Lettuce "Oakleaf" Heirloom Seeds

Lettuce ‘Oakleaf’ is one of those “easy wins” in the veggie patch. It’s a heading-style lettuce but it’s happiest when you harvest it leaf by leaf, so it keeps producing instead of being a one-and-done situation. The leaves are large, tender and salad-friendly and the flavour stays pleasant (not bitter), which is exactly what you want when you’re trying to convince certain people in your household that lettuce is not a punishment. 

It’s also refreshingly unfussy: it copes well in many soil types and even in partly shaded spots. The main non-negotiable is water — keep it consistently moist and it’ll do the rest.

Why you’ll love it

• Pick-and-come-again style – best harvested leaf by leaf for ongoing salads
• Tender, salad-perfect leaves – large leaves that aren’t bitter
• Easy grower – handles many soil types and tolerates partial shade
• Simple needs – its main requirement is water (consistent moisture = happy lettuce)
• Compost + well-rotted manure, pH 6.5–7.5, full sun but tolerates shade 
• Flexible sowing – sow direct or start in punnets to transplant; sow on the surface and protect from birds
• Made in Australia