receive to Homegrown / Homemade , a telecasting series from our sis site FineGardening.com andFineCooking.com . We ’ll be following a nurseryman ( Danielle Sherry ) and a Captain James Cook ( Sarah Breckenridge ) as they institute , keep up , harvest time , depot , and make garden vegetables . With the peas maturate well , they are deform their attention to arugula .
Cooking with Arugula: Pasta with Arugula, Peas, and Prosciutto
Arugula ’s strong spirit can easily overwhelm a dishful , but not here , where it is mate with prosciutto , parmigiano , Citrus limon juice and garlic . Watch the video , andget the recipeat FineCooking.com .
Episode 1: How to Plant Arugula
Arugula is a risque putting green that grows best in cool weather . The good miscellany for cooking is common arugula ; wild roquette , which is said to have a more intense relish , can be stemmy . Arugula ejaculate can be direct - sown into the garden in shallow rows spaced 3 to 4 inch aside . Cover with 1/2 inch of soil , and H2O well .
Episode 2: How to Care for Arugula
If flea beetles are eating your Eruca sativa ( they leave typical short pinhole in the leave ) , you’re able to protect your plants in one of two ways . Diatomaceous earth dust over the leaves will kill all soft - corporate insect ( beneficial as well as harmful ) ; if you decide to use it be certain to the production is labeled “ intellectual nourishment dependable ” if you have small children or favorite . A less toxic alternative is to cross the rows with Reemay , a textile that keep out insects but allows light and piddle to run through . Drape it over the plants and immobilise it in blank space .
Episode 3: How to Harvest Arugula
There are three ways to glean Eruca sativa : graze , cutting , or pull . Grazing means pinching a couple of leaves off the works , leaving the rest to grow . you may do this early in the season , as before long as the leaves are a couple of inch long . Later , you could cut up to 1/3 of the plant with a shears . As with grazing , the plants will develop back . The third choice is displume out the entire plant . Do this toward the oddment of the season , when the plant elongates and peak start to form ( bolting ) . To keep wilting to a minimum , do n’t pick in full sun .
Episode 4: How to Prep and Store Arugula
Danielle likes to reap a grownup batch of arugula when it ’s flavor is at its extremum , but has trouble keep open it from spoiling in the fridge after washing . Sarah show her how to wash and dry out it thoroughly before storing .
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