Lettuce Butterhead Buttercrunch

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Buttercrunch Lettuce · Open-Pollinated · Naturally Grown · Non-GMO · Slow to Bolt

Buttercrunch combines the tender, buttery leaves of a butterhead with a crisp, sweet heart. Its loose, dark green heads hold up in warm weather longer than most lettuces and stay sweet without turning bitter. Pick outer leaves as needed or cut whole heads. It's perfect for salads, sandwiches and lettuce wraps.

Why Grow Buttercrunch Lettuce?

Tender, buttery leaves with a crisp heart
Resists bolting in warm weather
Sweet flavor, never bitter when well watered
Great for lettuce wraps
Easy for beginners

Plant Profile

Botanical Name: Lactuca sativa

Common Name: Buttercrunch Lettuce

Type: Open-pollinated

Crop: Salad green

Leaf Color: Dark green, thick and soft

Plant Habit: Loose head, 6–8 in.

Season: Cool season; tolerates warmth

Sun: Full sun to partial shade

Days to Harvest: 55–65 days; baby leaves from 25 days

Sowing Depth: 1/8 in.

Germination: 5–10 days at 45–75°F soil

Harvest: Pick outer leaves or cut the whole head

Garden Use: Raised beds, containers, window boxes

Culinary & Traditional Uses

Buttercrunch leaves are soft and cup-shaped, ideal for wraps.

Butter lettuce salads
Lettuce wraps and cups
Sandwiches and burgers
Korean ssam
Garnish for kebabs
Wilted with warm dressing

How to Grow

Lettuce loves cool weather. Sow small batches often.

Sow outdoors 2–4 weeks before your last frost date, and again in late summer for fall.
Sow seeds 1/8 in. deep; lettuce needs light, so barely cover it.
Keep soil moist; seedlings appear in 5–10 days.
Thin to 6–10 in. apart, depending on type. Eat the thinnings.
Water regularly and mulch to keep roots cool.
Give afternoon shade in warm weather to slow bolting.
Sow a small batch every 2–3 weeks for a steady supply.

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