WillItGrowHere · living on BackyardYield for now
Will it grow here?
The other question. You’re holding a plant at the nursery. We answer yes, no, or “only if you cheat winter.”
🥬 Lettuce
100 / 100
Excellent choice
Fast salad greens. Best in cool weather; heat makes it bitter and bolt.
Winter / hardiness
✓ Zone 8a is workable
Growing-season warmth
✓ Good
Season length
✓ 229 frost-free days
Sunlight
✓ ~8 hours is a good match
You still have options
- Treat this as a fall crop
- Look at heat-tolerant substitutes
Want to try anyway?
See varieties with the best chance of success in Charlotte, NC.
Find the best lettuce for my locationIf it lives, the harvest question is next.
3–6 lb · $9–$20
How much could I harvest?