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Lettuce (Looseleaf)

Lactuca sativa

Quick cool-season green; partial shade in heat; sow succession and cut-and-come-again.

Sunlight Partial Sun
Water Regular
USDA zones 3–11
Spacing 0.6 ft
Mature size 0.8 ft tall, 0.8 ft wide
Harvest Spring - early summer, fall

Growing facts

Botanical name
Lactuca sativa
Type
Vegetable
Category
Vegetables
Lifecycle
annual
USDA hardiness zones
3–11
Sunlight
Partial Sun
Water
Regular
Plant spacing
0.6 ft
Mature size
0.8 ft tall, 0.8 ft wide
Days to maturity
45
Harvest season
Spring - early summer, fall
Pollinator friendly
No
Deer resistant
No
Native to North America
No