Home / Vegetables / Celtuce

🥦 Celtuce

Lactuca sativa var. asparagina
vegetables annual Asteraceae
Celtuce plant photo
☀️ Sun
full sun
💧 Water
moderate
🗺️ Zones
4-9
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
rich
🚿 Drainage
well-drained
📏 Spacing
8-12 in
📐 Height
2-4ft
⏱️ Maturity
80-100 days
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 Companions (5)

🤝 Cilantro
Good companion.
🤝 Lettuce
Good companion.
🤝 Onion
Different root depths; onion deters pests
🤝 Shade delays bolting.
Good companion.
🤝 Strawberry
Different layers - celtuce above, strawberries below

⚠️ Keep Apart (2)

⚠️ Celery
Incompatible.
⚠️ Shared Asteraceae pests.
Incompatible.

📝 Growing Notes

Grown for stem. Peel thick skin. Leaves bitter.

🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

Plot Buddies is reader-supported. When you buy through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission at no extra cost to you. This does not affect our plant recommendations. We only link to retailers we trust.