Companion Planting: Lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Spacing: 4 per square foot. Mature height: 0.5-1 ft.
Plant these nearby
- Carrot: Shallow lettuce roots don't compete with deep carrot roots.
- Radish: Radish matures fast and breaks up soil for lettuce.
Keep these apart
No known antagonists recorded for Lettuce.
Common pairings, answered directly
- Can I plant lettuce next to carrot?
- Yes. Shallow lettuce roots don't compete with deep carrot roots.
- Can I plant lettuce next to radish?
- Yes. Radish matures fast and breaks up soil for lettuce.
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Companion planting for Lettuce: which plants to grow next to it, which to keep apart, and the reason behind each pairing.
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