Lettuce — Vegetables

Lactuca sativa

Full sun, regular watering — frost tender — shelter over winter.

Photograph of Lettuce — iNaturalist / GBIF

Sow: Mar–Aug
Harvest: Jul
In flower: Jun, Jul, Aug

Sun: Full sun
Water: High
Difficulty: Demanding
Hardiness: H2
Season: summer
Height: 50–100 cm
Spacing: 50 cm
Pets: Safe around pets

Grows well with

Chives — Chives are recommended next to lettuce, where the scent is said to keep aphids, slugs and snails off the leaves.Wild Fennel — Fennel is named as a good neighbour for lettuce, the scent being credited with keeping pests off the salad.Carrot — Carrots are named as a good neighbour for lettuce. Mixing unlike crops is held to help them along, partly because the scents put feeding pests off.Cucumber — Cucumbers are named as a good neighbour for lettuce. Mixing unlike crops is held to help them along, partly because the scents put feeding pests off.Dill — Dill are named as a good neighbour for lettuce. Mixing unlike crops is held to help them along, partly because the scents put feeding pests off.French Bean — Dwarf French beans are named as a good neighbour for lettuce. Mixing unlike crops is held to help them along, partly because the scents put feeding pests off.Fennel (veg) — Florence fennel are named as a good neighbour for lettuce. Mixing unlike crops is held to help them along, partly because the scents put feeding pests off.Pea — Peas are named as a good neighbour for lettuce. Mixing unlike crops is held to help them along, partly because the scents put feeding pests off.

Growing notes

Grows to 0.5-1 metres. Space about 10-50cm apart. In flower Jun-Aug.