Vegetable

Lettuce — Vegetable Crop

Beta notice: Crop names from loftiawiki.org Research Stations. Grow times, sell values, and bed compatibility update at Early Access launch.

Quick Answer

Wiki-recorded leafy green and a common hydro candidate in beta community notes. Strong early food route with low soil barrier or water-bed throughput later.

Vegetable

Category

Wiki record

Soil Farming

Primary Method

Soil Farming, Hydroponics

Fast (relative)

Growth Speed

Relative tier*

2

Indexed Recipes

loftiacodex

Official Fact Check

Source: loftiawiki.org Research Stations crop list (28names). Loftia's Steam page confirms soil, hydroponics, trellis, and aquaponics as official growing methods. Per-crop bed rules and economy values for Lettuce are not officially published — verify in the live client at EA.

Suitable Farming Methods

Soil Farming

Grow in-ground on standard island plots. Lowest infrastructure barrier — the default route for this crop until bed compatibility is confirmed elsewhere.

Hydroponics

Grow in soilless water beds powered by renewable energy (sun, wind, and rain — Steam-confirmed). Scale only when your grid has stable output plus buffer.

Documented Uses

Wiki tags for Lettuce: Food & Cooking, Trade.

Food & Cooking

Harvest for cooking, eating, and daily island upkeep. Kitchen recipes and hunger loops are confirmed on Steam — specific dishes for this crop beta est.*.

Trade

Potential sell or trade route once economy values ship at EA. No verified profit ranking exists for this crop in beta documentation.

Recipes Using Lettuce (loftiacodex)

Growing Tips

  • One of the safest starter crops on soil; move to hydro when renewable energy is stable.
  • Leafy greens suit small-batch hydro expansion before scaling the whole farm.
  • Grow time and sell value use beta estimates marked * until EA — confirm in patch notes.

Exact stats EA launch (beta est.* below)

Grow time, sell price, seed cost, and Research Station donation quantities for Lettuce will be added when official Early Access data ships.

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Lettuce FAQ

Wiki-recorded leafy green and a common hydro candidate in beta community notes. Strong early food route with low soil barrier or water-bed throughput later. Documented uses on this wiki: food, trade.

Related Guides

All 28 Crops →Crop Optimizer →Farming Guide →
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