Quick Facts:

• Days to harvest: 30 (baby leaves), 45–60 (full size)
• Hardiness: Cool-season, can handle light frost
• Light needs: Full sun to part shade (afternoon shade helps as it warms up)
• Water needs: Moderate (shallow roots, so consistency matters)

Planting:

• Direct sow or transplant.
• If direct sowing: sow very shallow.
• Depth: 1/8 in
• Spacing: thin to 4–6 in for looseleaf plants, or a bit wider if you want bigger plants.

Care:

• Watering: keep it evenly moist. Lettuce turns bitter fast when it swings between dry and soaked.
• Pests: slugs and snails are the main spring problem.
• Heat: if we get a warm spell, give it afternoon shade and keep watering steady to slow bolting.
• Harvest style: you can harvest outer leaves first for a longer window, or harvest the whole plant at once.

Harvest:

• Baby leaf: start when leaves are a few inches long.
• Full plant: harvest once it’s a good handful size.
• Storage: harvest when leaves are dry if possible. Rinse, dry well, and store in the fridge with a paper towel.

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