planting lettuce seeds outdoors Green Ice Lettuce

planting lettuce seeds outdoors Green Ice LettuceLactuca sativa "Green Ice" Crispy, crunchy, loose leaf lettuce with deeply curled rich green leaves. Excellent heat tolerance and an early producer so you can have it first in Spring and continue all Summer long. Slow bolter and abundant producer. Type: Annual Sun: Full Planting Depth: 1 8 Spacing: 8 10 Water: Moderate Days to Maturity Bloom: 45 days Height: 12 Zones: 3 12 Planting Instructions Approx seeds per order 1000 Lettuce is a cool weather

Lactuca sativa "Green Ice"

Crispy, crunchy, loose-leaf lettuce with deeply curled rich green leaves. Excellent heat tolerance and an early producer so you can have it first in Spring and continue all Summer long. Slow-bolter and abundant producer.

Planting Instructions 

Approx seeds per order 1000

Lettuce is a cool weather crop; it does best planted in Spring and Fall when the temperatures are between 40-70F. The summer heat, or anything above 75F, prevents germination and causes crops to wilt or bolt. There are some varieties that are better adapted for the summer.

Every three weeks, plant a new crop to have successive harvests. Lettuce is an excellent vegetable to grow in containers.

Start lettuce indoors 4 weeks before transplanting or plant directly into the garden as soon as the soil is able to be worked. Spread seeds over the top of the soil and then lightly cover them with 1/8”-1/4” soil. The seeds will germinate in 2-10 days. It's almost impossible to plant them individually – it is easiest to spread them over the soil and then thin to 10-12” apart when they are bigger.

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