Autumn is the season when most of your crops are being harvested, however, it is also the time when you grow lettuce. Lettuce is a fast-growing vegetable that your family will enjoy during the Autumn season.
Plant lettuce seeds in a sunny location and in soil that you have prepared by removing the weeds and turning the soil over with a shovel or tiller.
Water the soil well and cover it with straw. Wait a week before checking to see if the soil has cooled down. If this method worked your soil should have cooled to the right temperature for planting lettuce.
Sow the seeds in rows that are two feet apart. The seeds should be planted into the soil that is a half inch deep. Water well then keep the lettuce bed watered so that the soil is moist but not wet.
Water lettuce daily until the seeds germinate in about two weeks. Then water as needed, If days are hot then water daily, to prevent soil from drying out. The lack of water on a hot day will cause leaves to wilt. Otherwise, water lettuce weekly.
Good to Know
Should there be an early frost take steps to protect your lettuce with row covers.
Enjoy lettuce salads within a month of planting.
