Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Iceberg') in the Lettuces Database

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Lettuce Type:	Iceberg

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Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb
Life cycle:	Annual
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Water Preferences:	Mesic
Plant Height:	9 - 15 inches
Plant Spread:	6 inches
Leaves:	Other
Uses:	Vegetable Salad greens
Propagation: Seeds:	Self fertile Needs specific temperature: 40F to 75F. Fastest from 60F to 70F. Days to germinate: 2-15 Depth to plant seed: 1/8 inch deep Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting Other info: Lettuce almost never cross-pollinates. It has perfect flowers and usually self-pollinates before opening. 'Iceberg' needs a very long, cool growing season - 70-85 days from sowing. Introduced in 1894.
Pollinators:	Self Flies

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Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Sep 23, 2013 4:03 PM concerning plant:

I do like to grow my own lettuce in the spring and sometimes grow iceberg. It never makes the tight heads in my garden that you see in supermarket lettuce, but it is still very edible and easy to grow.

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Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Mar 27, 2014 5:52 PM concerning plant:

This is an old variety that does well here in the early spring. Heads are tight and delicious but smaller than modern commercial varieties.

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