Ice Lettuce

Succulent, fleshy leaves are covered with frosted, dew-like bubbles. Known in French as Ficoïde Glacial, Ice Lettuce is often featured in gourmet seafood dishes. Has a slightly acidic, salty tang with a hint of lemon. Use raw in salads for a crunchy, refreshing addition, cook like spinach, pickle, or use your culinary creativity with this versatile green. The Ice Lettuce is a great green for hot summers as it grows very well in hot, dry conditions. Can be intermingled with ornamental plantings with its odd, noticeable foliage, and airy daisy-like flowers. 

50 seeds

PLANTING

Mesembryanthemum cristallinum

Germination: 4-10 days

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 70-75ºF. 

Seed Sowing Depth: Sow on the surface

Sowing Indoors: Start 4-6 weeks before the last frost. Sow 2-3 seeds per cell/pot, thinning to one per cell/pot. Provide 70-75ºF soil temperatures. Transplant after last frost, 12-18” apart. 

Sowing Outdoors: After the last frost. Sow 2-4" apart, thin to 12-18" apart or sow a few seeds every 12-18". 

Harvest: Cut new succulent leaves as needed

Tips: The Ice Lettuce thrives in poor or salty soils but can grow in average to fertile soil too. Do not overwater seedlings when starting indoors.