How to prune arugula / rocket

Harvest leaves throughout the growing season; remove flower stalks as soon as they appear. Cut or pinch individual outer leaves or whole stems 2–3 cm above the base, leaving the central rosette to regrow. If a flower stalk appears, snap it off at the base. In hot weather arugula bolts quickly regardless — succession-sow every 2–3 weeks for a continuous harvest rather than trying to extend a single planting.

Harvest every 1–2 weeks; remove bolt stalks as needed. Arugula is a cut-and-come-again salad crop that does not need traditional pruning. Harvest outer leaves regularly to keep plants productive and delay bolting. Once flower stalks appear, the leaves turn peppery-hot and tough — snap off flower stalks to slow the process, but in warm weather bolting is usually rapid and it is better to resow.

Cut or pinch individual outer leaves or whole stems 2–3 cm above the base, leaving the central rosette to regrow. If a flower stalk appears, snap it off at the base. In hot weather arugula bolts quickly regardless — succession-sow every 2–3 weeks for a continuous harvest rather than trying to extend a single planting.