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Sowing calendar · Leafy

Lettuce

Lettuce

Lactuca sativa · Alface, Lechuga, Laitue, Kopfsalat, Lattuga

Calendar

Calendar for mainland Portugal.

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  • Sow in traysall year
  • Sow directFeb–Jun, Aug–Oct
  • Transplantall year
  • Harvestall year
Germination
4–10 days · soil from 4 °C
Spacing
30 cm between rows · 30 cm apart
Sowing depth
0.5 cm
Harvest after
50–80 days
Water need
medium
Frost
half hardy
Life cycle
annual
Family
Asteraceae
Seed saving
easy · keeps ~3 years

Notes

Bolts and turns bitter in heat. In summer sow in the shade and pick heat-tolerant varieties.

Good neighbours

Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.