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🥬 Growing Lettuce, Red Sails in Zone 8a
Zone 8a has warm winters and an extended growing season — excellent for heat-loving crops like Lettuce, Red Sails. Last frost: Apr 5. First frost: Oct 28.
Planting Calendar
Season: Apr 5 – Oct 28 (206 days) · Succession: plant every 2 weeks (up to 11x)
When to Plant Lettuce, Red Sails in Zone 8a
Start Seeds Indoors: Feb 22
Start Lettuce, Red Sails seeds indoors around Feb 22 (6 weeks before last frost). Optimal germination temperature: 65°F. Germinates in 4–10 days.
Transplant Outdoors: Mar 15
Transplant Lettuce, Red Sails seedlings outdoors after Mar 15. Wait until soil temperature reaches 40°F. Space plants at 4/sqft (6" apart). Harden off plants for a week before moving outside.
Harvest: Apr 19
First harvest approximately Apr 19 (~35 days from transplant). Continue harvesting until first frost (Oct 28).
Fall Planting: Sep 2
For a fall harvest, plant Lettuce, Red Sails around Sep 2 (8 weeks before first frost).
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