Description
If you are already thinking about what you want to grow in your garden this season, start out right with organic seeds. Enjoy your Kitchen Gardening with chemical-free Lettuce iceberg Organic Vegetable Seeds.1 packet contains 30 seeds.
Iceberg is a variety of lettuce with crisp leaves that grow in a spherical head resembling cabbage. It is considered one of the sweeter lettuce varieties like romaine and butterhead.
The leaves on the outside tend to be green and the leaves in the center go from pale yellow to nearly white as you move closer to the center of the head.Seeds Specifications
| Seeds per Packet | 30 |
| Common Name | Crisphead lettuce, Salad. |
| Height | up to 30 centimeters |
| Difficulty Level | Easy to grow. |
Planting and care
- Refer our Garden Guide for detailed procedures and meanings of words related to gardening
- SunlightKeep the seedlings container in Natural bright light
- SoilThe soil should be well drained and nutrient rich for Iceberg lettuce seedlings
- WateringWater the seedlings when the topsoil (1-2 inch) in pot feels dry to touch
- Poke your finger/plain small stick into the soil to check the moisture
- Do not overwater the seedlings
- Water thoroughly in the summer and reduce watering in winter and rainy season
- Application of FertilizerDuring the main growing season feed the Iceberg lettuce seedlings with organic fertilizer once a month
- Loosen the topsoil without disturbing the roots of the seedlings so it can uptake the nutrients and moisture easily
- plant ProtectionRemove dead, infected or damaged seedlings from container
- DontsDo not overwater the seedlings especially when container does not have drainage holes
Lettuce Butter Crunch care
- How to Sow Lettuce SeedsPlant the iceberg lettuce six to eight weeks before the last expected spring frost
- Plant iceberg lettuce seeds in a shallow seed tray
- Place the seed tray indoors in a sunny area
- Keep the soil the seeds are planted in moist soil
- Use scissors to cut the lettuce sprouts so there, s only one per cell
- Let the lettuce grow indoors for six weeks
- Slowly acclimate the lettuce to being outside
- Dig 5 inch (12
- 7 cm) holes in a patch of your garden/container for each seedling
- Water the seed tray before you transfer the lettuce seedlings
- Pull the outer leaves off the lettuce seedlings before you transfer them
- Plant the seedlings in the holes
- Lightly water the lettuce seedlings
- Germination rate and viability of lettuce seedlettuce seed Germination rate and viability is up to 70%
- lettuce growth rate is medium
| Sunlight | Natural bright light. |
| Watering | |
| Soil | Nutrient-rich well-draining soil with Optimum PH range 6.2 to 6.8. |
| Temperature | 25 to 30 -degrees celsius. |
| Fertilizer | Apply any organic fertilizer. |
| Harvest Season | Iceberg lettuce requires a long growing season and the plant prefers cool weather. It needs about 80 to 90 days to reach maturity and will usually be ready to harvest just as the warm weather sets in. |
Lettuce Butter Crunch uses
Medicinal Use:
- This leafy green is a good source of calcium, fiber, iron, potassium, and vitamins A and C
- It has relatively few calories by weight because of its high water content
- Note: The following information is general guidelines, be sure to ask your healthcare provider for guidelines
Culinary Use:
- Iceberg lettuce is a good choice for salads, shredded in snacks, as a garnish, and on sandwiches
- When used in combination with other varieties of lettuce, iceberg lettuce will contribute a pleasant crunch to salads