Why Grow Lettuce?

  • ✅ Fast-growing leafy green ready to harvest in weeks
  • ✅ Grows year-round with the right variety for your climate
  • ✅ Versatile crop for salads, sandwiches, wraps, and garnishes
  • ✅ Easy to grow from seed—ideal for beginners and market gardeners

Where Can You Grow Lettuce?

Lettuce is one of the most adaptable leafy greens you can grow in Australia. It thrives in backyard garden beds, raised planters, or pots on balconies and patios. With the right care, you can even grow lettuce indoors under grow lights.

Because lettuce prefers cooler conditions, you can enjoy year-round harvests by sowing different varieties for each season—crisphead types for winter, butterhead and cos lettuces for spring and autumn, and heat-tolerant loose-leaf lettuces in summer.

Health Benefits of Lettuce

Lettuce is more than just a salad filler. It’s naturally low in calories and rich in fibre, vitamins A, C, and K, and important minerals like potassium and folate. Darker varieties such as cos and oakleaf also provide beneficial antioxidants. Adding fresh, homegrown lettuce to your meals is a simple way to boost hydration and nutrition every day.

Most Popular Lettuce Varieties

  • Cos (Romaine): Upright, crunchy leaves—perfect for Caesar salads and wraps.
  • Butterhead: Soft, tender leaves with a mild flavour—great for sandwiches and rolls.
  • Crisphead (Iceberg): Compact heads with crunchy leaves—classic for burgers and salads.
  • Loose-Leaf: Quick-growing, cut-and-come-again leaves for continuous harvests.
  • Oakleaf & Red Varieties: Colourful leaves that add visual appeal and extra antioxidants.

Ready to Start Growing?

All of our lettuce seeds are high quality, open-pollinated, and tested for excellent germination. Whether you’re planting in a small backyard plot or producing on a larger scale, you’ll find varieties suited to every season and climate.

Shop the full range of lettuce seeds above and enjoy fresh, crisp greens straight from your garden.