Revised April 2000

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Vegetable Planting Calendar

Lettuce, head

Lettuce, other

• Approximate planting per person per year, fresh, 5 to 10 feet
• 0.25 ounce of seeds for 100 feet of row for direct seeding. Normally planted in the garden as plants.
• Minimum row space if hand cultivated, 18 inches
• Minimum row space if using field implements, 42 inches
• 6 inches between plants in row
• Plant 0.25 inch deep
• 55 to 80 days from planting to eating stage
• 540 international units of vitamin A per 100 gram sample
• 8 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 gram sample
• Lettuce questions and answers
• Recommended butterhead lettuce varieties
  • Buttercrunch
  • Esmeralda
  • Sangria
• Recommended butterhead lettuce planting dates
  • South Missouri
    March 10 to April 20
    Aug. 1 to 20
  • Central Missouri
    March 15 to April 20
    Aug. 1 to 10
  • North Missouri
    April 1 to 20
    July 25 to 30
• Recommended head lettuce varieties
  • Great Lakes
  • Ithaca
  • Summertime

• Recommended head lettuce planting dates
  • South Missouri
    March 10 to 25
  • Central Missouri
    March 20 to April 25
  • North Missouri
    March 25 to April 5

Lettuce, other

• Approximate planting per person per year, fresh, 5 to 10 feet
• 0.25 ounce of seeds for 100 feet of row
• Minimum row space if hand cultivated, 18 inches
• Minimum row space if using field implements, 42 inches
• 3 inches between plants in row
• Plant 0.25 inch deep
• 35 to 50 days from planting to eating stage
• 1,620 international units of vitamin A per 100 gram sample
• 18 milligrams of vitamin C per 100 gram sample
• Lettuce questions and answers
• Recommended leaf varieties
  • Black Seeded Simpson
    Slow bolting; red leaves
  • Glossy Green
  • Green Wave
  • New Red Fire
    Slow bolting
    Red leaves
  • Salad Bowl
  • Sierra
  • Tango
    Excellent for early spring
  • Tiara
  • Vulcan
• Recommended planting dates for leaf lettuce
  • South Missouri
    March 10 to May 1
    Aug. 1 to 30
  • Central Missouri
    March 15 to May 10
    Aug. 1 to 20
  • North Missouri
    April 1 to May 15
    Aug. 1 to 15
• Recommended Romaine varieties
  • Jericho
    Heat tolerant
  • Parris Island

• Recommended planting dates for Romaine lettuce
  • South Missouri
    March 10 to April 20
  • Central Missouri
    March 15 to April 20
  • North Missouri
    April 1 to April 20

G6201, revised April 2000