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When to Plant Lettuce in Ohio

For lettuce in Ohio, spring planting starts between Mar 18 (Lawrence County) and Apr 1 (Allen County); fall planting runs Aug 15 to Sep 10, according to Ohio State University Extension.

Photo: Heads of lettuce in a garden bed. Prenn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

More planting dates for Ohio

Planting dates for each crop in Ohio, from the Ohio State University Extension calendar.

Tomatoes

Peppers

Potatoes

Sweet Corn

Green Beans

Cucumbers

Squash

Onions

Planting lettuce in Ohio: questions

When do you plant lettuce in Ohio?

For lettuce in Ohio, spring planting starts between Mar 18 (Lawrence County) and Apr 1 (Allen County); fall planting runs Aug 15 to Sep 10, according to Ohio State University Extension.

Can I plant lettuce in the fall in Ohio?

Yes. Fall planting runs Aug 15 to Sep 10.

Do I need to wait for the last frost to plant lettuce?

Frost dates vary by weeks across Ohio; the Ohio frost dates page lists them by county.

Where do these dates for lettuce come from?

Ohio Gardening Calendar.

Do I use different dates in my county?

The publication adjusts spring dates by zone; fall dates are the same statewide.

Photos: 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; Leaf lettuce growing in a garden: GT1976, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Tomato plant with fruit in a garden: MavisLee, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 vines climbing a wooden trellis in a kitchen garden: NPS, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons; Harvested zucchini and summer squash: nociveglia from Appennino Emiliano, Italy, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons; Long rows of green onion plants growing in sandy farm soil: ליזי שאנן, CC BY 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons.