Lettuce, Buttercrunch

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Your Garden’s Crisp and Sweet Delight

Buttercrunch lettuce is a beloved variety that matures in just 45 days, forming a compact 6″ rosette with a distinctive fan shape. Prized for its slow-bolting nature, this exceptional cultivar has been a favorite among home gardeners and market growers since the 1960s, offering a quick and rewarding harvest.

This lettuce stands out for its crisp texture and delightfully sweet flavor. The dark green outer leaves provide a perfect contrast to the tender, blanched yellow hearts, creating a visually appealing and palate-pleasing salad base. Its compact growth habit makes it ideal for small-space gardening, while the tightly bunched structure ensures every leaf is packed with flavor and nutrients.

Buttercrunch thrives in both garden beds and containers, reaching a mature height of 8–12 inches. With proper spacing and care, it produces a bountiful harvest of crisp, flavorful leaves that hold up well in salads and sandwiches alike.

Growing Success Tips:

  • Provide partial shade in hot climates to prevent premature bolting.

  • Keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged to ensure optimal growth.

  • Harvest outer leaves regularly to encourage continued production.

Buttercrunch lettuce is perfect for both novice and experienced gardeners, offering reliable performance and exceptional taste. Its resistance to bolting ensures fresh, homegrown lettuce even as temperatures rise.

Bonus Tip: For extra tender inner leaves, gently tie the outer leaves together about a week before harvest to blanch the hearts.

Product Features:

  • Maturation Time: 45 days

  • Plant Size: 6″ rosette at maturity

  • Leaf Color: Dark green outer leaves, yellow hearts when blanched

  • Bolt Resistance: High, ideal for extended harvests

Growing Information:

  • Spacing: 10″ between plants

  • Height: 8–12″ at full growth

  • Light Requirements: Full sun to partial shade

  • Soil Type: Well-draining, fertile soil

  • Water Needs: Consistent moisture

Key Benefits:

  • Sweet and crisp texture, perfect for salads and sandwiches

  • Compact growth habit suitable for small gardens and containers

  • Extended harvest period due to slow-bolting characteristics

  • Nutritious and visually appealing with contrasting leaf colors