Arugula · Eruca vesicaria

Astro

Milder than wild rocket. 7-day successions, 5-line seeder. Bolts in 80°F long days — switch to shade cloth or pause June–August. Flea beetles: insect net.

Cultivar spec

Zone

Zone 1 · cold wet

Hold

32°F · 95% RH

Min safe

32°F

Shelf

7 d

Cooling

Hydrocooling

Respiration

Extremely high

0.96 BTU/lb·°F

Totes / 100 lb

Zone 1 crop. Hydro or ice, then 32°F at 95% RH.

Pack · labor · channel · week

LABOR$ / hour harvest + pack

CHANNEL

MIX DIRECT% of units at farm-gateWEEK STARTauto · peak if this week is empty

Week: 12 Oct–18 Oct
Cuts: 1 lines
Mass: 10.4 lb
Totes: 1

Net $146.22 · $2.92 / bed-foot after harvest+pack labor and seed.

Weekly pick · 12 Oct–18 Oct

DATE	BLOCK	BED	CULTIVAR	UNITS	LB	TOTES	ZONE	BOX
10-08	G GREENS	2	Astro	10.4 lb	10.4 lb	1	Z1	34°F

Enterprise · mix 50% direct

CULTIVAR	FEET	UNITS	GROSS	LABOR	SEED	MARGIN	$/FT
Astro	50 ft	20.7 lb	$165.60	$16.88	$2.50	$146.22	$2.92
TOTAL	50 ft		$165.60	$16.88	$2.50	$146.22	$2.92

Labor = harvest hours × 1.25 pack factor × $18/hr. Seed $0.10 / transplant, $0.05 / bed-ft direct-seed. Zone 1 · cold wet never shares a box with fruiting crops.