Presentation of the cultivated Arugula line: ‘Joran’s Improved Naturalizable Arugula Mix’ (Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa) and retrospective on its development.
First published: December 22, 2024.
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Joran Marechal
Joran’s Seeds and Research
St Vincent de Durfort, Ardèche, France.
Contact address: joransseedsresearch@gmail.com
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Presentation of the cultivated Arugula line: ‘Joran’s Improved Naturalizable Arugula Mix’ (Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa):
Very distinctive and innovative population developed by Joran’s Seeds and Research, and marketed since 2024.
This line has the particularity of presenting whole leaves (uncut) with, depending on the individual, more or less toothed and wavy edges; associated with white or purple veins.
They were developed for their naturalization capacity in agro-ecological, permaculture or agroforestry production systems.
This improved population comes from hybrids between wild rockets collected in Italy (Eruca vesicaria subsp. vesicaria), and cultivated rockets (Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa) naturalized in the state from Colorado, USA.
Following mutations and several years of selection, “oak leaf” and “whole” (uncut) foliage have been stabilized within this population.
The diversity contained in this population ensures its adaptation to your environmental and growing conditions.
Sown at the end of summer: from August to September, they will require no care or watering to provide, all winter long, an abundance of aromatic foliage, very popular in salads.
Harvest leaf by leaf without exhausting the plants, collect the seeds and spread them immediately!
You will harvest salad every winter of your life!
This population perfectly combines performance, quality and eccentricity with perfect resistance.
Which probably makes it the best strain currently available on the market.
Photo gallery:
Above, in the center of the photograph, a rocket ‘Joran’s Improved Naturalizable Arugula Mix’, growing in a paved path and outgrowing the native flora of the Ardèche department, southern France, December 19, 2024.
