LETTUCE-BUTTERCRUNCH
LETTUCE-BUTTERCRUNCH
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Lactuca sativa
LETTUCE-BUTTERCRUNCH Classic butterhead type which was the standard for many years. Soft, buttery-textured leaves enclose a crisp, juicy, loose inner head of blanched, sweet-tasting leaves. Very heat-tolerant and slow to bolt, Buttercrunch stays mild long after others have turned bitter. It combines a good garden performance with a tender-crisp flavor & this heat-tolerant lettuce has quickly become a favorite & forms a beautiful rosette shape in the garden that holds well under stress and has good bolt resistance. A good source of vitamin A and phytonutrients. Grows best in full sun, but will tolerate partial shade.
Sow in ordinary garden soil directly into your garden or container. Lettuce seed must have light to germinate. Make a shallow furrow in the soil, sow the seeds, then cover the furrows with a light layer of soil. Keep moist but NOT WET.
| Germination Time (Days) | 6 – 12 |
| Harvest Time (Days) | 60 – 90 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 5 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 10 – 20 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 20 – 30 |
| pH | 6 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Hardy |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
15 - 20 cm (6 - 8 inches)
Season of Interest
Spring and Autumn
Temperature Range
10 - 24 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun / Part Shade
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow direct or raise seedlings
Soil
Well-draining, fertile soil rich in organic matter
pH
6.0 - 6.8
Soil Temperature
4 - 24 °C (39 - 75 °F)
Seed Preparation
No special preparation required
Sowing Depth
0.6 cm (1/4 inch)
Plant Spacing
20 - 25 cm (8 - 10 inches)
Row spacing
30 - 45 cm (12 - 18 inches)
Watering
Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged
Germination Time (Days)
7 - 14 days
Harvest Time (Days)
55 - 75 days
Good Companion Plants
Carrots, Radishes, Onions
Bad Companion Plants
Brassicas (Cabbage, Broccoli)
Pests
Aphids, Slugs, Leaf Miners
Diseases
Downy Mildew, Leaf Spot, Lettuce Mosaic Virus
More About Us
When I started this journey in 2009, I found nothing existed commercially, that was reasonably priced and easy to use. There was a homemade system which I also found was not that user-friendly.
Then a friend of mine told me about a homemade method she used. However, when I tried her method, I found this also didn’t suit my needs, as it too had flaws that I considered where important. It did not keep vermin out, did not have a lockable lid and (to me) looked unsightly in the garden
