How long do lettuce take to grow?

Most lettuce mature in about 45 to 85 days depending on the variety, measured from planting.

When to Plant Lettuce

Plant lettuce by your frost dates, not the calendar: start seeds indoors about 7 weeks before your last spring frost, then plant outdoors about 2 weeks before your last frost. Pick your USDA zone below for exact dates.

Lettuce planting calendar

spring planting

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Start seeds indoors

Feb 25

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Transplant outdoors

Apr 1

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Projected first harvest

May 26

fall planting

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Direct sow

Aug 11

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Projected first harvest

Oct 5

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FFeb

MMar

AApr

MMay

JJun

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AAug

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OOct

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DDec

spring planting

fall planting

🌱 Start indoors🌿 Growing outside🌾 HarvestTodayZone 7a — approximate

Most lettuce mature in about 45 to 85 days depending on the variety. Dates above use zone 7 as a reference point. Pick your zone below, or set your ZIP in HomeSown for dates tuned to your exact location.

Varieties to grow

12 varieties of lettuce in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.

Bibb Lettuce →Black Seeded Simpson Lettuce →Buttercrunch Lettuce →Celtuce →Green Leaf Lettuce →Iceberg Lettuce →Little Gem Lettuce →Lollo Rossa Lettuce →Oakleaf Lettuce →Red Leaf Lettuce →Romaine Lettuce →Salad Bowl Lettuce →

Common problems with lettuce

What to watch for, with identification and treatment for each

Wireworms Cabbage Looper Flea Beetles Blister Beetles Four-Lined Plant Bug Common Stalk Borer Bottom Rot Tip Burn Bolting Bacterial Soft Rot Aster Yellows Cercospora Leaf Spot

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When to plant lettuce in your zone

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