493 - Fall Lettuce in a 100° September: My Season of Adjustments (Part 1)

Struggling to keep your fall garden alive through unusually hot weather?

If your lettuce seedlings are wilting or your fall planting schedule has fallen behind, you're not alone.

I'm sharing practical fall gardening lessons from a season of extreme heat and drought in my Arkansas garden.

After 13 years of gardening, I experienced something I'd never encountered before: weeks of triple-digit temperatures and flash drought conditions stretching into September. In this episode, I'll walk you through what happened to my lettuce and pansies, the decisions I made to protect my seedlings, and what I'll do differently next time.

Free Download: Lettuce Quick-Start Growing Guide

Learn when to plant lettuce, how to start seeds indoors, and how to prevent bolting and bitterness. You'll also get free access to my Beginner's Garden Resource Vault.

http://journeywithjill.net/lettuce-guide

Grow Garlic With Confidence

My Garlic Mini Course includes 10 short video lessons covering everything from preparing your soil and planting to harvesting and saving garlic for next year.

https://journeywithjill.net/pcaudio/garlicworkshop/

Key Takeaways Learn why lettuce struggles to germinate and grow during extreme heat.

Discover when to keep seedlings indoors instead of transplanting.