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Botanical Interests Buttercrunch Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

Botanical Interests Buttercrunch Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

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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 ⅛"

Coverage & Planting Details

Coverage	This packet sows up to 122 feet.
Row Spacing	8"
Seed Depth	Surface to ⅛"
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.