Growing Lettuce

lactuca sativa : Asteraceae / the daisy family

Mar	Apr	May	Jun
S	S	S
	T	T	T
	P	P	P

(Best months for growing Lettuce in Australia - tropical regions)

S = Plant undercover in seed trays
T = Plant out (transplant) seedlings
P = Sow seed

Easy to grow. Sow in garden, or start in seed trays and plant out in 4-6 weeks.. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 46°F and 81°F. (Show °C/cm)
Space plants: 8 - 12 inches apart
Harvest in 8-12 weeks.
Compatible with (can grow beside): Carrots, Onions, Strawberries, Beets, Brassicas, Radish, Marigold, Borage, Chervil, Florence fennel, leeks.
Avoid growing close to: Parsley, Celery

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22 May 18, Claudie (Australia - temperate climate): Hi Lois, the only 'w' lettuce I can think of is Webb's Wonderful, which is a crisp-head type of lettuce, like iceberg. Could this be the one?
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21 May 18, colin (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Lettuce Green Mignonette is a possibility.
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21 May 18, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Is it White Boston? If so The Seed Collection Company on the internet have it $1 for 200 seeds- but out of stock at the moment. You could try other seed selling companies on the net.
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03 Jun 18, Andrew (Australia - temperate climate): Not sure if it qualifies as lettuce, but wombok?
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05 Sep 18, Jane (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Andrew - I believe Wombok is Chinese 'cabbage' and that: 1. there are different types of Wombok 2. Cabbage is a brassica Is lettuce a brassica? I thought not but I could be wrong. - Jane
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04 Jun 18, Liz (New Zealand - sub-tropical climate): This is the page you need www.gardenate.com/plant/Chinese%2Bcabbage
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04 Apr 18, Eugenia Wen (Australia - temperate climate): I have a question is that my letuce will not grow and it always is dying I always follow the step of growning a good letucd but is always dies please help Eugenia
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05 Sep 18, Jane (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Eugenia - What I have found (so far) is that older types of lettuce have grown better where I am where-as the softer leaf ones struggle. A purple coloured one died. I am trying butter crunch, and all seasons lettuce at present although our climates are different. I have drought. You have heavy rains. Not sure any of this will help. You could try different types of lettuce and see what happens.
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15 Oct 17, Garvin Johny (USA - Zone 11b climate): I'm growing COS lettuce in the Caribbean where it hot and humid most of the year but according to Gardenate lettuce is not suitable for my climate.
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15 Oct 17, Mike (Australia - sub-tropical climate): "The Caribbean's littlest islands follow a typically Caribbean weather pattern, with December to April the peak months (drier, cooler, less humid) – and September to October the most prolific for hurricanes, with rains starting in June". Dec to April might be the time to grow things - drier cooler less humid.
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