Lettuce Seeds - Red Iceberg

Lettuce Seeds - Red Iceberg

An excellent green/dark red iceberg lettuce, whose crisp, sweet, tightly wrapped heads stand well without bolting. Quick and easy lettuces are many peoples first veggie crop. Try mixing red and green lettuce leaves to add a note of bitterness to salads, or try slicing up little gem lettuces and sauteing with peas and garlic for an alternative homegrown lunch.

• Average Packet Content 200 Seeds

• Crisp, sweet heads

• Stands well without bolting

Growing Information

Sow thinly into finely raked, warm, moist soil at a depth of 13mm (½") in blocks or rows, sprinkling a few seeds every 30cm (12"). Germination 6-12 days. Remove surplus seedlings to leave the strongest at each station. Use the 'thinnings' as baby leaves. Lettuce grow best in well cultivated soil in a sunny postion. Water freely during dry weather. Early sowings may be started under cover and planted out. Sowing to Cropping: 10-14 weeks.