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Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Late Septembervegetable
Cool-loving leafy green that bolts in summer heat. Best as a spring or fall crop in temperate zones, and a winter crop in frost-free zones (10a-13b) where October through February avoids bolt-inducing heat.
In Zone 9b, right now
Not yet — plant around late september
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Edible?
Yes — vegetable
Small space?
Yes — fits a balcony
Sun
Part shade (2–4 hrs)
Comes back yearly?
No — replant each year
Harvest in
55 days
Ways to plant it
Spring planting
Direct sow
Past the ideal window — still time
Mid January – Mid March
Plant seeds straight into the ground (or a container) outdoors.
Transplant
Past the ideal window — still time
Early February – Early March
Buy a young plant from a nursery, or move one you started indoors, into the ground or a pot.
Fall planting
Direct sow
Late September
Late September – Late October
Plant seeds straight into the ground (or a container) outdoors.
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