Lettuce
Lactuca sativa · Asteraceae
Cut-and-come or head lettuce, ready in 30–45 days.
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Updated on 2026-07-17
Overview
Lettuce is the simplest vegetable: sow successionally from March to October.
How to grow it
Direct sowing or transplant.
Watering
Frequent, avoiding evening.
Light
Sun or summer part shade.
Soil
Humus-rich, moist.
Fertilizing
Light nitrogen fertilizer.
Pruning
Harvest outer leaves to prolong yield.
Repotting
Yearly.