Map Home Lettuce is one of the more poplar garden crops. Lettuce is easily grown and adds color and beauty to the home garden. There are four types of lettuce.
Crisphead types form heads and include the popular but nutritionally poor iceberg.
Looseleaf lettuces like black seeded simpson and red salad bowl form loose heads. Butterhead types such as bibb or buttercrunch form small, tight heads with satiny leaves. Finally, romaines form conical, upright heads are are probably the highest in nutrient content. Lettuce is a cool season crop and will not tolerate hot, dry summer conditions. Plantings may be made starting April through early June and then again in late July - August for a fall crop.