Fothergill's Lettuce Iceberg Red Seeds

Details:

• Botanical Name: Lactuca sativa, an innovative selection combining ornamental beauty with high-yield productivity.
• Plant Class: Annual Salad Vegetable, growing rapidly from seed to provide substantial, premium-quality salad heads throughout the summer.
• Visual & Textural Appeal: Displays eye-catching, wavy outer leaves heavily brushed with deep ruby-red tones that fade into a tightly packed, crisp, and succulent pale green interior.
• Flavour Profile: Delivers that iconic, ultra-refreshing Iceberg crunch combined with a mild, sweet, and completely refreshing flavour devoid of any bitterness.
• Bolt Resistance: Carefully selected for its elite stability; it is exceptionally slow to bolt (run to seed), meaning mature heads can sit happily in the soil until you are ready to cut them.
• Nutritional Value: A fantastic, health-boosting addition to your homegrown diet, serving as an excellent natural source of Vitamins A and C.

Care & Growing Instructions:

• Sowing Position: Sow thinly directly into well-cultivated, moisture-retentive, and well-drained soil from spring through midsummer. Choose a sunny position, though a spot with light afternoon shade is highly beneficial during peak summer heat waves.
• Thinning & Water: To encourage the plants to form their signature dense, tight hearts, thin out the seedlings early to a spacing of around 30cm (12in). Keep the soil consistently damp, as uneven watering can impact the crisp, succulent texture of the leaves.