What is Leaf Lettuce?
Leaf lettuce is a lettuce with an open growth habit, which forms loose clusters of leaves rather than a tight head of lettuce. There are a number of varieties of leaf lettuce including red leaf lettuce and butter lettuce. There are a wide range of uses for leaf lettuce, ranging from salads to taco fillings. This lettuce variety is vary easy to grow, and it is readily available in most markets, for people who do not want to cultivate their own lettuce. Some other varieties of lettuce include head lettuce, which forms tightly furled heads of leaves, and cos lettuce, which forms an elongated cluster of leaves, as is the case with Romaine lettuce, a popular cos lettuce variety. These lettuces have different tastes, textures, and nutritional values, and they also mature at different rates. Many people like to grow a mixed lettuce garden with several varieties so that their diets will be diverse, but since leaf lettuces grow so quickly and easily, they often make up the majority of a lettuce
