606 Lettuce

Enjoy fresh, homegrown salads, featuring a delicious blend of crisp textures, vibrant colours, and mild flavours. Easy to grow and quick to harvest, it's perfect for garden beds, raised beds, and containers, providing a continuous supply of fresh greens throughout the cool growing season.

'Gourmet Salad Blend' This premium assortment of leafy greens provides continuous harvests of tender, crisp leaves—perfect for creating vibrant, restaurant-quality salads at home.

'Great Lakes' (Head) This dependable variety produces large, tightly packed heads with a refreshing crunch, making it perfect for salads, sandwiches, and wraps.

'Red Salad Bowl' This loose-leaf variety features deeply lobed burgundy leaves that are tender, slow to bolt, and easy to harvest throughout the season.

'Valley Heart' (Romaine) This vigorous variety forms tall, compact hearts with crunchy leaves that are perfect for Caesar salads, sandwiches, and fresh eating.

'Buttercrunch' (Butterhead) This popular butterhead variety produces compact, loosely formed heads with a sweet, mild flavour and exceptional texture for fresh salads.

Color

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Plant details

Scientific Name

Lactuca sativa (Mixed Varieties)

Light

Full Sun

Water

Lettuce grows best in consistently moist, well-drained soil. Water regularly to keep the soil evenly moist, especially during warm weather, to encourage tender leaves and help prevent bolting.

Care Level

Lettuce is easy to grow and requires minimal care. Keep the soil consistently moist, harvest leaves regularly to encourage continued growth, and provide some afternoon shade during hot weather to help prevent bolting.

Optimal Temperature

10–21°C (50–70°F)

Frost Tolerant

Yes

Mature Height

6–12 in (15–30 cm)

Mature Spread

6–10 in (15–25 cm)

Deer Resistant

No

Edible

Yes

Pet Friendly

Yes

Toxic

No