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Lettuce

Lettuce / Salad

Cool-season salad green. Loose-leaf types regrow after cutting.

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Planting calendar

Month-by-month sowing suitability (northern-hemisphere reference — the app shifts calendars for your latitude). Best months to sow: Oct–Dec.

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Lettuce monthly sowing suitability
MonthSuitability
JanuaryNot recommended
FebruaryNot recommended
MarchNot recommended
AprilNot recommended
MayNot recommended
JunePossible
JulyGood
AugustGood
SeptemberGood
OctoberBest
NovemberBest
DecemberBest
Growing requirements
Sun
57 hours direct light
Water
High
Shade tolerance
High
Container
8L (10 inch pot)
Soil depth
12 cm
Support
None
First harvest
30 days from sowing
Lifecycle
60 days
Timeline

Germination: about 8 days.

Flowering begins: around day 35.

First harvest: around day 30.

Harvest window: roughly 45 days.

Terrace notes for Lettuce

Suitable for Hyderabad terraces with regular watering and good drainage.

Care tips

  • Water when the top inch of soil dries.
  • Harvest regularly to encourage new growth.
Common pests
  • Aphids
  • Whitefly
Common diseases
  • Leaf spot
  • Powdery mildew

Traits

  • Fast harvest
  • Beginner safe
  • Shade tolerant
  • Thirsty

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Track Lettuce in Grow for location-aware sowing windows, care tasks and inventory tracking.

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