🥬 Lettuce Lactuca sativa
🥬 Vegetable 🧬 Daisy family (Asteraceae)
Companion plants for Lettuce (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
Growing & Sowing Tips
📅 SowingSow in succession from early spring to late autumn; directly into the soil or as seedlings; provide afternoon shade in hot weather to prevent bolting.
🌱 Depth0.5 cm
📏 Spacing20-30 cm (heading varieties wider)
🌞 SunFull sun / Partial shade
💧 WateringRegular and light; keep the soil moisture up, water shouldn't pool at the stem
🧺 HarvestBefore flowering; you can pick the outer leaves or cut the whole head
🪴 SoilWell-draining, moderate-to-high organic matter soil
⭐ DifficultyEasy
🗓️ SeasonSpring
📅 Calendar is for the Northern Hemisphere; in the Southern Hemisphere shift sowing times by ~6 months.
💡 Key tip: It bolts quickly in hot weather; in summer, light shade from tall plants like beans/peas or frequent watering is crucial to keep it cool. Successive sowing (every 2-3 weeks) provides a continuous harvest.
🤝 Companion logic: Excellent with carrot, radish and beetroot; pea and bean provide light shade and nitrogen; nasturtium is a trap plant that draws aphids to itself (plant it at a slight distance); keep it away from sunflower (allelopathy hinders germination/growth).
🔬 Scientific References
- Royal Horticultural Society (t.y.) Lactuca sativa (common lettuce). Erisim adresi: https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/106151/lactuca-sativa-common-lettuce-garden-lettuce/details (Erisim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home & Garden Information Center (2023) Lettuce (HGIC 1312). Erisim adresi: https://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheet/lettuce/ (Erisim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- North Carolina Cooperative Extension (t.y.) Lactuca sativa - North Carolina Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Erisim adresi: https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/lactuca-sativa/ (Erisim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Westerfield, R. (2022) Home Garden Lettuce (Circular 1018). University of Georgia Cooperative Extension. Erisim adresi: https://fieldreport.caes.uga.edu/publications/C1018/home-garden-lettuce/ (Erisim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Ben-Issa, R., Gomez, L. ve Gautier, H. (2017) 'Companion Plants for Aphid Pest Management', Insects, 8(4), 112. doi:10.3390/insects8040112.
- West Coast Seeds (t.y.) How to Grow Lettuce. Erisim adresi: https://www.westcoastseeds.com/blogs/wcs-academy/grow-lettuce (Erisim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- West Coast Seeds (t.y.) Companion Planting. Erisim adresi: https://www.westcoastseeds.com/blogs/wcs-academy/companion-planting (Erisim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Riotte, L. (1998) Carrots Love Tomatoes: Secrets of Companion Planting for Successful Gardening. North Adams, MA: Storey Publishing. ISBN 9781580170277.
- T.C. Tarim ve Orman Bakanligi, Antalya Il Mudurlugu (t.y.) Marul Yetistiriciligi Ders Notlari. Erisim adresi: https://antalya.tarimorman.gov.tr/Belgeler/Marul%20Yeti%C5%9Ftiricili%C4%9Fi%20Ders%20Notlar%C4%B1.pdf (Erisim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Tarfin (t.y.) Marul Yetistiriciligi Nasil Yapilir? Erisim adresi: https://tarfin.com/blog/marul-yetistiriciligi-nasil-yapilir (Erisim: 15 Haziran 2026).
- Bugday Ekolojik Yasami Destekleme Dernegi (t.y.) Dogadaki dayanisma: Kardes bitkiler. Erisim adresi: https://www.bugday.org/blog/dogadaki-dayanisma-kardes-bitkiler/ (Erisim: 15 Haziran 2026).