Lettuce can be grown in any area garden and in boxes. This is a cool-weather crop and maximum continuously does not increase successfully throughout the heat of summer time. Planting lettuce throughout the mistaken season is the cause of most failures.
In warm-winter spaces increase lettuce in overdue fall, winter, and spring. In cold winter spaces, increase lettuce in spring and autumn. If you want to increase lettuce in summer time, plant heat and bolt-resistant varieties.
Sow lettuce seeds instantly throughout the garden 4 to 6 weeks previous than to a few weeks after the remainder frost in spring. Get began transplants indoors 4 to 6 weeks previous than environment out. Set out transplants from 2 weeks previous than to a few weeks after the remainder frost. Get began a fall crop about 80 days previous than the main expected autumn frost.
Make succession plantings of lettuce each 2 to a few weeks. Use heat and bolt-resistant varieties for summer time plantings.
Lettuce grows perfect in humus-rich, well-drained soil. Lettuce is a heavy feeder and benefits from reasonable amounts of nitrogen and potassium. It is important to keep the soil frivolously rainy throughout the emerging season. Lettuce grows perfect in entire sun on the other hand can tolerate partial color.
Leaf lettuce matures in 45 to 55 days, on the other hand outer leaves can be reduce at any time. Loosehead, head and romaine lettuce must be harvested when the heads are corporate and full-sized. Loosehead matures in 60 to 75 days, head in 70 to 100 days, and romaine in 75 to 85 days.
Lettuce seed sowing dates
(The ones dates are for the Northern Hemisphere)
| Average date of the remainder frost | Planting dates |
| Jan. 30 | Jan. 1-Feb. 1 |
| Feb. 8 | Jan. 1-Feb. 1 |
| Feb. 18 | Jan. 1-Mar. 15 |
| Feb. 28 | Jan. 1-Mar. 15 |
| Mar. 10 | Jan. 15-Apr. 1 |
| Mar. 20 | Feb. 1-Apr. 1 |
| Mar. 30 | Feb. 15-Apr. 15 |
| Apr. 10 | Mar. 15-Would in all probability 15 |
| Apr. 20 | Mar. 20-Would in all probability 15 |
| Apr. 30 | Apr. 1-June 1 |
| Would in all probability 10 | Apr. 15-June 15 |
| Would in all probability 20 | Would in all probability 1-June 30 |
| Would in all probability 30 | Would in all probability 10-June 30 |
| June 10 | Would in all probability 20-June 30 |
Lettuce planting details
- Sowing depth: 1/4 inch (.6cm)
- House between vegetation after thinning: 6 inches (15cm)
- Days to sprout: 7
- Days to harvest: 40+
- Storage duration: 2-3 weeks
- Seeds consistent with 100 row feet: 1/4 ounce (7 grams)
- Yield consistent with 100 row feet: 100 heads
- Urged varieties: Bibb, Buttercrunch, Butter King, Black-seeded Simpson, Great Lakes, Little Gem
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