Lettuce 'Butterhead'

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Lettuce 'Butterhead' is a premium butterhead lettuce variety, celebrated for its tender, buttery texture and mild, slightly sweet flavor. Perfect for enhancing your salads or adding a delicate touch to a variety of dishes, this butterhead vegetable is a favorite among both novice and experienced gardeners in the UK.

Key Features

  • Soft, buttery texture with a mild, slightly sweet flavor
  • Ideal for salads and versatile culinary uses
  • Grows well in containers and garden beds
  • Compact, loose heads suitable for various gardening spaces
  • Disease-resistant, ensuring a robust harvest

Growing Instructions

  • Sunlight: Thrives in full sun to partial shade
  • Soil: Prefers well-drained, fertile soil
  • Planting Time: Best planted from early spring to late summer
  • Watering: Requires regular watering to keep soil consistently moist
  • Spacing: Ensure proper spacing to prevent overcrowding
  • Fertilization: Use a balanced fertilizer once during the growing season

Lettuce 'Butterhead' is easy to cultivate and maintain, making it an excellent choice for home gardens. Whether you're growing in a spacious garden bed or a limited container, this butterhead lettuce adapts well to various conditions, providing a bountiful harvest from spring to early autumn.

Harvesting Information

Harvest your butterhead lettuce when the heads are fully formed and the leaves are tender. Cut the outer leaves first, allowing the inner leaves to continue growing for a continuous supply throughout the season.

Additional Details

Our butterhead lettuce seeds are carefully selected to ensure high yield and quality. Packaged with bespoke protective measures, your seeds arrive safely and ready to grow. Explore more lettuce varieties or browse our Best Sellers for other top-quality gardening options.

Cultivate fresh, delicious lettuce with ease and enjoy the satisfaction of home-grown vegetables. Order now and start your hassle-free gardening journey with AcquaGarden!

Details

Lettuce 'Butterhead' is known for its soft, buttery texture and mild, sweet flavour. It thrives in cooler climates and can be grown in full sun to partial shade. This variety is ideal for salads and adds a delicate touch to any meal.

  • Grows best in full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil
  • Suitable for garden beds and containers
  • Harvest period from spring to early autumn
  • Requires regular watering and proper spacing

What's Included

Plugs: Healthy, young plug plants with strong roots. Perfect for planting directly in your garden beds or containers, these plugs will give you a head start on the growing season.

Packs: Ready-to-plant lettuce packs, each containing 12 or 24 plants, ideal for direct planting in your garden beds or containers.

Delivery & Guarantee

Fast & Secure Delivery: We ship orders the same or next day, ensuring fast delivery via tracked Royal Mail or Parcel Force for larger items.

Shipping is FREE on all orders £60+

Bespoke & Secure Packaging: Our plants travel in custom packaging we've perfected over the years, arriving in excellent condition, thoroughly inspected, trimmed, and prepped.

100% Happiness Guarantee: Not happy with your purchase? We offer a full refund or replacement, even if you just change your mind, along with easy returns and prepaid postage.

Care Information

Sunlight Full Sun to Partial Shade
Position Sheltered or semi-sheltered
Soil Moderately fertile, well-drained
Planting Time Spring to Autumn
Moisture Moderate
Hardiness Fully hardy
Growth Rate Medium
Spacing 30cm
Height and Spread 30cm x 30cm
Annual or Perennial Annual

What You Need To Know About “Lettuce 'Butterhead'”

Plant Information
How To Plant
Plant Care

Lettuce 'Butterhead' is a cool-season crop known for its tender leaves and mild flavour. It grows well in both full sun and partial shade, making it versatile for various garden settings.

  • Grows best in full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil
  • Suitable for garden beds and containers
  • Harvest period from spring to early autumn
  • Requires regular watering and proper spacing

Lettuce 'Butterhead' is a cool-season crop known for its tender leaves and mild flavour. It grows well in both full sun and partial shade, making it versatile for various garden settings.

  • Grows best in full sun to partial shade and well-drained soil
  • Suitable for garden beds and containers
  • Harvest period from spring to early autumn
  • Requires regular watering and proper spacing
Planting Time: Early Spring to Late Summer
Sunlight & Positioning: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Where to Plant: Garden Beds - Containers
Growing Location: Garden - Patio - Balcony
Planting Time: Early Spring to Late Summer
Sunlight & Positioning: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Where to Plant: Garden Beds - Containers
Growing Location: Garden - Patio - Balcony

Frequently Asked Questions

What should I do if my order arrives damaged?

Our plants are carefully packaged to arrive safely. If your order is damaged, contact our customer service within 48 hours for a replacement or refund.

How long does delivery take?

We deliver the best quality plants in the fastest time possible, usually within 3 days in the UK.

What if I need extra help with planting or growing?

If you need extra help, call our customer service or chat with us online for consulting. We are here to ensure your happiness and make gardening easy and fun.

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