What is the best month to plant lettuce?

When to plant lettuce

Lettuce is an annual herb and a very common vegetable. It is usually planted by sowing. Lettuce is usually planted in April and May in spring, and the latest planting time should not exceed October.

Planting time in the north and south: The suitable time for planting lettuce in the south and the north is different. Generally, it is planted around March in the south, and around April in the north.

Greenhouse planting time: Lettuce can be grown in a greenhouse. Usually the planting time in a greenhouse is different from that in the open air. It is usually planted in December-March and needs to be moved out for open air planting in February.

Lettuce Origin and Planting Month

Lettuce is produced in many places and is distributed over a wide range. There are wild ones and specially cultivated ones. Common production areas include Beijing, Hunan, Tianjin, Sichuan, Shaanxi, Shandong, Hubei, Nanjing and Shanghai.

Hunan lettuce

Hunan lettuce is usually planted around December and will mature in March or April of the following year. The stems of lettuce produced in Hunan grow upright, taste more delicious, and the leaves are sparse and smooth.

Peking lettuce

Beijing lettuce is usually planted in December or January and will mature around April of the following year. The lettuce grown in Beijing generally has pointed leaves, and the stem is thicker on the top and thinner on the bottom.

Lettuce varieties and planting months

There are many varieties of lettuce, the most common ones include pointed leaf lettuce, round leaf lettuce, white bamboo shoots, purple bamboo shoots, green and white lettuce, green lettuce, red fairy, blue sky, green earth, Chinese blue dragon, red crown world and red sleeves heavenly fragrance.

Sharp leaf lettuce

Pointed leaf lettuce is usually planted in May and matures in June or July. The leaves of pointed leaf lettuce are lanceolate with pointed tips. It is a late-maturing variety with a rod-shaped fleshy stem.

Romaine Lettuce

Romaine lettuce is usually planted in winter and matures in spring. The leaves of romaine lettuce are obovate, grow densely, mature early, and have thicker stems.