Buttercrunch is a vigorous grower with a creamy yellow interior, buttery flavor and melt-in-your-mouth texture, pleasing palates since 1963. Small heads are perfect for a single-serve salad. Harvest as baby greens in just 21 days. The compact size makes it a good container variety, and its also attractive in the flower-garden border. All-America Selections winner. This packet sows up to 91 feet.

When to sow outside: RECOMMENDED.

2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 40F, ideally 60-70F.

Successive Sowings: Every 3 weeks until 4 to 6 weeks before your average first fall frost date.

Mild Climates: Sow in fall and winter for cool-season harvests.

When to start inside: 4 to 6 weeks before your average last frost date, and in summer when soil temperatures are too warm (above 80F) to germinate lettuce seed.