Grow lettuce and spinach in containers and harvest fresh leaves in 30 days — even on a balcony. Pot sizes, soil mix, succession schedule, and the moveable-pot trick that delays bolting all season.
Lettuce bolts at 75°F. These 7 species won’t — including two C4 plants, a tropical vine, and the omega-3 powerhouse already growing in your garden.
Lettuce seed goes dormant above 77°F — not dead, dormant. Pre-chill seeds 24 hours, cool your soil in layers, and sow at 2–4 PM. Here’s the full zone-by-zone system.
Zone 10 lettuce is a winter crop. October–February planting windows, 5 bolt-resistant varieties, and shade tips for Florida, Arizona, and California.
The 75°F bolting threshold defines Zone 9 lettuce success. Get exact fall and spring planting dates, variety trial data, and care tips from UC and Texas A&M.
Zone 8 offers three lettuce windows — spring, fall, and winter. Exact planting dates for 8a and 8b, 7 bolt-resistant varieties, and the winter harvest most gardeners skip.
Zone 7 gives lettuce two windows: late January to March, then August to October. Get exact dates, the best varieties for each, and tips for a 7-month harvest.
Zone 3 lettuce thrives in cool summers — exact planting calendar for zones 3a and 3b, 5 bolt-resistant varieties, and care tips from UMN Extension.
Zone 6 lettuce: 3 growing seasons if you know the exact planting dates, 8 bolt-resistant varieties, and the summer shade trick.
Zone 4 lettuce growers can get two full harvests — if they know the exact windows. Get specific planting dates, cold-hardy varieties with maturity days, and tricks that add 4–6 weeks.
Zone 5 gardeners can harvest lettuce twice a year — if they know the spring and fall windows. Get exact planting dates, bolt-resistant varieties, and the biology behind why timing matters.
The 12 best lettuce varieties for continuous harvest — spring fast-starters, cut-and-come-again all-stars, heat-tolerant summer bridges, and fall extenders with a zone-by-zone planting planner.
Basil + tomato works — but rosemary + basil doesn’t. These 10 herb-vegetable container combos explain why, backed by RHS and university extension data.
Your lettuce bolts above 75°F, tips burn from calcium starvation — not deficiency — and summer seeds fail from thermoinhibition. Here’s the fix for each.
Find out which companion plant suppresses lettuce aphids up to 50 feet away — and why radishes belong in every row you plant.