Types of Lettuce

Type Sow (1 month earlier if under cloche) Harvest (1 month earlier if under cloche) Beginner
Rating
(1 easy, 3 hard) Comments

Butterhead March to July.
(12 weeks to harvest) June
to
midSeptember Early sowings good success. Later sowings liable to bolt in hot, dry weather

Iceberg / Crisp Heart March to June (15 weeks to harvest) July
to
midSeptember Never as crisp as the supermarket icebergs, but worth a try.

Picking / Loose Leaf April to June (12 weeks to harvest) July
to
midSeptember Easy to grow, many new varieties, suits pot culture.

Cos March to August(12 weeks to harvest) July
to
midSeptember Easy to grow

Spring maturing September to October (20 weeks to harvest) March
to
mid-May Needs cloche protection, failure rate high.