Looseleaf lettuce

Lactuca sativa var. crispa

vegetable☀️ full-sun🪴 loam📏 small🌡️ RHS H3

📋Quick Facts

Height

0.3-0.4m

Spread

0.1-0.3m

About

Fast growing looseleaf salad, ideal for succession sowing.

Top tip

Sow little and often, keep watered in dry spells, and pick leaves young for the sweetest salads.

Also known as: Alface solteira, Lechuga de hoja suelta, Schnittsalat, Laitue à couper, Looseleaf lettuce, Lattuga da taglio, Sałata liściowa / cięta, Lactuca sativa var. crispa

Pest Resilience

3/5 — Average

Less slug-prone than butterhead types; aphids still a risk.

Companion Planting

Grows well with

Carrot Radish Chives Onion bulb Beetroot Wild strawberry Nasturtium

Keep apart from

Celery Parsley

Visual Characteristics

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Culinary

Culinary Use

Salads, sandwiches, burgers, wraps, garnish, smoothies

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How to Propagate

🌰Seed

Easy

Hardiness Zones

H1a (tender)H7 (very hardy)

H1a

H1b

H1c

RHS H3

USDA 8–9 equivalent