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Buttercrunch Lettuce, 6 plants

Buttercrunch Lettuce, 6 plants

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  • 6-8 weeks mature
  • Certified Organic
  • recommended
  • Ships as a 6-pack plant

Growth Timeline

  • Growing Season: Year Round (in mild climates)
  • First Harvest: You may start picking leafs as soon as there are at least 3 mature leaves (4-5" long), which takes about 3-4 weeks. Always keep at least 3 leaves on plant for vegetative growth to continue.
  • Final Harvest: 5-8 weeks

Growing Zone

Most leafy greens like the cooler temperatures, but they can generally grow year-round. You want to be aware of the extreme temperature ranges in your region. Refer to the guidelines below:

COLD CLIMATES

  • If you live in a location where the temperatures dip below freezing, hold off on growing until night temperatures are consistently in the 40's.
  • On the occasional dips into the 30's, you can cover your seedlings with a sheet overnight.

WARM CLIMATES:

  • If you regularly experience temperatures above 90 degrees, you may want to focus on herbs and heat-tolerant fruiting plants (tomatoes and peppers) instead.

To find out what extreme temperatures your location experiences, check out the USDA zone for your region.

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Buttercrunch Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Buttercrunch') is an All-America Selections award-winning butterhead lettuce beloved by home gardeners and culinary enthusiasts alike for its exceptionally tender, thick, and lusciously buttery leaves that form a loose, compact head with a sweet, mild flavor and satisfying, melt-in-your-mouth texture. Widely regarded as one of the finest and most reliable butterhead varieties ever developed, Buttercrunch delivers consistent, high-quality harvests of beautifully formed heads from spring through fall — heat tolerant and slow to bolt compared to other butterhead types, making it the most dependable and rewarding lettuce for the organic kitchen garden.

Grown using 100% certified organic practices, each 6-pack arrives with six individually rooted, healthy seedlings sharing a Professional Grade root system — vigorous, well-developed, and ready for immediate transplanting into garden beds, raised beds, containers, or window boxes. Buttercrunch thrives in cool to moderate temperatures with consistent moisture and is ideally suited to spring and fall growing seasons, though its excellent bolt resistance extends the harvest window well into warmer weather compared to most butterhead varieties. Its compact head formation and generous leaf production make it outstanding for both full-head harvesting and cut-and-come-again leaf harvesting throughout the season.

  • All-America Selections Award Winner — Recognized for outstanding, consistent garden performance across North America — Buttercrunch sets the gold standard for butterhead lettuce quality, flavor, and reliability in the organic kitchen garden.
  • Exceptionally Tender Buttery Flavor — Thick, lusciously tender leaves with a sweet, mild, buttery flavor and melt-in-your-mouth texture make Buttercrunch the most flavor-forward butterhead lettuce available for fresh garden salads and gourmet plates.
  • Excellent Bolt Resistance — More heat tolerant and slower to bolt than most butterhead varieties, significantly extending the productive harvest window into warmer spring and early summer weather.
  • Cut-and-Come-Again Productivity — Outer leaves can be harvested continuously without removing the entire head, delivering multiple harvests from a single plant and maximizing productivity in the organic kitchen garden.
  • Nutrient Dense & Antioxidant Rich — Rich in vitamins A, C, and K, folate, and powerful antioxidants, delivering clean, chemical-free nutrition straight from the organic garden to the table.

These 6-pack live organic seedlings thrive in full sun to part shade with consistent, even moisture — water regularly to keep soil evenly moist and never allow it to dry completely between waterings. Lettuce is a cool-season crop; transplant in early spring 4–6 weeks before last frost or in late summer for fall harvest. Days to maturity: approximately 55–65 days from transplant to full head; outer leaves can be harvested in as few as 30 days from transplant.

We take great care to ensure our seedlings are healthy and well-established before they’re shipped. We pre-germinate the organic seeds and grow them up to 8 weeks before shipping them as young plants. Seedlings typically arrive within 1-4 days. For more information, see our shipping policy.

No Time to Plant?

We'll handle the planting for you! Select the "Pre-Plant" checkbox on your seedlings in the cart, and they will arrive already rooted in soil and biodegradable bags, designed to fit perfectly into your Planted Wall or container pots. Learn more below!