Lettuce — Great Lakes (Iceburg) seeds
Grow your own 'iceburg' lettuce! Great Lakes Lettuce is your common, drum-head lettuce with crisp, slightly crinkled leaves. Great Lakes Lettuce is easy to grow, slow bolting, and can handle a partially shady spot in your garden. While Great Lakes Lettuce dislikes extreme heats, this variety can handle hot conditions better than other lettuce varieties — so it will be a great addition to your garden in the summertime! This lettuce variety can grow well in a variety of different soils, but it will need to be protected from pests like snails, slugs, and aphids.
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Lactuca sativa | 100 seeds per packet
Sow seeds direct or raise seedlings in a protected area (in a greenhouse or indoors). Sow seeds approximately 3 to 6mm deep. Keep soil moist. Start seeds in spring, autumn, or summer*. Germination occurs within 7 to 14 days, at an ideal temperature of 10 to 25°C. Leave 30cm between transplanted seedlings or sown seeds, and approximately 50cm between rows of Great Lakes Lettuce. Great Lakes Lettuce reaches full maturity within 55 to 90 days.
*Sowing times may vary depending on your climate. See our planting guide for Great Lakes Lettuce below.
Cool Climates: September to May
Temperate Climates: January to December
Arid Climates: March to September
Subtropical Climates: January to May
Tropical Climates: April to November