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Lettuce

Lettuce is listed botanically as Lactuca sativa. It may also be listed as cultivated lettuce, Garden lettuce. Cool-season salad green in many varieties and colors. PlotPal's canonical care record lists partial shade and moderate water needs. The current taxonomy reference places it in the genus Lactuca and in the family Asteraceae. Its source-backed growth habit is listed as forb/herb. PlotPal currently carries Lettuce as an outdoor growing and vegetable reference. Recorded garden roles include food crop. Growing note: Succession plant every 2 weeks. Harvest in morning. Provide afternoon shade in warm weather. Propagation or sowing note: Direct seed outdoors, thin to 20cm when seedlings are 3cm tall Plant-health prevention note: Ensure good air circulation, avoid overhead watering, use drip irrigation Pest-prevention note: Use row covers, hand-pick pests, encourage beneficial insects The current reference lists an average harvest time of about 50 days, where harvest timing applies. Common pests in the reference include Aphids, Slugs, Leaf miners. Common plant-health issues in the reference include Bottom rot, Downy mildew, Tip burn. Use this guide as practical growing context, then adjust decisions to the actual weather, soil, container or bed, variety, and conditions in your garden.