Lettuce
vegetable
At a glance
- USDA Zones
- 4–9
- Sun
- Part sun (3–6 hrs)
- Water
- Medium — water when top inch of soil is dry
- Soil
- Loam
- pH
- Neutral
- Spacing
- 8 in. between plants
- Per square foot
- 4 plants per square
- Days to maturity
- About 55 days
Planting & harvest windows
Northern Hemisphere timing. Adjust ±4–6 weeks based on your last/first frost dates.
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Plant Harvest
Good companions
Keep apart from
Recommended varieties
- Buttercrunch55 daysboth
Crisp Bibb-type with buttery flavor. Heat-tolerant.
- Black Seeded Simpson45 daysseed
Loose-leaf, quick from seed, classic cut-and-come-again.
- Romaine (Parris Island)70 daysboth
Upright, crunchy heads — the Caesar salad green.
Add Lettuce to your raised bed — the planner handles spacing and companion warnings automatically.
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