Lettuce
SpeciesLactuca sativa
Connections
Fact sheet
every fact quoted from its source“annual” — Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Vegetable Growing Guides - Growing Guide
“Germination is the initial stage of lettuce growth and typically lasts 7 to 14 days” — How Long Does Lettuce Take To Grow? Expert Guide
“Lettuce typically takes 30 to 70 days to grow, depending on the variety and growing conditions” — How Long Does Lettuce Take To Grow? Expert Guide
“Yields best in full sun. Part shade helpful when it’s hot.” — Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Vegetable Growing Guides - Growing Guide
“Keep soil moist to keep plants growing continuously.” — Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Vegetable Growing Guides - Growing Guide
“Sow seed 1/8 inch deep, 1 inch apart in rows 12 to 18 inches apart.” — Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Vegetable Growing Guides - Growing Guide
“Height: 0.5 to 2 feet” — Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Vegetable Growing Guides - Growing Guide
“Propagate by seed” — Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Vegetable Growing Guides - Growing Guide
“Sow in 1-inch cells 3 to 4 weeks before transplanting outside.” — Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Vegetable Growing Guides - Growing Guide
“Direct seed or transplant in early spring, as soon as you can work the soil.” — Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Vegetable Growing Guides - Growing Guide
“You can start harvesting leaves as soon as 4 weeks after planting.” — Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Vegetable Growing Guides - Growing Guide
“leaves” — Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Vegetable Growing Guides - Growing Guide
“provides organic pest control and offers ground cover that successfully prevents weed growth” — 14 Best Lettuce Companion Plants And 6 To Avoid
“Aphids Leafminers Leafhoppers Cabbage loopers Cutworms Wireworms Slugs” — Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Vegetable Growing Guides - Growing Guide
“Damping off Downy mildew Mosaic Fusarium” — Explore Cornell - Home Gardening - Vegetable Growing Guides - Growing Guide
“asparagus, bush and pole beans, nasturtiums, onions, tomatoes, beets, carrots, basil, dill, garlic, squash, and melons” — 14 Best Lettuce Companion Plants And 6 To Avoid
Who grows this
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4 cultivars
Where this comes from
- Name and place in the family tree: GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (CC BY 4.0)
- Linked record: Wikidata (CC0)
- Wikipedia: Lettuce
- Fact sheet: 5 source pages, read and quoted by the OmniGrowers Librarian