When to plant Lettuce in Hays County, Texas, United States

Lettuce can be planted after January 14, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 32°F and 75°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.

Growing Lettuce in Hays County

Lettuce needs on average between 30 and 70 days to mature and produce harvest.

Hays County has 2 distinct seasons suitable for growing Lettuce

• February 21 to March 24

  This Lettuce growing season in Hays County is quite short, with only 32 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

• October 28 to December 31

  This Lettuce growing season in Hays County is quite short, with only 65 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

Planting Lettuce in Hays County before February 21 without any additional protection is not advised because cold streaks can damage or kill off young plant.

Growing season extention

In order to maximize chances for a good harvest of Lettuce in Hays County, some extra steps can be taken to extend growing season.

Start seeds indoors

When starting seeds indoors, it is possible to guarantee best possible conditions for young seedlings. Consistent temperature range, adequate watering and ample light (natural, supplemented with artifitial grow lights) will ensure you have strong and healthy seedlings just in time for transplanting into soil.

It takes 20 days on average for Lettuce to sprout, and grow big enough to be ready for transplanting.

Hays County has 3 distinct seasons for growing Lettuce

• In order to get plants ready for January 14 seeds should be started indoors bwetween and January 11

  Seeds started after January 11 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Lettuce growing season in Hays County is quite short, with only 28 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

• In order to get plants ready for February 21 seeds should be started indoors bwetween February 01 and February 22

  Seeds started after February 22 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Lettuce growing season in Hays County is quite short, with only 32 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

• In order to get plants ready for October 28 seeds should be started indoors bwetween October 08 and October 22

  Seeds started after October 22 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Lettuce growing season in Hays County is quite short, with only 65 days suitable for growth so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

Use a cold frame

When using a cold frame in a beggining of growing season You can protect young plants from possible temperature drops, this way growing season can start up to 2 weeks earlier.

Use an additional shading

On days, when air temperatures are expected to raise above 75°F, which is in top of tolerable range for Lettuce, consider using additional shading to prevent heat shock.

Table with days suitable to grow vegetables in Hays County, Texas