Red Iceberg, organic seeds
Eco New variety
Information
Is a shiny, beautiful red iceberg lettuce. The outer leaves, enclosing a firm, medium-sized, brittle head, are heavily coated with burgundy red. The head stands ready for harvest for a relatively long time without becoming soft and mushy in the summer heat. Red Iceberg is a reliable iceberg for our climate.
One portion contains about 50 seeds.
| Product number: | 4445 |
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| Scientific name: | Lactuca sativa |
| Botanic family: | The Sunflower Family - Asteraceae |
| Organic: | Yes |
| Days to maturity: | 75 |
| Lifespan: | Annual |
| F1 Hybrid: | No |
| New variety: | Yes |
| Sowing time: | Pre-cultivate: March–July/Direct sow: May–June |
| Sowing depth: | 0,5 cm |
| Germination temperature: | 10-20°C |
| Germination time: | 5–8 days |
| Plant spacing: | 25–30 cm |
| Row spacing: | 35-50 cm |
| Height: | 20-30 cm |
| Plant location: | Sun–half shade |
| Harvest/blooming: | June–October |
| Seeds/g: | 700–1100 seeds |
| Heirloom variety: | No |
Cultivation advice
Sowing
Sow thinly about 0.5 cm deep! The seeds germinate weill in light and a temperature around 18°C to germinate. A higher temperature causes late and bad germination. Lettuce can be forced very early in a green-house (soil temperature at least 5°C) or sown indoors and in hotbeds 3-5 weeks before handle several degrees of frost. Direct sowing can take place as soon as the soil is ready. Water the row before sowing if the soil is dry. That lowers the temperature some when sowing in high summer. To get a supply of lettuce all through summer and autumn, sow successively or several kinds of different growth times!Spacing
Thin out early! Iceberg lettuce need a mutual space of 20-30 cm to be able to form heads, 35-50 cm between the rows.Harvest
Harvested when the plant has formed a head.Seed
1 g contains 700-1100 seeds.A portion contains about 50 seeds.
