Planting: early Feb to end of Mar; early Aug to end of Sep (direct seed)
Eastern North Carolina	Planting: early Feb to end of Mar; early Aug to mid Oct (direct seed)
North Florida	Planting: outdoor planting Sept–Mar
South Florida	Planting: outdoor planting Oct–Mar
Western North Carolina	Planting: early Apr to end of Apr; early Aug to end of Sep (direct seed)

Calendar view

Arugula calendar by place
Item	Jan	Feb	Mar	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Central Florida planting	Planting window in January	Planting window in February	Planting window in March	Planting window in September	Planting window in October	Planting window in November	Planting window in December
Central North Carolina planting	Timing in table above
Eastern North Carolina planting	Timing in table above
North Florida planting	Planting window in January	Planting window in February	Planting window in March	Planting window in September	Planting window in October	Planting window in November	Planting window in December
South Florida planting	Planting window in January	Planting window in February	Planting window in March		Planting window in October	Planting window in November	Planting window in December
Western North Carolina planting	Timing in table above

Frost-date caveat: ranges blur real differences inside a state or region. Use them to plan, then fit them to your last frost date, soil temperature and field conditions.

Related guides

Arugula Planting Calendar: Spring and Fall Windows

Last reviewed: November 2026. Source: UF/IFAS Florida Vegetable Gardening Guide (VH021), Table 1.