45 DAYS
Lactuca sativa
Green Ice is a crisp-textured, heirloom leaf lettuce variety that boasts glossy, dark green leaves, characterized by their wavy and fringed margins. This variety is one of the slowest to bolt, ensuring an extended picking season throughout the warm months. Perfect for fresh salads, it’s an excellent choice for gardeners looking for reliable, tasty greens.
Size: Mature plants grow to about 12 in. tall, with dense foliage that enhances garden presentation.
Yield: Expect a continuous harvest of tender leaves over a long growing season since you can pick repeatedly as the plants remain leafy.
Taste: Provides a sweet and mild flavour, adding a fresh crunch to salads and sandwiches.
How to use: Enjoy fresh in salads, as a garnish, or in sandwiches for added crunch and flavour.
Planting tips: Sow seeds outdoors as soon as soil conditions permit, covering them lightly with soil. Space seeds about 6 to 7 per ft. of row in average garden soils and full sun. Thin seedlings to 8 in. apart when they are 2 in. tall. For a steady supply, sow seeds every 10 to 14 days.
Harvest tips: Regularly harvest leaves when young for the best flavour, ensuring to cut or tear leaves gently to encourage further growth.
