When to Plant Lettuce in Nevada
Nevada spans USDA hardiness 5a to 9b (zones 5a to 9b on this page). Plant lettuce by your local frost date, not the calendar — pick your zone below for exact start-indoors, transplant, and harvest dates.
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Lettuce planting calendar for Nevada, Zone 5a
Average last spring frost
May 5
Average first fall frost
October 1
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Mar 17
Transplant outdoors
Apr 21
Projected first harvest
Jun 15
fall planting
Direct sow
Jul 23
Projected first harvest
Sep 16
spring planting
fall planting
Most lettuce mature in about 45 to 85 days depending on the variety. Full zone 5 guide (both 5a and 5b) →
Lettuce planting calendar for Nevada, Zone 5b
Average last spring frost
April 30
Average first fall frost
October 5
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Mar 12
Transplant outdoors
Apr 16
Projected first harvest
Jun 10
fall planting
Direct sow
Jul 27
Projected first harvest
Sep 20
spring planting
fall planting
Most lettuce mature in about 45 to 85 days depending on the variety. Full zone 5 guide (both 5a and 5b) →
Lettuce planting calendar for Nevada, Zone 6a
Average last spring frost
April 25
Average first fall frost
October 10
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Mar 7
Transplant outdoors
Apr 11
Projected first harvest
Jun 5
fall planting
Direct sow
Aug 1
Projected first harvest
Sep 25
spring planting
fall planting
Most lettuce mature in about 45 to 85 days depending on the variety. Full zone 6 guide (both 6a and 6b) →
Lettuce planting calendar for Nevada, Zone 6b
Average last spring frost
April 20
Average first fall frost
October 15
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Mar 2
Transplant outdoors
Apr 6
Projected first harvest
May 31
fall planting
Direct sow
Aug 6
Projected first harvest
Sep 30
spring planting
fall planting
Most lettuce mature in about 45 to 85 days depending on the variety. Full zone 6 guide (both 6a and 6b) →
Lettuce planting calendar for Nevada, Zone 7a
Average last spring frost
April 15
Average first fall frost
October 20
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Feb 25
Transplant outdoors
Apr 1
Projected first harvest
May 26
fall planting
Direct sow
Aug 11
Projected first harvest
Oct 5
spring planting
fall planting
Most lettuce mature in about 45 to 85 days depending on the variety. Full zone 7 guide (both 7a and 7b) →
Lettuce planting calendar for Nevada, Zone 7b
Average last spring frost
April 10
Average first fall frost
October 30
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Feb 20
Transplant outdoors
Mar 27
Projected first harvest
May 21
fall planting
Direct sow
Aug 21
Projected first harvest
Oct 15
spring planting
fall planting
Most lettuce mature in about 45 to 85 days depending on the variety. Full zone 7 guide (both 7a and 7b) →
Lettuce planting calendar for Nevada, Zone 8a
Average last spring frost
April 1
Average first fall frost
November 10
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Feb 11
Transplant outdoors
Mar 18
Projected first harvest
May 12
fall planting
Direct sow
Sep 1
Projected first harvest
Oct 26
spring planting
fall planting
Most lettuce mature in about 45 to 85 days depending on the variety. Full zone 8 guide (both 8a and 8b) →
Lettuce planting calendar for Nevada, Zone 8b
Average last spring frost
March 20
Average first fall frost
November 20
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Jan 30
Transplant outdoors
Mar 6
Projected first harvest
Apr 30
fall planting
Direct sow
Sep 11
Projected first harvest
Nov 5
spring planting
fall planting
Most lettuce mature in about 45 to 85 days depending on the variety. Full zone 8 guide (both 8a and 8b) →
Lettuce planting calendar for Nevada, Zone 9a
Average last spring frost
March 1
Average first fall frost
December 1
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Jan 11
Transplant outdoors
Feb 15
Projected first harvest
Apr 11
fall planting
Direct sow
Sep 22
Projected first harvest
Nov 16
spring planting
fall planting
Most lettuce mature in about 45 to 85 days depending on the variety. Full zone 9 guide (both 9a and 9b) →
Lettuce planting calendar for Nevada, Zone 9b
Average last spring frost
February 15
Average first fall frost
December 15
spring planting
Start seeds indoors
Dec 28
Transplant outdoors
Feb 1
Projected first harvest
Mar 28
fall planting
Direct sow
Oct 6
Projected first harvest
Nov 30
spring planting
fall planting
Most lettuce mature in about 45 to 85 days depending on the variety. Full zone 9 guide (both 9a and 9b) →
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Varieties to grow
12 varieties of lettuce in the HomeSown library. Tap any for its full grow guide.
Common problems with lettuce
What to watch for, with identification and treatment for each
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