Lettuce 'Buttercrunch' Butter

Lettuce 'Buttercrunch' Butter

from A$5.25

Lactuca Sativa

Butterhead Bibb or Boston type. Good for autumn and spring planting, ‘Buttercrunch’ has set the standard for the classic butterhead lettuce - 20-25cm heads with light green, thick outer leaves and loosely folded, thick, creamy inner leaves that are not bitter. Slow to bolt and frost hardy.

  • Crisp and sweet

  • Great for head production and baby leaf

  • Cold (light frost) and heat tolerant

  • Works well at small scale, intensive planting spacing

  • All American Selection 1963 bred by Cornell University in New York state

Good for both spring and autumn crops. ‘Buttercrunch’ forms a small, open but tightly bunched, 15cm rosette that is fan-shaped rather than round. Dark green leaves and small compact hearts that blanch to an appetizing yellow color. Crisp and sweet. Pick baby leaves at 28 days.

Bolting tolerant.

Certified Organic

SEED COUNT: 250, 1000, 5000 approx.
Germination: Lot#17M263 96% Jan 2025

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Seed Raising, Growing and Harvest Information

Plant Type Site Spacing Height Sowing
Depth
Days to
Germination
Days to
Maturity
Hardy Annual Full Sun 15-20cm apart
in rows 15cm apart
20cm 3mm 4-6 days
@ 16-20°C
28 baby;
46 full size

DIRECT SOW - Lettuce is hardy and can be planted as early as the soil can be worked. It is a cool weather crop and grows best at temperatures of 16-18°C. Seeds germinate even at low, 4°C, soil temperature, but poorly above 24°C. For baby leaf production, sow 2 seeds/1cm in rows at least 5cm apart. For full head production, sow seeds 2.5cm apart in rows 25-30cm apart. Lightly cover and keep moist. Enjoy thinnings ultimately leaving 25cm between plants. Ample water grows the sweetest lettuce. Careful variety selection is important for hot weather plantings. Sow every 3 weeks for a continuous supply of fresh lettuce.

TRANSPLANT - Sow indoors, 2 seeds per cell, barely covering seeds with fine vermiculite, 3–4 weeks before transplanting outdoors. Thin to 1 plant/cell. Shade the flats on sunny, warm days if necessary to keep the soil surface cool, below 24°C, until germination. Harden seedlings by reducing water and temperature for 2-3 days before planting outdoors. Properly hardened transplants can survive temperatures as low as 0°C.