Buttercrunch' is a vigorous grower with a creamy yellow interior, buttery flavor and melt-in-your-mouth texture, pleasing palates since 1963. Small heads are perfect for a single-serve salad. The compact size makes it a good container variety, and it's also attractive in the flower-garden border. All-America Selections Winner.
Features
- Family Asteraceae
- Native Unknown; lettuce has been in cultivation for a long time.
- Life Cycle Annual
- Plant Height Short (Under 12")
Further Information
- Growing Conditions Frost Tolerant
Planting Lettuce
- Days to Maturity 21–65 days
- Plant Spacing A group of 3 seeds every 6"
- Light Required Full sun to part shade
- Plant Height Short (Under 12")
- Planting Depth Surface to â…›"
Coverage & Planting Details
| Coverage |
This packet sows up to 122 feet. |
| Row Spacing |
8" |
| Seed Depth |
Surface to â…›" |
| Seed Spacing |
A group of 3 seeds every 6" |
| Thinning |
When ½" tall, thin to 1 every 6" |
| Germination |
5–10 days |
| Start Indoors |
4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, and in summer when soil temperatures are too warm (above 80°F) to germinate lettuce seed. |
| Direct Sow |
RECOMMENDED. 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 40°F, ideally 60°–70°F. Successive Sowings: Every 3 weeks until 4 to 6 weeks before your average first fall frost date. Mild Climates: Sow in fall and winter for cool season harvests. |
| Growing & Harvesting |
Harvest in the morning, by cutting off at ground level. If regrowth is desired, cut the leaves higher, at 2". For a continual supply, outer, individual leaves can be harvested at any stage of maturity, but leave at least half of the plant for regrowth. |
