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When to Plant Lettuce in Tennessee
UT Extension gives one set of dates for lettuce for the whole state: spring planting runs Mar 1 to Apr 15; fall planting runs Aug 1 to Sep 15.
Photo: Leaf lettuce growing in a garden. GT1976, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Lettuce: dates for your county
One statewide set of dates applies to every county.
Published dates for lettuce in Tennessee
| Type | Season | Region | Published dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lettuce, head | spring | Tennessee (statewide) | Spring planting: 3/1 to 4/15 | W 346-B, p. 7, Table 5 |
| Lettuce, leaf | spring | Tennessee (statewide) | Spring planting: 3/1 to 4/15 | W 346-B, p. 7, Table 5 |
| Lettuce, Leaf | fall | Tennessee (statewide) | Planting Interval: July 1 to Sept. 15 | SP291G, p. 2, Table 1 |
| Lettuce, head | fall | Tennessee (statewide) | Fall planting: 8/1 to 9/15 | W 346-B, p. 7, Table 5 |
| Lettuce, leaf | fall | Tennessee (statewide) | Fall planting: 8/1 to 9/15 | W 346-B, p. 7, Table 5 |
More planting dates for Tennessee
Planting dates for each crop in Tennessee, from the UT Extension calendar.
Planting lettuce in Tennessee: questions
When do you plant lettuce in Tennessee?
UT Extension gives one set of dates for lettuce for the whole state: spring planting runs Mar 1 to Apr 15; fall planting runs Aug 1 to Sep 15.
Can I plant lettuce in the fall in Tennessee?
Yes. Fall planting runs Aug 1 to Sep 15.
Do I need to wait for the last frost to plant lettuce?
Frost dates vary by weeks across Tennessee; the Tennessee frost dates page lists them by county.
Where do these dates for lettuce come from?
SP291G Fall Vegetable Gardens; W 346-B Backyard Vegetables: The Tennessee Vegetable Garden – Garden Planning, Plant Preparation and Planting.
Do I use different dates in my county?
Dates are statewide; the county picker changes the frost dates shown, not the window.
Photos: Leaf lettuce growing in a garden: GT1976, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Heads of lettuce in a garden bed: Prenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Lettuce plants growing in rows: AfroBrazilian, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Green and red leaf lettuce heads growing along drip lines in a garden bed: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0 US, via Wikimedia Commons; Young lettuce plant in garden soil: GT1976, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Cosby Creek running through hardwood forest in the Great Smoky Mountains, Tennessee: Brian Stansberry, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Staked tomato plant in a straw-mulched kitchen garden with green and ripening red tomatoes: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Pepper plant in a kitchen garden loaded with green, yellow and red peppers: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Potato plant growing in a garden bed: Kolforn (Kolforn), CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Field of sweet corn in summer: Marathon, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Clusters of long green bean pods hanging from a climbing bean vine: Nirajan_pant, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Cucumber plants growing in a greenhouse bed: HARTLEPOOLMARINA2014, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Zucchini fruit on the plant: Schlaghecken Josef, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Long rows of green onion plants growing in sandy farm soil: ליזי שאנן, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.