When to sow Lamb's lettuce (corn salad) in the UK
Lamb's lettuce (corn salad) is sown to the calendar rather than to the frost, so the window is much the same wherever you garden in the UK.
Sowing and harvest dates by region
Lamb's lettuce (corn salad) is grown to the calendar rather than to the frost, so the same dates apply across the whole UK and every region below reads the same. Where a plant’s timings do follow the frost, Plot shifts them from the Midlands and Lowland Wales baseline using Met Office average frost dates.
| Where you are | Sow outdoors | Harvest |
|---|---|---|
| South West Coast and Cornwall | early April to mid September | late June to mid April |
| South Coast and Channel | early April to mid September | late June to mid April |
| Greater London (Urban Heat Island) | early April to mid September | late June to mid April |
| South East and Home Counties | early April to mid September | late June to mid April |
| East Anglia | early April to mid September | late June to mid April |
| Midlands and Lowland Wales | early April to mid September | late June to mid April |
| Wales and West Coast | early April to mid September | late June to mid April |
| Northern England | early April to mid September | late June to mid April |
| Scotland Lowlands and Central Belt | early April to mid September | late June to mid April |
| Scotland Highlands and Islands | early April to mid September | late June to mid April |
| Northern Ireland | early April to mid September | late June to mid April |
| Channel Islands and Isle of Man | early April to mid September | late June to mid April |
Growing notes
One of the hardiest salad leaves: sow in late summer and early autumn for pickings right through winter and early spring, ideally under a cloche. Pick a few leaves from each rosette rather than cutting the whole plant.
At a glance
- Spacing
- 10 cm between plants
- Row spacing
- 30 cm
- Plants per m²
- 60
- Days to maturity
- 60 days
- Yield per plant
- 0.03 kg
- Sun
- Partial
- Frost tender
- No
- Grows in a container
- Yes, 10 litres or more
- Minimum soil depth
- 15 cm
- Balcony rating
- 5 out of 5
Succession sowing
Worth sowing in batches. Sow again every 21 days, up to about 5 sowings in a season, for a longer picking window rather than one glut.
What usually goes wrong
- slugs
- grey mould
- birds
- bolting
Companion planting
Grows well near
Related guides
Timings cross-checked against RHS guidance for lamb's lettuce (corn salad).