Lettuce Buttercrunch

Lettuce Buttercrunch is a  classic butterhead lettuce variety that is fast-growing and suitable for baby leaf or full-size heads. It has flavoursome crisp hearts and tender leaves with mild flavour.

They  can be planted just about anywhere, but the good news for those in warmer climates is that this variety tends to be far more heat-tolerant than most other lettuce varieties.

Plant them close together for a long harvest of baby leaves or give them space and they will form large tall heads to 30 cm.

Lettuces are a cool season crop and planting in the heat of summer should be avoided, but many varieties mature quickly and often more than one crop can be harvested in spring and late summer.

Start lettuce seeds indoors or in the garden, by sprinkling seeds in rows or in containers, and covering with a layer of soil.

Sprouts should appear within a week to 10 days.  Harden off indoor grown seedlings about a week before transplanting out of doors.

Harvest your lettuce when they are full size but not quite mature. You can remove the outer leaves to harvest and leave the inner leaves to grow.

They can tolerate cold, but care should be taken to protect them from wind. Lettuce and other leafy greens have high water transpiration rates and should be kept consistently moist and in well drained soil.

If leaves begin to wilt, plants need more water. Hand weed as necessary, but take care of shallow roots.

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