🥬 Lettuce (Cut & Come) Lactuca sativa var. crispa
🥬 Vegetable 🧬 Daisy family (Asteraceae)
Companion plants for Lettuce (Cut & Come) (Vegetable): good neighbours to grow together, plants it dislikes, and sowing tips. EkoHarita — Dünya varmış!
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Good Companions — Plant Together
Bad Neighbours — Keep Them Apart
Conflicting Neighbours
Growing & Sowing Tips
📅 SowingSow in succession every 2-3 weeks from early spring to late autumn; sow directly into the soil by lightly broadcasting.
🌱 Depth0.5 cm or pressed lightly into the soil
📏 Spacing15-20 cm (thin them out)
🌞 SunFull sun / Partial shade
💧 WateringLight and regular; don't soak it too much
🧺 HarvestOnce the leaves are 10-15 cm, harvest from the outside; the plant keeps growing
🪴 SoilModerately fertile, moist, well-draining soil
⭐ DifficultyEasy
🗓️ SeasonSpring
📅 Calendar is for the Northern Hemisphere; in the Southern Hemisphere shift sowing times by ~6 months.
💡 Key tip: A suggested addition is accepted: 'Sow in succession every 2 weeks for a continuous supply of fresh leaves, and harvest from the outside in. In hot months, providing light shade with dill or taller companions delays bolting and bitterness.'
🤝 Companion logic: Update the card text: 'Very compatible with radish, onion, garlic, carrot and beetroot (id 48/49). Keep it away from FENNEL and from brassicas (e.g. id 39): fennel secretes anethole that hinders lettuce germination and growth, and brassica root secretions can also lower lettuce seed germination. If parsley is planted nearby, it can make the lettuce bolt early.' — Pea/strawberry should be kept in the card text only if 'good' is added to the relationship list; otherwise they should be removed.
🔬 Scientific References
- Royal Horticultural Society (t.y.) How to grow lettuces. Erişim adresi: https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/lettuce/grow-your-own (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox (t.y.) Lactuca sativa. NC State Extension. Erişim adresi: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/lactuca-sativa/ (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Clemson Cooperative Extension Home & Garden Information Center (2023) Lettuce. Erişim adresi: https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/lettuce/ (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Drost, D. (2020) How to Grow Lettuce in Your Garden. Utah State University Extension. Erişim adresi: https://extension.usu.edu/yardandgarden/research/lettuce-in-the-garden (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- University of Georgia Cooperative Extension (t.y.) Home Garden Lettuce (Circular C1018). Erişim adresi: https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=C1018&title=home-garden-lettuce (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- West Coast Seeds (t.y.) Companion Planting. WCS Academy. Erişim adresi: https://www.westcoastseeds.com/blogs/wcs-academy/companion-planting (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- West Coast Seeds (t.y.) How to Grow Lettuce. WCS Academy. Erişim adresi: https://www.westcoastseeds.com/blogs/wcs-academy/grow-lettuce (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- The Old Farmer's Almanac (t.y.) Growing Lettuce: Planting, Growing, and Harvesting Lettuce. Erişim adresi: https://www.almanac.com/plant/lettuce (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- The Old Farmer's Almanac (t.y.) Companion Planting Chart and Guide for Vegetables. Erişim adresi: https://www.almanac.com/companion-planting-guide-vegetables (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Hussein, A.Y. ve Sönmez, K. (2024) 'Bitki Gelişimini Teşvik Eden Bazı Bakterilerin Kıvırcık Salata (Lactuca sativa L. var. crispa) Fidesi Üzerine Etkisinin Araştırılması', Avrupa Bilim ve Teknoloji Dergisi, (53), s. 126-133. Erişim adresi: https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/ejosat/issue/82065/1276662 (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- T.C. Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı, Alata Bahçe Kültürleri Araştırma Enstitüsü (t.y.) Marul Yetiştiriciliği. Erişim adresi: https://arastirma.tarimorman.gov.tr/alata/Belgeler/Diger-belgeler/MarulYeti%C5%9Ftiricili%C4%9FiNDenli.pdf (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- T.C. Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı, Atatürk Bahçe Kültürleri Merkez Araştırma Enstitüsü (Yalova) (t.y.) Organik Marul Yetiştiriciliği. Erişim adresi: https://arastirma.tarimorman.gov.tr/yalovabahce/Belgeler/Yayinlar/111-organik.marul.pdf (Erişim: 15 Haziran 2026).