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

Lettuce can be planted after April 25, when air temperature is consistently in a range between 32°F and 75°F and soil temperature is above 45°F.

Growing Lettuce in Moore County

Moore County has on average 55 continious days, suitable for growing Lettuce. Lettuce needs on average between 30 and 70 days to mature and produce harvest.

Growing season for Lettuce in Moore County is quite short, with only 55 continious days suitable for growing, so it is really important to time your planting activities, and choose varieties with shorter time to harvest requirements.

Lettuce seeds can be planted between April 25 and May 19. Planting before April 25 without any additional protection is not advised because cold streaks can damage or kill off young plant. When planting after May 19, Lettuce will not have enough time to mature and produce harvest.

Growing season extention

In order to maximize chances for a good harvest of Lettuce in Moore 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.

Moore County has 3 distinct seasons for growing Lettuce

• In order to get plants ready for April 25 seeds should be started indoors bwetween April 05 and April 09

  Seeds started after April 09 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Lettuce growing season in Moore County is quite short, with only 55 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 September 10 seeds should be started indoors bwetween August 21 and August 27

  Seeds started after August 27 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Lettuce growing season in Moore County is quite short, with only 17 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 September 28 seeds should be started indoors bwetween September 08 and September 24

  Seeds started after September 24 are not likely to mature and produce harvest.

  This Lettuce growing season in Moore County is quite short, with only 27 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 Moore County, Texas