LETTUCE Iceberg

Species: Lettuce
Latin name: Lactuca Sativa Capitata L.
Inscription in the European catalog under: Iceberg
Other usual name: -
Variety: Iceberg
Family: Astéracées (made up)
Origin: Southernmost Europe and Asia

The Lettuce Iceberg: Early variety with clear green very crisp leaves, very round and well formed head, excellent resistance to seedling. Used mainly for salad in our countries, but you will find many ways to use it : in tacos, in chinese food or also it will decorate your plates during summer. Keeps well in the refrigerator, and doesn't loose his excellent flavor.

Seed sowing: March to August
Harvest of salads: May to October
Height: Lettuce reaches on average 15 cm
Exposure: Sunny and half shade

Sowing instructions: Sowing in seedbed beginning of March and transplant seedlings 30 to 45 days later. Seed sowing in place after any danger of frosts has passed at a depht of 1 cm. thin out or transplant plantlets at a distance of  20 to 30 cm. If transplant was done in hot weather place plants under a bell, too retain moisture you can also use salad glass cloches and it will also protect them from birds and slugs.

Sowing distance: 25 x30 cm between seedlings
Minimum seed sowing temperature: 15°C
Seed germination: 4 to 8 days
Nutritional value: 22 Kcal for 100 gr

Net weight of seeds: 4 gr -/+ 3200 seeds

All our seeds are sold with their sowing instructions.