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Lettuce Iceberg Summer Seed produces a medium-sized iceberg lettuce with a neat, flat-round head. The imported source copy positions it as best suited to summer, making it useful where gardeners want crisp iceberg texture during warmer parts of the South African growing season.
Plant Information
- Plant Type: Cool-season leafy vegetable annual selected for warmer-season iceberg production.
- Scientific Name: Lactuca sativa
Growing Information
- General Sowing Time: Spring to early autumn in mild areas; use cooler windows, morning sun and careful watering in hot inland gardens.
- Position: Full sun in mild weather; morning sun with light afternoon shade in summer heat.
- Sow Depth: About 1 cm deep.
- Spacing: 25-30 cm apart so heads have room to form.
- Germination: Keep evenly moist; avoid hot, dry seedbeds because heat stress can reduce lettuce germination and quality.
- Height: Around 20-30 cm.
- Available Pack Sizes: 20 pelleted seed, 500 pelleted seed
Why Grow Lettuce Iceberg Summer?
- Medium-sized iceberg type for crisp salad heads.
- Source copy notes summer suitability.
- Produces a neat flat-round head for fresh eating.
- Pelleted seed supports more accurate sowing and thinning.
- Useful for gardeners wanting a warmer-season iceberg option.
Garden & Kitchen Uses
Plant Lettuce Iceberg Summer in a moisture-retentive bed or large container where watering is easy. It is best used for fresh salad heads, wraps, sandwiches and crisp kitchen harvests.
Growing Notes
- Start in trays or sow direct into a prepared, moist seedbed.
- Water consistently from seedling stage through heading.
- Use mulch around established plants to keep roots cooler.
- Give light afternoon shade in very hot areas.
- Harvest before plants become stressed, bitter or start bolting.
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