What season is lettuce planted?

Lettuce needs a cool climate and is mainly planted in spring and autumn. Sichuan has a mild and humid climate, which is suitable for lettuce growth and can be cultivated all year round. Lettuce can be divided into four categories according to its harvest time: winter lettuce, spring lettuce, summer lettuce and autumn lettuce. See Table 9 for the sowing and harvesting time of lettuce in four seasons.

Table 9 Cultivation season of lettuce

Sichuan cultivated lettuce interplanting between rows, generally spring lettuce interplanting melon, eggplant and beans; Intercropping some winter lettuce with cabbage and cabbage; Lettuce is planted under the melon shed in summer and autumn or intercropped with cowpea in the border.

Lettuce has different growing seasons, different environments, different problems and different cultivation priorities, so it should be treated differently.