Buttercrunch Lettuce: Your Garden’s Crisp and Sweet Delight
Discover the joy of growing Buttercrunch lettuce, a beloved variety that matures in just 45 days. This exceptional cultivar forms a compact 6″ rosette with a distinctive fan shape, offering gardeners a quick and rewarding harvest. Prized for its slow-bolting nature, Buttercrunch has been a favorite among home gardeners and market growers since its introduction in the 1960s.
Buttercrunch lettuce stands out for its crisp texture and delightfully sweet flavor profile. The dark green outer leaves provide a perfect contrast to the tender, blanched yellow hearts, creating an 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.
This versatile lettuce thrives in both garden beds and containers, reaching a mature height of 8-12 inches. Plant Buttercrunch seeds or seedlings 10 inches apart to allow for full development of its signature rosette shape. As the plants mature, you’ll be rewarded with a bountiful harvest of crisp, flavorful leaves that hold up well in salads and sandwiches alike.
Growing Success Tips:
- Sow seeds every two weeks for a continuous harvest throughout the growing season
- 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 an excellent choice for both novice and experienced gardeners, offering reliable performance and exceptional taste. Its resistance to bolting means you can enjoy fresh, homegrown lettuce even as temperatures begin to rise.
For an extra tender crop, try blanching the inner leaves by gently tying the outer leaves together about a week before harvest.
Product Features
- Maturation Time: 45 days from seed to harvest
- Plant Size: 6″ rosette at maturity
- Leaf Color: Dark green outer leaves, yellow hearts when blanched
- Bolt Resistance: High, ideal for extended harvests
- 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
