No, don’t run off and buy a pair of high dollar running shoes (because you need boots anyway)…. JUST PLANT SOMETHING!
Lettuce is the EASIEST thing on earth to grow. It can be grown in planters, hanging baskets, anywhere…. Amazingly, you can also direct sow into the soil and have an incredible crop of lettuce in no time flat. My recommendation is to plant leaf lettuce. It will form a loose head at maturity, but you don’t have to wait that long to start eating it.
This year, I planted about 10 times more than I need so that *I* can be picky on what I pick. Or if the rabbits and deer happen to find it all and leave me with nothing. Quite frankly, I have lettuce planted everywhere on the property and its all growing at a different rate and has a different appearance (soil, sun etc)… BUT… it ALL tastes incredible!
What are you waiting for? If you plant today, you’ll be harvesting in late summer. Make sure if you do plant during summer that you protect your crop from harsh sun and heat because lettuce is a cold weather crop. ENJOY!