Planting lettuce

Head lettuce is usually grown from seeds started indoors during warm weather for a fall garden. Transplant head lettuce in rows 12 to 18 inches apart with 10 to 12 inches between each plant. You don't need lettuce to develop deep roots. In fact, you want to encourage leaf growth over rooting.

What is the best time to plant lettuce?
Does lettuce need full sun?
What should you not plant beside lettuce?
How do you prepare land for planting lettuce?
How deep should Lettuce be planted?
Will lettuce grow back after cutting?
Does lettuce prefer morning or afternoon sun?
What can lettuce be planted with?
Does lettuce need a lot of water?
Can I plant lettuce with potatoes?
Can you plant lettuce next to tomatoes?
What vegetables should not be planted together?

What is the best time to plant lettuce?

Lettuce is a cool weather crop and is best grown in spring and fall. The seeds germinate in temperatures as low as 40 F (4 C) but its ideal germination and growing temperature is between 60 and 65 F (16 to 18 C). To grow great lettuce, find a site that offers at least six to eight hours of direct sun.

Does lettuce need full sun?

Although lettuce grows fastest in full sun, it is one of the few vegetables that tolerates some shade. In fact, a spring crop often lasts longer if shaded from the afternoon sun as the season warms. ... Give lettuce fertile, well-drained, moist soil with plenty of rich organic matter and a pH between 6.0 and 7.0.

What should you not plant beside lettuce?

Try to avoid growing lettuce next to broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, kale, or kohlrabi—while some varieties of lettuce may help these cabbage-family (brassicas) crops to grow, these plants have particular root secretions that can prevent lettuce seeds from germinating.

How do you prepare land for planting lettuce?

SOIL PREPARATION

Lettuce responds well to organic manure and does not tolerate acid soils. Generally to achieve these requirements, mix one handful of well-rotted manure with the soil and incorporate 5g (1 tsp) of hydrated agricultural lime in each planting hole.

How deep should Lettuce be planted?

Lettuce seeds are often quite small and only require a planting depth of ¼ to ½ inch deep.

Will lettuce grow back after cutting?

Head lettuce will die back, but most leaf-lettuce plants renew efforts to produce leaves, if regularly watered after trimming. Results will often be smaller than the original plant, but you may be able to harvest a second, good-tasting crop within as little as two weeks.

Does lettuce prefer morning or afternoon sun?

According to expert gardeners and horticulturists, lettuce plants grow well in fresh sunlight. So, you should set your plants at a place where they will receive morning sunlight.

What can lettuce be planted with?

Lettuce. Friends: Plant mint among your lettuce to keep away the slugs that feed on lettuce leaves, or plant chives and garlic to repel aphids. Beans, beets, broccoli, carrots, corn, peas, radishes, and marigolds also work as good companion plants.

Does lettuce need a lot of water?

Watering. Lettuce requires plenty of water in order to thrive. Not giving your lettuce plants enough water is sure to affect their growth. Warm weather lettuce require even more water so if you live in an area where rainfall is inadequate, be sure to provide supplemental water through irrigation.

Can I plant lettuce with potatoes?

Lettuce and spinach is often planted between rows of potatoes to save room in the garden and because they do not compete for nutrients. Chamomile, basil, yarrow, parsley and thyme are herbal companion plants for potatoes that improve their growth and flavor, while also attracting beneficial insects to the garden.

Can you plant lettuce next to tomatoes?

You can of course also plant lettuce and tomatoes together in the open field. The lettuce really thrives under the tomato greens where the soil doesn't dry out as easily. The fertilized soil I'm using for the tomato plants benefits the lettuce too.

What vegetables should not be planted together?

What Plants Should Not Be Planted Together?

Asparagus.
Beans.
Beets.
Broccoli.
Cabbage.
Cucumbers.
Peas.
Soybeans.