Lactuca sativa var. capitata
leaf lettuce
Common names: butter lettuce, butterhead lettuce
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Description
Leaf lettuce is the classic garden salad: soft, delicate leaves that close around a firm heart. It has a mild, buttery flavor and is the quintessential summer salad, thriving from spring through autumn in multiple plantings.
Care instructions
Plant seedlings shallow so the heart stays above the soil, planting too deep causes rotting. Keep the soil consistently moist; dryness makes the lettuce bolt and taste bitter. Water at the root in the morning rather than on the leaves. Sow a small transplant every two to three weeks to maintain a continuous supply throughout the summer.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
humus-rich, loamy, well-drained, nutrient-rich
Feeding
Medium feeder
Companion planting
Good neighbors
carrot family (Apiaceae)
Calendula and Tagetes next to carrots keep the carrot fly away with their scent.
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Source: classic companion planting (DACH-Gartenpraxis)
Rather not
nightshade family (Solanaceae)
Sunflowers release substances into the soil that inhibit potato tuber growth, and they also compete for water and nutrients.
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Source: basic crop-rotation rule
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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Diseases & pests
4 relevantFrom the knowledge base, automatically linked by affected species. How to spot and prevent them is covered in full in the lexicon.
Peronosporaceae
You will find that the False Mildew is not a true fungus, but an oomycete that comes from the underside of the leaf, unlike the True Mildew.
More on False MildewArion vulgaris
The Spanish slug is the most feared omnivore in the vegetable bed. It feeds at night and in damp weather, eating irregular holes into leaves, and often clears young lettuces or seedlings completely.
More on Spanish slugSclerotinia sclerotiorum
White mould is caused by the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and attacks many vegetable crops, especially lettuces and beans.
More on White mould (sclerotinia)Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
White mould, also called Sclerotinia rot, is a fungal disease with a broad host range that attacks lettuce, beans and many other crops.
More on White mould (Sclerotinia rot)Notes from real gardens
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