Green Ice Lettuce: Crisp, Refreshing, and Heat-Tolerant

Green Ice lettuce is a crisphead variety that delivers exceptional crunch and refreshing flavor even during warm weather. This modern lettuce produces medium-sized heads with crisp, pale green leaves that have a satisfying texture and mild taste. It's an excellent choice for gardeners seeking reliable performance and superior eating quality throughout the growing season.

What Makes Green Ice Special

Green Ice stands out for its impressive heat tolerance compared to other crisphead varieties. While many head-forming lettuces struggle and bolt quickly in warm weather, Green Ice remains productive and maintains quality even during summer heat. The heads develop firm, dense structure with leaves that stay crisp and tender, providing the satisfying crunch that crisphead lettuce lovers appreciate.

The flavor is mild and slightly sweet, making it versatile for fresh salads, sandwiches, and culinary applications. The variety is also notably disease-resistant and vigorous, requiring minimal intervention for successful cultivation. Green Ice's combination of heat tolerance, reliability, and excellent eating quality makes it a standout choice for home gardeners seeking consistent harvests.

Growing Green Ice Lettuce

Start seeds indoors 4 to 6 weeks before your desired planting date, or sow directly in the garden. Green Ice thrives in full sun and prefers rich, well-draining soil with consistent moisture. Space plants 12 to 15 inches apart to allow adequate room for head development and air circulation.

Water regularly to keep soil evenly moist but not waterlogged throughout the growing season. Mulch around plants to help retain soil moisture and regulate soil temperature, which is especially helpful during warm weather. Green Ice typically matures in 65 to 80 days, though the variety's heat tolerance means you can often harvest successfully even during summer months when other crisphead types have bolted.

Harvesting Green Ice

Harvest heads when they feel firm and solid to the touch. Cut the entire head at the base with a sharp knife in the early morning when leaves are crisp and full of moisture. The dense heads store well in the refrigerator, maintaining quality for several weeks with proper storage.

Green Ice's impressive heat tolerance, reliable performance, and exceptional crispness make it an invaluable addition to any vegetable garden, especially for gardeners in warmer climates or those seeking lettuce production throughout extended growing seasons.

• Flavorful dark green crinkled lettuce
  
  
• Chef's all around the country grow this variety to include in salads and garnishes
  
  
• Very popular and easy to grow from seed
  
  
• Does not require a lot of space to grow
  
  
• Days to Maturity | 65 days
  
  
• Lettuce Seeds | Lettuce can be grown practically anywhere.  For leaf types seed should be sown thinly in rows 1 foot apart. For head, Bibb, and cos types, space rows 18 inches apart. Click here for complete Lettuce grow guide