When to plant Lettuce in Kentucky
In spring, from Feb 15 – Apr 15 in Hopkinsville to Apr 1 – June 1 in Shelbyville.
In fall, from July 15 – Sept 1 in Alexandria to Aug 25 – Oct 1 in Shively.
USDA's earliest safe spring and latest safe fall planting dates, matched to each place's average frost dates.
| Place | Spring | Fall |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandria | Mar 20 – May 15 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
| Ashland | Mar 20 – May 15 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
| Bardstown | Mar 15 – May 15 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
| Berea | Mar 15 – May 15 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Bowling Green | Mar 15 – May 15 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Campbellsville | Mar 15 – May 15 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
| Covington | Mar 20 – May 15 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
| Danville | Mar 15 – May 15 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Elizabethtown | Mar 20 – May 15 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
| Erlanger | Mar 20 – May 15 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
| Florence | Mar 20 – May 15 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
| Fort Thomas | Mar 20 – May 15 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
| Frankfort | Mar 15 – May 15 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
| Franklin | Mar 15 – May 15 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Georgetown | Mar 20 – May 15 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
| Glasgow | Mar 15 – May 15 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Henderson | Mar 15 – May 15 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Hopkinsville | Feb 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Independence | Mar 20 – May 15 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
| Jeffersontown | Feb 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| La Grange | Mar 15 – May 15 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
| Lawrenceburg | Mar 15 – May 15 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Lexington | Mar 15 – May 15 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Louisville | Mar 15 – May 15 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Lyndon | Feb 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Madisonville | Feb 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Mount Washington | Mar 15 – May 15 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Murray | Mar 15 – May 15 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Newport | Mar 20 – May 15 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
| Nicholasville | Mar 15 – May 15 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Owensboro | Feb 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Paducah | Mar 15 – May 15 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Paris | Mar 20 – May 15 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
| Radcliff | Mar 20 – May 15 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
| Richmond | Mar 15 – May 15 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
| Shelbyville | Apr 1 – June 1 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
| Shepherdsville | Mar 20 – May 15 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
| Shively | Feb 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 25 – Oct 1 |
| Somerset | Mar 15 – May 15 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| St. Matthews | Feb 15 – Apr 15 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Versailles | Mar 15 – May 15 | Aug 15 – Oct 1 |
| Winchester | Mar 20 – May 15 | July 15 – Sept 1 |
Planting dates: USDA Home and Garden Bulletin No. 9 (1967), tables 4 and 5. Frost dates: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020. “—” means the place's frost date is outside the table. The full USDA table for leaf lettuce.