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Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Plant nowvegetable
Edible?
Yes — vegetable
Small space?
Yes — fits a balcony
Sun
Part shade (2–4 hrs)
Comes back yearly?
No — replant each year
Ways to plant it in Zone 7b
Spring planting
Direct sow
Window has passed for this year
Early March – Late April
Plant seeds straight into the ground (or a container) outdoors.
Transplant
Window has passed for this year
Mid March – Mid April
Buy a young plant from a nursery, or move one you started indoors, into the ground or a pot.
Fall planting
Direct sow
Late August
Late August – Late September
Plant seeds straight into the ground (or a container) outdoors.
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