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Buttercrunch Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

Buttercrunch Butterhead Lettuce Seeds

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~0.75 g (~550 seeds)
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Buttercrunch' is a vigorous grower with a creamy yellow interior, buttery flavor and melt-in-your-mouth texture, pleasing palates since 1963. Small heads are perfect for a single-serve salad. The compact size makes it a good container variety, and it's also attractive in the flower-garden border. All-America Selections Winner.

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Variety Info

Days to Maturity: 21–65 days

Family: Asteraceae

Type: Butterhead Lettuce (Learn more)

Native: Unknown; lettuce has been in cultivation for a long time.

Hardiness: Frost-tolerant annual

Exposure: Full sun to part shade

Plant Dimensions: 5"–6" wide, 3"–5" tall

Variety Info: Large, soft, slightly crumpled light green leaves in a loose head with a creamy yellow core. 'Buttercrunch' is a butterhead type lettuce bred at Cornell University.

Attributes: Frost Tolerant

Sowing Info

When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 40°F, ideally 60°–70°F. Successive Sowings: Every 3 weeks until 4 to 6 weeks before your average first fall frost date. Mild Climates: Sow in fall and winter for cool season harvests.

When to Start Inside: 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, and in summer when soil temperatures are too warm (above 80°F) to germinate lettuce seed.

Days to Emerge: 5–10 days

Seed Depth: Surface to ⅛"

Seed Spacing: A group of 3 seeds every 6"

Row Spacing: 8"

Thinning: When ½" tall, thin to 1 every 6"

Growing Info

Harvesting: Harvest in the morning, by cutting off at ground level. If regrowth is desired, cut the leaves higher, at 2". For a continual supply, outer, individual leaves can be harvested at any stage of maturity, but leave at least half of the plant for regrowth.

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  • Emma Z.
    Verified Buyer
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Jun 8, 2024
    5 Stars

    Amazing germination rate. Grew so fast and is super tasty

    Which best describes you as a gardener? Beginner
  • Cristina L.
    Rated 1 out of 5 stars
    May 13, 2024
    1 Star

    Brought a pack of Buttercrunch lettuce from Adams Fairacre farms. Sowed according to instructions. They did not germinate. I tried again put down the second half of the pack. Again they did not germinate. However my burpee Mesculn salad that germinated normally. Ot says lot #1 packed for 2024, Sell by 12/31/2024.

    Which best describes you as a gardener? Expert
  • Christie S.
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    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    May 8, 2024
    5 Stars

    Spring salad!

    Which best describes you as a gardener? Beginner
  • Link ..
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Apr 16, 2024
    5 Stars

    I’m a big fan of Botanical Interests. I’m raising quite a few of their varieties this season including Buttercrunch. It has been phenomenal!

    Which best describes you as a gardener? Expert
  • Alma H.
    Verified Buyer
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    Mar 23, 2024
    5 Stars

    I direct seeding and indoor seeded all my lettuce. The ones in the picture, I literally hand tossed in the areas to make a pattern. I will harvest these by leaf as I need. The indoor seeded ones, I have thinned to individual plants. I plan to harvest these as a head. This picture shows one of my favorite plantings.

    Which best describes you as a gardener? Beginner