馃ガ Lettuce
Growing
| Family | Asteraceae (Brassicas and leaves) |
|---|---|
| Method | Direct sow |
| Outdoor timing | -4 weeks vs. last frost |
| Days to maturity | 50 |
| Min soil temp | 4 °C; mean temperature ceiling 24 °C |
| Frost tolerance | Half-hardy |
| Spacing | 25 × 25 cm 路 4.0 per square foot |
| Height / sun | 25 cm 路 4+ hours |
| Kc ini / mid / end | 0.7 / 1.0 / 0.95 |
| Harvest | 3 weeks 路 0.2 kg per plant |
| Succession | every 14 days |
Companions
Good neighbours
- Strawberry Lettuce shades soil and shares no pests
- Tomato Lettuce is shaded by tomato and shares no pests
- Carrot Lettuce shades the soil while carrots establish
- Radish Radish is harvested before lettuce needs the space
- Onion Alliums deter aphids and slugs
- Cucumber Cucumber shades lettuce in summer
- Garlic Garlic deters aphids
Keep apart
- Fennel Fennel inhibits lettuce