Lettuce & Salad Greens
Best varieties: Buttercrunch, Red Sails, Mesclun Mix, Little Gem, Winter Density
Easy
Vegetable
❄️ Frost Hardy
🐾 Pet Safe
🌲 PNW Growing Notes
Thrives in Seattle's cool, mild climate. Direct sow early spring through fall. Bolts in summer heat—plant in shade then.
☀️ Light
Part shade to full sun
💧 Water
Consistent moisture
🪨 Soil
Loose, well-drained, pH 6.0–7.0
📏 Spacing
8" apart
📅 Planting Timeline (Seattle)
🌱
Direct Sow
Mar–Sep (succession plant every 2–3 weeks)
🧺
Harvest
Apr–Nov
💡 Pro Tip
Succession sow every 2–3 weeks for continuous harvest. In summer, plant on the north side of taller crops for shade.
🤝 Companion Planting
✅ Good Companions
Carrots, Radishes, Strawberries