About Lettuce
Lettuce is a fast-turn green for understory gaps, cut-and-come-again beds, and succession sowing between slower crops.
Slugs and snails love damp leafy beds — mulch paths, not crowns, in wet regions.
Good companions
Plants that pair well with Lettuce — tap for their guides. Cited sources appear where research is linked in the matrix.
Lettuce and carrot root at different depths — efficient use of raised-bed space in succession plantings.
RadishListed as beneficial in the matrix — open the grid for full context.
Onion Spatial pairingLettuce fills shallow gaps between onion rows — efficient use of bed space in succession plantings.
CucumberListed as beneficial in the matrix — open the grid for full context.
BeetListed as beneficial in the matrix — open the grid for full context.
CabbageListed as beneficial in the matrix — open the grid for full context.
PeaListed as beneficial in the matrix — open the grid for full context.
NasturtiumListed as beneficial in the matrix — open the grid for full context.
Swiss ChardListed as beneficial in the matrix — open the grid for full context.
MizunaListed as beneficial in the matrix — open the grid for full context.
SalsifyListed as beneficial in the matrix — open the grid for full context.
ScorzoneraListed as beneficial in the matrix — open the grid for full context.
Jerusalem ArtichokeListed as beneficial in the matrix — open the grid for full context.
YaconListed as beneficial in the matrix — open the grid for full context.
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Avoid planting together
Known poor neighbours — spacing apart or rotating beds reduces shared pest and disease pressure.
Parsley and lettuce both attract slugs and compete for similar nutrients — separate beds or use slug controls.
CeleryListed as incompatible in the matrix — open the grid for full context.
Bean (Bush)Listed as incompatible in the matrix — open the grid for full context.
Bean (Pole)Listed as incompatible in the matrix — open the grid for full context.
Growing tips
- Shade lettuce in midsummer North Island heat.
- Succession sow every 2–3 weeks for continuous harvest.
- Pair with taller neighbours like tomatoes or corn for partial shade.
Use the compatibility matrix
Filter to Lettuce to see green (beneficial), red (incompatible), and grey (neutral) for every pair among 162 plants. Desktop: hover cells. Mobile: tap for details.