Butterhead

Butterhead

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Butterhead
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Butterhead

Butterhead

Soft, buttery lettuce that makes the perfect base for everyday salads and a clean, crisp layer in sandwiches and wraps. Mild, crowd-pleasing, and always feels fresh.
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Perfect for...

classic salads

Yield

Generous

Care Level

Beginner

First Harvest

1-2 Months

Care and Harvest

For ongoing harvest, snip the outer leaves just above the base of the plant once they reach 4 inches tall to let the inner leaves continue to grow. Don't cut more than 1/3 of the plant if you want it to keep growing. To harvest the full head, wait until it reaches maturity, then harvest from the base.
Taste and Use

Butterhead lettuce is especially great as a base for green salads, and makes a great addition to sandwiches and wraps.
Origin

Lettuce is thought to have originated in the Middle East, with the earliest depictions of it appearing in Egypt around 2700 BC. Ancient Egyptians bred lettuce plants to be less bitter than their wild counterparts, and used oil from wild lettuces for a variety of applications, including mummification. The Egyptians passed this knowledge onto the Greeks, who then passed it to the Romans, who expanded the crop in Europe.