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Lettuce is a leafy green vegetable that is used to make salads, wraps, and sandwiches. It comes in many different shapes and colors, from big round heads of iceberg lettuce to loose, curly leaves of red leaf lettuce. People have been growing lettuce for thousands of years!

Lettuce is one of the easiest vegetables to grow in a garden, and it can be ready to eat in just a few weeks! It loves cool weather and grows best in the spring and fall. The heat can make it taste bitter, so lettuce does not like hot summer days.