Tom Thumb lettuce
Lactuca sativa 'Tom Thumb'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial shade
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size6 to 12 inches tall
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Habit
- Mounding
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Foliage color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam
- Toxicity
- Non-toxic
Garden uses
Notes
'Tom Thumb' lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Tom Thumb') is a vegetable for container gardens and food gardens. It is typically grown as an annual. It grows well in cool weather and can ride out a light frost. This plant likes full sun to part shade and average to moist, loamy soil. It is a small butterhead with a smooth texture and a sweet, mild taste. Each head makes one salad, and it is ready to harvest in about 50 days.
Pairs well with Picolino cucumber, Peione parsley, and Old German tomato.