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Vegetable · Lettuce-loose-leaf
Leaf Lettuce Mix
Asteraceae
Fastest lettuce to harvest. Best for baby leaf and cut-and-come-again. 'Salad Bowl' and 'Black Seeded Simpson' are classics. Broadcast seed densely for baby leaf. Excellent CCA — good for 2-3 cuts before quality drops. The go-to lettuce for continuous home garden salads.
At a Glance
Days to Maturity
45–55 days
Sun
4+ hours
Spacing
8–10 "
Container
Yes
1+ gallon pot
Zone Planting Guide
Growing Guide
Germination
Germination Time
4–10 days
Optimal Temp
58°F
Seed Depth
0.125"
Watering
Weekly Water
1–1.5 "
Needs
Moderate-consistent
Soil
pH Range
6–7
Resilience
Heat: Low
Cold: Medium
Drought: Low
Nutrition
Feeding Intensity
Light feeder
Harvest
Storage
14 days
Sources
seed-catalog
Johnny's Seeds
horticultural
Old Farmer's Almanac
extension
Growing Lettuce in a Home Garden (University of Maryland Extension)
extension
Growing Lettuce & Other Greens (Oregon State University Extension, PDF)
extension
Cool Season Greens Production (Oklahoma State University Extension, PDF)
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Leaf Lettuce Mix Planting Dates by Zone
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