Buttercrunch Lettuce Seeds (Lactuca sativa) bring crisp, sweet, and tender greens to your garden. This heirloom butterhead variety forms loose rosettes with a buttery texture and mild flavor, perfect for salads, wraps, and sandwiches. Adaptable and easy to grow, it thrives in cool seasons and is suitable for both garden beds and containers. A reliable, fast-growing crop that allows multiple harvests in a single season.
Seed Information
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Type: Vegetable Seeds
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Common Name: Buttercrunch Lettuce
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Genus: Lactuca sativa
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Life Cycle: Annual (cool-season crop)
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Features: Heirloom, Loose-leaf butterhead, Crisp and sweet flavor, Easy to grow, Non-GMO
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Season of Interest: Spring and Fall
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Indoor/Outdoor: Both (garden beds and containers)
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Sunlight: Full sun to partial shade
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Cultivating Difficulty: Easy
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Watering: Medium, keep soil moist but not soggy
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Climate: Cool-season, Temperate, Mediterranean
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Growth Habit: Loose rosette forming head
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Soil Type: Fertile, well-drained loamy soil
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pH: 6.0–7.0 (neutral to slightly acidic)
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Planting Time: Early spring or late summer for fall harvest
Growing Instructions
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Prepare soil with compost; ensure good drainage.
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Sow seeds 1/8 inch (3 mm) deep.
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Thin seedlings to 6–8 inches apart; rows 12–18 inches apart.
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Provide full sun to partial shade. Keep soil consistently moist.
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Ideal germination temperature: 55–70°F (13–21°C).
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Germination time: 7–14 days.
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Harvest outer leaves for cut-and-come-again use or whole heads in 55–65 days.